Norman Gasbarro | February 21, 2017
The name of Elias Minnick appears on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument as a Private who was killed in the Civil War. His name is most often found in the records as Michael Minnich. His military record states that he was a member of the 16th United States Infantry, Company C. He enlisted on 29 February […]
Norman Gasbarro | February 3, 2017
Henry A. Martz was born 11 December 1831 in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of Daniel Martz (1810-1844) and Hannah [Buffington] Martz (1812-1897). His name appears on the Lykens G.A.R. Monument as a Private who joined the Heilner Post after its organization. The obituary of Henry A. Martz appeared in the Lykens Standard, 12 […]
Norman Gasbarro | January 16, 2017
The Pennsylvania Veterans’ File Card for John McCurtin (shown above from the Pennsylvania Archives), indicates that a 45 year old John McCurtin, enlisted at Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania on 25 September 1861, in the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company B. At the time, he indicated that he resided in Dauphin County and was a stone cutter […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 20, 2016
Cyrus Romberger was born 14 July 1843 in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, the son of Daniel Romberger (1816-1882) and Hannah [Bergstresser] Romberger (1818-1889). Although he was of age to be required to register for the draft, no record has been located that he did so, and in the various rosters of regiments examined, no record […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 16, 2016
The Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election of 1866 pitted a Union General and war hero, John W. Geary, against a avowed racist and white supremacist, Heister Clymer. Geary headed the Republican or Union ticket and Clymer headed the Democratic or Copperhead ticket. Unlike the Presidential Election of 1860, official vote totals by townships and boroughs were available […]
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