Martine Joseph served as pastor of Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from her ordination in 2012 to 2016. A brief biography of her appears on line from […]
A 1963 advertisement for Schoffstall’s Store, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Schoffstall’s was a small food market on Market Street in Gratz. ___________________________________ From the 1963 yearbook, La Memoria, of the […]
Charles L. Blockson is a Philadelphia-based researcher, writer, and collector of African American memorabilia. He is a co-founder of the African American Museum in Philadelphia and his personal collection of […]
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz News” section of a local newspaper, for the week of 20 April 1927: There are ten race horses on the fair […]
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz News” section of a local newspaper, 12 August 1943: Mrs. S. O. Smeltz and Miss Hannah Clarke visited relatives in Philadelphia […]
A 1931 portrait photograph of Arland Arthur Lebo of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from the 1931 yearbook, Ciarla, of Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, available in […]
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz Items” section of a local newspaper for the week of 16 January 1926: Hester Blyler, of Philadelphia, was married to Miss […]
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz News” section of a local newspaper, for the week of 16 February 1927: Mrs. Scott Barr of Hegins, was the guest […]