Rev. Dr. Calvin P. Wehr & Family with Horse & Buggy
An undated photograph of Rev. Dr. Calvin Peter Wehr with his wife, Agnes E. [Peters] Wehr and daughter Florence A. Wehr and Rev. Wehr’s horse and buggy. Rev. Dr. Wehr […]
Rev. Adam Zimmerman – Reformed Minister of the Lykens Valley
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 […]
John H. Miller (1858-1904) & Ellen C. [Buffington] Miller (1855-1920)
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 […]
Letter to I. D. Steel at Gratz, 1870
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 – Lutheran Minister of the Lykens Valley
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 Kehm – Reformed Minister of the Lykens Valley
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 […]
Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election of 1866 – Defeat of a White Supremacist
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 – Reformed Minister of the Lykens Valley
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 […]