Gratz – Evangelical Congregational Church
An undated picture post card view of the Evangelical Congregational Church of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This building was erected about 1846 and the church was also known as Samuel’s […]
Gratz High School – First Commencement, 1901
A newspaper clipping from the Lykens Register, 12 April 1901, telling of the first commencement exercises held at the Gratz High School, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania: The first commencement exercises […]
Reflections of a Former One-Room School Teacher, 1936
On 26 April 1936, former one-room school teacher Christie [Boyer] Latsha, reflected on her time in 1902 as a teacher at the Troutman School in Lykens Township, her year as […]
Gratz Sisters of Lykens Visit Gratz, 1929
In November 1929, two Gratz sisters, Della Gratz (1875-1946) and Carrie Gratz (1872-1942), of Lykens, visited properties in Gratz that were associated with their great-grandfather, Simon Gratz. Simon Gratz is […]
The Murder of Jennie E. Barr – An Unsolved Crime from 1977
In the late evening of 29 March 1977, the widow Jennie E. Barr was found dead in the first floor den of her home by a neighbor. She had been […]
Gratz Fair – Floral Exhibit, 1936
A newspaper photograph of the floral exhibit at the Gratz Fair of 1936, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The two women admiring the floral arrangements are: Mrs. Donald J. Weaver and […]
Gratz High School Gets a Piano, 1913
In 1913, the Gratz Piano Fund Association reported that it had raised a sufficient amount of money to purchase a piano for the Gratz High School, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]
The Murder of Mildred Wilson of Millersburg – An Unsolved Crime from 1978
On 20 January 1978, the body of the 80-year-old widow Mildred Wilson was discovered in her home by a neighbor. Police began immediately investigating the death as a possible homicide. […]