Rev. John J. Stauffer served as minister of Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, from 1891 to 1902. ________________________________ John J. Stauffer was born at Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania on […]
A snapshot photograph taken about 1942 of Harold Dietrich (1919-1988) in his World War II military uniform (Army Air Corps) standing next to his wife Quineta [Hamlin] Dietrich (1921-2013), at […]
Hiester Clymer (1827- 12 June 1884), a member of the Democratic Party of Pennsylvania, was a State Senator who was opposed to Lincoln and his prosecution of the Civil War. […]
The African American population as reported in the 1860 Census for selected areas of the Lykens Valley area is presented in today’s blog post. In 1860, African Americans were enumerated […]
A snapshot photograph probably taken some time in the 1920s of two Riegle sisters at the Riegle-Dietrich Homestead, Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. At left is Mable [Riegle] Evitts […]
Rev. Barry M. Ridge served as minister of Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, from 1987 to 2011. ____________________________________ Barry M. Ridge was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, a son […]
Rev. Richard A. Fisher served as minister of Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, from 1856 to 1857. ________________________________ Richard A. Fisher was born 25 October 1805 in a rural […]
Finding a complete list of all with some connection to the Lykens Valley area who served in the Revolutionary War is nearly impossible, but several attempts have been made, one […]