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 […]
Gratz – Simeon Lutheran Church Confirmation, 1913
The photograph above is of the 1913 Simeon Lutheran Church Confirmation, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The identification of those pictured is as follows: Front Row (seated): Lula [Boyer] Phillips; Katie […]
Gratz – Simeon Reformed Church Women’s Group, 1930
The Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, had a women’s group in the 1930s and at that time posed for this photo, possibly taken at an outdoor event such […]
Lykens Township – Geise School Teachers, 1854-1954
The Geise School, or Gise School as it was also known, was in existence in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from about 1854 to 1954, but not necessarily housed in […]
Lykens Township – Geise School, 1924
This photograph was taken in 1924 of the pupils of the Geise School in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The teacher, standing upper right, is Henry E. Wenrich, who served […]
Norman Riegle at Undertaker’s School
Norman Riegle was born on 4 October 1886 in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of Harrison Riegle (1840-1899) and Hannah [Rickert] Riegle (1847-1919). Norman’s parents were born and […]
Martin Rickert (1804-1871) & Elizabeth “Betsy” Yerges (1813-1877)
MARTIN RICKERT was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 17 September 1804, the son of JOHANN HARTMAN RICKERT (1780-1828), an immigrant from Bavaria, and CATHERINE [LUBOLD] RICKERT […]