A 1955 aerial view of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, looking west. From a slightly damaged original copy of the photo. ____________________________ Compare to photograph that appeared in the souvenir book […]
A description of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in 1805 is included within a book entitled, History of the Counties of Dauphin and Lebanon, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Biographical and Genealogical, by William […]
A 1929 Anthracite Miners’ Certificate for John F. Kissinger of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ________________________________ Anthracite Miners’ Certificate No. 773 —– Act of May 9, 1889 Certificate of TO WHOM […]
An undated photo post card view of Main Street (now Market Street), Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Center Street crosses Main Street between the high peaked house, third from left, now […]
In 1955, Lloyd M. Bellis and C. H. Willier felt compelled to provide readers of the Gratz Sesquitennial Book with a brief biographical anecdote of Rebecca Gratz (1781-1869), the sister […]
JOHN J. WIEST John J. Wiest, 93, of Williamstown passed away at Tremont Health & Rehabilitation Center on May 4, 2016. Born April 9, 1923 in Gratz, Pennsylvania, John was […]
An undated photo post card view of snow-covered Main Street, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post. , Dauphin County, […]
An historical selection written by Lloyd M. Bellis and C. H. Willier for the Gratz Sesquicentennial, which was celebrated in 1955. The selection contains the following misleading information: (1) The […]