Rev. Adam Zimmerman served as minister of Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, from 1902 to 1904. ________________________________ Adam Zimmerman was born 12 April 1864, in Gnadenhutten, Ohio. He was […]
An undated portrait photograph of John H. Miller (1858-1935) and his wife Ellen C. [Buffington] Miller (1855-1920) of Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The following story was located in a […]
An envelope or cover addressed to I. D. Steel, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The sender is unknown as is the place of origin (—– ville?, Pennsylvania), but from the pen […]
Rev. August Unkerer served as minister of Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, in 1865, one of the years of the Civil War. As no portrait photograph has been found […]
Rev. JAcob Keim served as minister of Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, from 1865 to 1872. ________________________________ Very little is known about Rev. Jacob Keim. During his time in […]
The Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election of 1866 pitted a Union General and war hero, John W. Geary, against a avowed racist and white supremacist, Heister Clymer. Geary headed the Republican or […]
Rev. John J. Stauffer served as minister of Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, from 1891 to 1902. ________________________________ John J. Stauffer was born at Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania on […]
Rev. Barry M. Ridge served as minister of Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, from 1987 to 2011. ____________________________________ Barry M. Ridge was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania, a son […]