Gratz American Legion Features Black-Face & Cake Walk, 1929
In 1929, the Shade Post of the American Legion at Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, celebrated Labor Day with a program at Community Park that included sports, a comic parade, a […]
Gratz Fair Features Black-Face Entertainment, 1900
The Lykens Register of September 13, 1900, touted the upcoming Gratz Fair entertainment featuring “dark and melodius” minstrels in black-face and welcomed attendees who were not afraid to “die laughing.” […]
Homer Blyler (1884-1970) – Baseball Player from Gratz
A photograph taken around 1900 of Homer Blyler and his horse “Doc”, of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Blyler was born in Gratz, January 22, 1884, and died in Sharon, Massachusetts, […]
The Enty Family in the Civil War (2)
A multi-post series on an African American pioneer settler in the Lykens Valley area and his descendants, up through their service in the Civil War. The earliest member of the […]
Gratz – Slaying Mars Early Years of Historical Society, 1979
Previously on this blog, newspaper articles from the Pottsville Republican on the murder of Helen E. Horn, a founding member and treasurer of the Gratz Historical Society, were presented here. […]
Valley View – American Legion Baseball Team
An undated (probably c. 1951) photograph of the Valley View American Legion baseball team. Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo was found on a Tribute Page for Jack Hepler […]
Steve Roadcap – Minor League Baseball Player & Manager from Gratz
A 1983 portrait of Steve Roadcap, from his second professional year when he was playing in the Chicago Cubs organization, for the Quad City Cubs as a catcher. Steve Roadcup […]
Jack Hepler – Minor League Baseball Player from Gratz
A 1950 photograph of Jack Hepler of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in his St. Louis Cardinals baseball uniform. Jack was signed by the Cardinals organization and played one season, 1950, […]