Gratz – Simeon Lutheran Church Confirmation, 1903
The 1903 Confirmation Class of the Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was taught by Rev. Calvin F. Kuder, who is shown here at left in the class […]
Gratz – Simeon Lutheran Church Confirmation, 1901
This is the 1901 Confirmation Class from the Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Members are identified as follows: Front Row (seated): Jennie [Kissinger] McNally, Annie Faulk; Sallie Hartman; […]
A Treasured Family Photo from 1888
There is an interesting provenance to this photograph of the Harrison and Hannah Riegle family of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. And, this is another story about how family […]
Tintype Memories from the Gratz Fair, 1872
Tintype photography achieved its greatest popularity in the 1860s and 1870s when practitioners of this art traveled to country fairs and set up temporary studios, where for a small fee, […]
Lykens Township – Revolutionary War Monument Dedication, 1930
On 24 November 1930, the Harrisburg Evening News reported on the dedication of the Revoutionary War Monument at the Hoffman Cemetery in Lykens Township, Dauphin County. The post office address […]
Lykens Township – Revolutionary War Monument
The Lykens Township Revolutionary War Memorial is located at the St. Peter (Hoffman) Church Cemetery, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. During the term of Pennsylvania Governor John Stuchell Fisher, 1827-1931, […]
Gratz – Simeon Lutheran Church Confirmation, 1895
This is believed to be the earliest known photograph of a Confirmation at the Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It is of the class of 1895. The class […]
Gratz – Simeon Union Church Sunday School, 1908
In the years when Simeon Church in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was a “Union” church – meaning the facilities were shared by both Lutheran and Reformed congregations which alternated weekly […]