Norman Gasbarro | July 26, 2011
The Williamstown–Williams Township Historical Society is located at 115 W. Market Street, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Within the building are many collections related to local churches, schools, military, sports, and family history. The historical society also includes Wiconisco and Tower City, the two neighboring communities which have a similar past. One of the centerpieces of […]
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Tags: Budd family, Cemeteries, Lykens Township, Regiments, Riegle family, Tower City, Wiconisco, Williams Township, Williamstown
Norman Gasbarro | July 16, 2011
This is the fifth in a series of posts on Gratz during the Civil War. Lot #16 and the house on it was purchased by Daniel Good (1809-1870) in 1859, the owner of the Good Tannery at the west end of Gratz, who owned it and several other properties in this block during the Civil […]
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Tags: Evitts family, Gise family, Good family, Gratz Borough, Gratz family, Regiments, Riegle family, Shindel family, Walking Tour
Norman Gasbarro | June 9, 2011
Joseph Ritner Shuler (1837-1910) was born in Liverpool, Perry County, Pennsylvania, the son of well-known gunsmith Joseph Shuler (1810-1879) and Elizabeth Yocum (1808-1867) and the grandson and great-grandson of even better-known gunsmiths John Shuler Jr. and John Shuler Sr. of Bucks County and later Perry County, Pennsylvania. The father, Joseph Shuler (1810-1879) for a time […]
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Tags: Lykens Borough, Matter family, Millersburg, Quiggle family, Regiments, Riegle family
Norman Gasbarro | May 30, 2011
In the front of Section 1- North, of Gratz Union Cemetery, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, is the final resting place for three unnamed Civil War soldiers. Over time, the cemetery records have been lost as to the names of the veterans who are are buried in this plot. It was here that the G.A.R. […]
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Tags: Buffington family, Dreibelbis family, G.A.R., Gratz Borough, Hoffman family, Monument, Riegle family
Norman Gasbarro | May 2, 2011
Click on picture to enlarge From 1863 to 1865, four drafts took place in the United States. The draft call of 1863 required registration of eligible men between the ages of 20 and 45, divided into two classes as described below in the Ancestry.com data base, U.S. Civil War Draft Registration Records, 1863-1865: This […]
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Tags: Brown family, Halifax Township, Lykens Township, Regiments, Riegle family
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