Major Louis Alexander Gratz – Gratz Family Civil War Stories
Lt. Louis A. Gratz (1843-1907), who we thought was a member of the Gratz family, and who served in the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry, Company B, was an immigrant arriving around […]
Benjamin Gratz Brown – Gratz Family Civil War Stories
Benjamin Gratz Brown (1826-1885) was a Civil War soldier, wartime United States Senator and later Governor of Missouri, was a cousin of Theodore Gratz of Gratz, Pennsylvania. In 1872, he […]
Rebecca Gratz – Gratz Family Civil War Stories
Rebecca Gratz (1781-1869) of Philadelphia, and of Ivanhoe fame, and the sister of Simon Gratz (after whom Gratz, Pennsylvania is named), tried to offer her services as a nurse during […]
Capt. Cary Gist Gratz – Gratz Family Civil War Stories
Cary Gist Gratz (1829-1861) was a cousin of the local Theodore Gratz family of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was born in Lexington, Kentucky, and fought in the 1st Missouri Regiment […]
Harrisburg – Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Station (4)
An undated photograph of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Station at Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Fr. Francis Welsh – Roman Catholic Priest of the Lykens Valley
Fr. Francis Welsh was pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from 1907-1908. Not much more is known about him. _____________________________________ This portrait and […]
Rev. Hugh A. Loague – Roman Catholic Priest of the Lykens Valley
Fr. Hugh A. Loague was pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from 1888 to 1901. During his tenure he made improvements to church […]
Sr. M. Ambrosia Darby – Roman Catholic Sisters of the Lykens Valley
Sr. M. Ambrosia Darby was a volunteer teacher when the parochial school (Sacred Heart School) was established in 1907 at Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. She entered St. Genevieve Convent, Harrisburg, […]