W. Arthur Hess (1877-1958) – Director of Gratz Water Company
W. ARTHUR HESS W. Arthur Hess, age 80 years, was found dead in his home in Gratz Tuesday morning. His death was ascribed to a heart attack. Mr. Hess was […]
Jemima [Fetter] Geise (1873-1938) – A Suicide in Gratz
WIDOW FOLLOWS HUSBAND’S ACT WITH SUICIDE Mrs. Jemima Geise, Urban, whose Mate Shashed Throat Three Months Ago, Strangles Self With Leather Belt Apparently despondent over the suicide of her husband, […]
100th Anniversary Services at Simeon’s Church in Gratz, 1932
Services In Gratz Church Mark 100th Anniversary A week of services that will mark the 100th anniversary of Simeon’s Lutheran and Reformed Church in Gratz will open Sunday, November 20th […]
Simon Sallada (1785-1854) – An Early Lykens Valley Settler
A biographical sketch of Simon Sallada, also known as Salada, Sallade, & Solliday, as revised and edited from what appeared in the Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County: Simon Sallade… […]
Henry Breslin – Another Victim of Lykens Valley Bigotry?
Henry Breslin was born on 6 April 1846 in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of James Breslin Sr. (1821-1909), an immigrant from Donegal, Ireland, and a Roman Catholic, and […]
Edward Crabb – African American Victim of Bigotry in Gratz (2)
This story was previously posted on The Civil War Blog on 1 July 2016 and then updated on 19 July 2017: ______________________________________ Almost exactly one year after an extremely critical […]
Edward Crabb – African American Victim of Bigotry in Gratz (1)
This story was previously posted on The Civil War Blog on 1 July 2016 and then updated on 19 July 2017: __________________________________ Another Memorial Day has gone by and the […]
Rev. John Adam Leis – Reformed Minister of the Lykens Valley
Rev. John Adam Leis served as minister of Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, from 1844 to 1856. ____________________________________ John Adam Leis was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania. In his […]