The 1890 Census Substitute for Lykens Township
As all genealogists know, the primary schedules for the 1890 United States Census were almost completely destroyed in a fire. The few that were not destroyed did not include the […]
Gratz News – January 26, 1927
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz News” section of a local newspaper, for the week of 26 January 1927: Miss Mildred Kocher and Miss Bonawitz of Berrysburg, […]
Rev. Martine Joseph – Lutheran Minister of the Lykens Valley
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 […]
Gratz – Schoffstall’s Store, 1963
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 […]
African Americans in Pennsylvania
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 […]
Gratz News – April 20, 1927
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 […]
Gratz News – August 12, 1943
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 […]
Arland Arthur Lebo of Gratz, 1931
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 […]