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Williamstown-Williams Township Historical Society Civil War Exhibit & Project

| 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 […]

Williamstown All Wars Memorial

| 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 […]

Sweitzer’s Memorial Cemetery, Berrysburg

| 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. […]

Descendants of Alexander Klinger, Immigrant

| 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 […]