The Gratz Family in the Revolutionary War
A portrait of Michael Gratz (1740-1811) of Philadelphia, the father of Simon Gratz (1773-1839), the founder of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The following story was taken from B. & M. […]
Washington Township School Directors & Teachers, 1873-1874
On 20 November 1873, the Harrisburg Telegraph published a directory of School Directors and Teachers in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for the school year 1873-1874: Directory of the Public Schools of […]
Uniontown (Pillow) – School Directors & Teachers, 1873-1874
On 20 November 1873, the Harrisburg Telegraph published a directory of School Directors and Teachers in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for the school year 1873-1874: Directory of the Public Schools of […]
Rev. Dr. Calvin P. Wehr – Reformed Minister of the Lykens Valley
Rev. Dr. Calvin P. Wehr served as minister of Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, from 1905 to 1937. ________________________________ The Rev. Dr. Calvin Peter Wehr was the eldest son […]
Free Blacks in Lykens Township & Gratz, 1830
Eight African Americans have been identified in the Census of 1830, Gratz, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The 1830 Census was the second in which Gratz was recognized as a […]
The Underground Railroad in Pennsylvania (1 of 3)
A portrait of Levi Coffin (1798-1877) – “President” of the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was the name given to a 19th century hidden network of routes by which African-Americans […]
Free Blacks in Lykens Township & Gratz, 1820
Two African Americans have been identified in the Census of 1820, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The 1820 Census was the first in which Gratz was recognized as a town. […]
Memories of Troutman’s School (2)
Troutman’s School, also known as Trautman’s School, was a one-room school house in the Spain section of Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. John D. Troutman collected stories of Spain and […]