Gratz – Memorial Day, 1909
A 1909 photo post card view of the Memorial Day festivities on Market Street in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The man leading commanding (standing at right) is Cyrene T. Bowman, […]
A Brief History of the Gratz Grange
The Gratz Grange, Number 530, was originally organized April 9, 1875 by H. C. Demming. The Master was H. B. Schreiner and the Secretary was Aaron H. Daniel. It had […]
Gratz Communtiy Center, 1955
A 1955 photograph of the front of the Gratz Community Center, Market and Center Streets, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________ This photograph appeared in the souvenir book for the Gratz […]
Samuel Paul (1858-1958) – The Valley View Peddler
From The Valley Citizen, 24 July 1958: A one man community business institution is now history in Valley View. Sam Paul, who will be 80 years young on his next […]
Gratz Sesquicentennial Committee Members, 1955
A 1955 photograph of the Gratz Sesquicentennial Committee members and others taken about two weeks before the official beginning of the Sesquicentennial. Pictured are: Front Row (kneeling): Gilbert Koppenhaver; John […]
Gratz – Tellab, 1987
A 1987 advertisement for Tellab, Market Street, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. TELLAB Telephone Sales & Service Complete Communication for Business & Residence VCR SALES, RENTALS & SERVICE HOURS: Monday – […]
Rev. William T. Walton – Lutheran Minister of the Lykens Valley
Rev. William T. Walton served as minister of Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1979-1986. William T. Walton was born 26 July 1931 in Tamaqua, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. […]
Explosion & Fire at the Shiro Mine Near Gratz, 1902
In 1902, during the coal strike that affected the Lykens Valley mines, the mine operated by Jacob Shiro on the north side of Short Mountain in Lykens Township, near Gratz, […]