Gratz – Memorial Day Parade, 1910
A photo post card of a Memorial Day parade, May 30, 1910, on Center Street, in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The church steeple is of the Simeon Lutheran and Reformed […]
Gratz – Memorial Day Parade, 1913
A photo post card of a Memorial Day parade, May 30, 1913, on Main Street (now Market Street), in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be […]
The Death of Benjamin Seiders, 1896
A story about a young Lykens attorney, Henry E. Buffington, and how he established a legal principle in Pennsylvania, that an individual cannot be convicted for a crime for which […]
Ten Die in Williamstown Colliery Mine Accident, 1904 (2)
Obituaries of the ten men who died of toxic fumes in the mining accident that occurred on May 25, 1904 at the Williamstown Colliery. From the Lykens Standard, June 3, […]
Gratz News – January 9, 1979
From the Gratz News column of a local newspaper, January 9, 1979: Gratz News by Debbie Deppen Historical Society The Gratz Historical Society held its monthly meeting December 28 at […]
Ten Die in Williamstown Colliery Mine Accident, 1904 (1)
Articles describing the mining accident that occurred on May 25, 1904 at the Williamstown Colliery, where ten men died as a result of toxic fumes in the tunnel. _______________________________________ From […]
Gratz – Kissinger Post #376, 1910
A photograph of a surviving piece of memorabilia from the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Kissinger Post No. 376, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This badge was used by members […]
Gratz – Fort Jackson, 1907
A 1907 photo post card view of Fort Jackson, located in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Fort Jackson was located at the southern end of Spruce Street in Gratz. Nothing remains […]