Norman Gasbarro | November 16, 2013
Two men, not previously identified as Civil War veterans, were buried in Williamstown with reference to the Chester Post 280, G.A.R. in their obituaries or death notices. In the 15 Apr 1887 edition of the Lykens Register, in the column entitled “Williamstown Waifs,” the following appeared: An old man by the name of Carpenter, hailing […]
Norman Gasbarro | November 7, 2013
John Henry Keen, also known as Henry Keen or John H. Keen, died in Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 13 April 1910. Previously on this blog, a brief biographical sketch of John Henry Keen was given: John Henry Keen (1837-1910). John first served in the 173rd Pennsylvania Infantry, Company K, as a Private. He mustered […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 30, 2013
An article that appeared in the Harrisburg Patriot of 18 September 1906, stated that “Mandamus is Refused in Williamstown Matter.” The article referred to an opinion handed down by Judge George Kunkel in the matter of the School Board of Williamstown, Dauphin County, and the request of Catholic parents to allow Catholic students to be […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 28, 2013
At the time of his death in December 1899, the Lykens Register paid a tribute to Riley Bressler, a Civil War veteran: BIOGRAPHY OF RILEY BRESSLER A man of so excellent a type and possessed of rare business methods which made him so successful in life is the late Riley Bressler of Tower City needs […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 15, 2013
Women and the Civil War – Portraits and Stories is the newest exhibit of the Civil War Research Project It will preview at the Gratz Fair, beginning today, Sunday, September 15, 2013, at 11 a.m., and continuing to Saturday, September 21, 2013, when the Fair closes. The exhibit description states: This portrait gallery is […]
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