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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Norman Gasbarro | July 24, 2011
The All Wars Memorial in Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, is located on Market Street in the center of Williamstown on the site of a former theater. It is across the street from the Shuttlesworth-Raddel-Shammo American Legion Post Number 239 of Williamstown, Pennsylvania, which sponsored the memorial. The centerpiece of the memorial is a marble marker […]
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Norman Gasbarro | July 20, 2011
Sweitzer’s Memorial Cemetery is located on the western side of Main Street (Route 225) heading south out of the center of Berrysburg toward Elizabethville. The cemetery is also known as the “E.U.B. Cemetery.” It’s a large cemetery with several sections and offers a nice view of the valley – including the spire of the St. […]
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Tags: Bartlett family, Berrysburg, Buffington family, Cemeteries, Deibler family, Elizabethville, Henninger family, Jury family, Lykens Township, Mace family, Matter family, Mifflin Township, Millersburg, Pillow, Reed family, Regiments, Romberger family, Roop family, Salada family, Swab family, Washington Township, Wert family, Wiconisco, Williams Township, Williamstown
Norman Gasbarro | June 27, 2011
The table above shows the genealogical relationships of those Klinger veterans who were descendants of Alexander Klinger (1726-1802). The Civil War soldiers are noted in light blue. The brother of Alexander Klinger (1726-1802) was Johann Philip Klinger (1723-1811) and his Civil War descendants were noted in two previous posts. See: The Descendants of Johann Peter […]
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