Norman Gasbarro | February 26, 2016
Catherine “Kate” Pinkerton was born in 1833 in Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the daughter of George Kirby Pinkerton (1797-1875) and Margaret Mary [Wright] Pinkerton (1802-1882). She married Hamilton Bailey, a blacksmith of Harrisburg. Two of Miss Pinkerson’s brothers served in the Civil War: (1) Hiram W. Pinkerton, buried at Odd Fellows Cemetery in Pottsville, and […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 25, 2015
In this Christmas season, don’t forget to reward your local historical society with a tax-deductible gift. That gift can either be monetary, goods, or services. To determine whether a historical society is a legitimate 501(c)3 organization, properly registered with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the IRS provides current, on-line information about each group in this […]
Norman Gasbarro | December 14, 2015
Gratz is a small community in Upper Dauphin County that in 1883 formed a local G.A.R. post. Much of the history of that post has been lost over time and now needs to be re-created through available resources, among those resources, the Harrisburg and other archived newspapers and the national Grand Army of the Republic […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 22, 2015
On 9 November 2015, Korean War veteran Corporal Martin A. King who died nearly 65 years ago at a prisoner of war camp in Korea, was laid to rest at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, with full military honors. Corporal Martin King of the U.S. Army was captured at Unsan by the […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 11, 2015
George Washington Ely died on 18 January 1914 in Lykens Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. As a member of the United Brethren Church in Lykens, his name was inscribed into the memorial book there and his obituary was attached to his memorial page. The page, which is shown below, incorrectly gives his name as “George Edward […]
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