Norman Gasbarro | November 14, 2016
“Women and the Civil War” is an exhibit of photographs and stories of women who had family connections with soldiers of that war. It was first displayed at the Gratz Fair in September 2013, where it received “first place” in a non-profit division. Afterward, it was displayed in 2014 at the Williamtown-Williams Township Historical Society; […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 19, 2016
Part 6 of this murder story will be told in today’s blog post. It begins with the incarceration of Henry Fisher in Eastern Penitentiary in Philadelphia following his sentencing and ends with the years after his release – with a few surprising twists in-between. The photo above of Eastern Penitentiary was taken in March 2009. […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 12, 2016
Part 5 of this murder story will be told in today’s blog post. It includes the appeal of the second trial and the third trial and conviction of Henry Fisher, this time for second degree murder. Sarah Ann [Reed] Klinger, a widow of a Civil War veteran and a pensioner, was brutally murdered in her home […]
Norman Gasbarro | October 5, 2016
Part 4 of this murder story will be told in today’s blog post. It includes the successful appeal of the first trial followed by the second trial and second conviction of Henry Fisher for first degree murder. Sarah Ann [Reed] Klinger, a widow of a Civil War veteran and a pensioner, was brutally murdered in […]
Norman Gasbarro | September 28, 2016
Part 3 of this murder story will be told in today’s blog post. It includes the trial and conviction of Henry Fisher for first degree murder as well as some of the antics he performed in the court during the trial and at the sentencing. Sarah Ann [Reed] Klinger, a widow of a Civil War […]
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