Proof of Revolutionary War Service
An example of a letter provided by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in 1972, showing proof of Revolutionary War Service of Benjamin Buffington (1730-1814) and his son, George Buffington […]
Charles Edwin Umholtz (1883-1932) – Coal Miner & Lifetime Gratz Area Resident
CHARLES EDWIN UMHOLTZ Charles Edwin Umholtz, age 48 years, 11 months and 7 days, died at his home in Gratz at eight o’clock Sunday morning, October 9th, as the result […]
Lester Greider of Dauphin, 1935
A 1935 portrait photograph of Lester Greider of Dauphin, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from the 1935 yearbook, Lanthorn, of the Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, available in […]
Obituary of Rev. Dr. G. W. Humphreys – Spoke Out Against Ku Klux Klan
Few religious leaders spoke out against the Ku Klux Klan when it was at its height in the mid-1920s in the Lykens Valley area. One exception was the Rev. Dr. […]
W. Arthur Hess (1877-1958) – Director of Gratz Water Company
W. ARTHUR HESS W. Arthur Hess, age 80 years, was found dead in his home in Gratz Tuesday morning. His death was ascribed to a heart attack. Mr. Hess was […]
Williard H. Schadel of Klingerstown, 1941
A 1941 portrait photograph of Willard H. Schadel of Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from the 1941 yearbook, Lanthorn, of the Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, available […]
Donald Billman of Herndon, 1941
A 1941 portrait photograph of Donald Billman of Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from the 1941 yearbook, Lanthorn, of the Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, available in […]
Jemima [Fetter] Geise (1873-1938) – A Suicide in Gratz
WIDOW FOLLOWS HUSBAND’S ACT WITH SUICIDE Mrs. Jemima Geise, Urban, whose Mate Shashed Throat Three Months Ago, Strangles Self With Leather Belt Apparently despondent over the suicide of her husband, […]