John Jacob Buffington was born 7 November 1861, in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of Samuel Buffington (1837-1910) and Sarah [Umholtz] Buffington (1837-1910). In 1882 he married Clara […]
NORMAN REIGLE Norman Riegle, age 55 Years, died at his home in Robesonia yesterday, following an illness of several months. Mr. Reigle was a son of the late Mr. and […]
An undated photograph of the children of George E. Sitlinger (1862-1925) of Gratz and Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Identified are: Front Row (seated & standing): Darwin Sitlinger (1887-1967); Norman […]
AGED GRATZ WOMAN DIED TUESDAY Mrs. Sarah A. Kratzer, age 92 years, 9 months and 11 days, widow of Jacob Kratzer, died at her home in Gratz Tuesday morning, following […]
A photograph taken about 1930 of children at a picnic, possibly in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The occasion of the picnic and exact location are not known. Children […]
An 1858 map of Gratz in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Cropped from Map of Dauphin County Pennsylvania 1858, published by William J. Barker, Philadelphia. Full map available at Pennsylvania […]
The following history of the Gratz American Legion, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was written by C. H. Willier and appeared in the souvenir book, Gratz Sesquicentennial, July 2-4, 1955: The […]
A portrait of the William E. Dietrich family of Specktown, Lykens, Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken in 1915 shortly after the birth of daughter Kathryn E. [Dietrich] Gasbarro (1915-2003). Standing, […]