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Calvary United Methodist Church and Cemetery (Part 2 of 6)

| August 14, 2011

Civil War veteran burials in the Calvary United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, are continued today. —————————— Daniel D. Jury (1843-1904).  Served in the 127th Pennsylvania Infantry, Company D, as a Private, from his muster in on 9 August 1862 to muster out on 29 May 1863.  He later served in the 208th […]

Calvary United Methodist Church and Cemetery, Wiconisco (Part 1 of 6)

| August 13, 2011

Calvary United Methodist Church is located in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on the south side of Pottsville Street at the east end of town.  According to information found in the Lykens-Williams Valley History – Directory and Pictorial Review, edited and compiled by J. Allen Barrett in 1922, the first Methodist Church was erected here in […]

Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Williamstown (Part 2 of 3)

| August 2, 2011

This is the second of three posts on the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  The cemetery is located at the east end of Williamstown on the north side of Market Street.  Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, a total of eighteen grave markers will be shown from this cemetery with information known about each of […]

Pennsylvania Dutch Meals of the Civil War Period

| February 13, 2011

A previous post on this topic gave some Pennsylvania Dutch words which were used to describe some basic foods which were common during the Civil War period.  This post includes some of the Pennsylvania Dutch words used to name meals, food combinations in recipes, and finally, will give some of the recipes. As before, the […]

Corp. John C. Gratz – 96th Pennsylvania Infantry

| December 16, 2010

(Part 3 of 4).  The 96th Pennsylvania Infantry was organized at Pottsville, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania.  It was mustered into service between the 23 and 30 September 1861 for a three year term. This post focuses on the service of John C. Gratz in that regiment, and of his friend Henry Keiser who served with him. […]