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Emanuel United Brethren (Forney’s) Cemetery, Rife (Washington Township)

| December 9, 2011

The Emanuel United Brethren Cemetery, also known as Forney’s Cemetery, is located in Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (original post office address Rife).  Heading west out of Elizabethville on Route 209 traveling toward Millersburg, cross over the bridge at Wiconisco Creek and take the first left on Dam Hill Road and then the first right […]

Honorable Discharges – 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I – Part 8

| December 4, 2011

Today, the blog post  again continues to feature members of the 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, who served the full term of nine months and received honorable discharges on 5 August 1863.  The research results presented here are based on preliminary data gathering on each of the members of the company and searches for Pension […]

Honorable Discharges – 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I – Part 7

| December 3, 2011

Today, the blog post  again continues to feature members of the 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, who served the full term of nine months and received honorable discharges on 5 August 1863.  The research results presented here are based on preliminary data gathering on each of the members of the company and searches for Pension […]

Honorable Discharges – 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I – Part 6

| December 2, 2011

Today, the blog post  again continues to feature members of the 177th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company I, who served the full term of nine months and received honorable discharges on 5 August 1863.  The research results presented here are based on preliminary data gathering on each of the members of the company and searches for Pension […]

Gratz During the Civil War – Franklin Fidler House

| November 29, 2011

At the west end of Gratz on the north side of Market Street is a block of properties that were part of the original Simon Gratz subdivision.  Most prominent of these in approaching Market Street from Specktown Road is at Lot #81 (northwest corner of intersection of Specktown Road and West Market Street).  West of […]