Colorized portraits of Isaac Jacob Matter (1794-1866) and his second wife, Hannah Lenker (1806-1884). The photographs were taken about 1860. Issac’s first wife was Anna Maria [Umholtz] Lenker (1801-1825). She […]
Peter J. Rumberger was born in Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, January 18, 1832, the son of John Romberger (1784-1840) and Eva Hand (1794-1848). During the Civil War, Peter served […]
In 1906, Civil War veteran Harry Shoop was arrested and charged with raping the 12-year-old daughter of Dennis Crimmins of York, York County, Pennsylvania. The trial took place in January […]
Roy E. Hoffman – U.S. Navy – Vietnam ________________________________________________ Banner provided by his nieces and nephews. Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post. Blog readers are […]
Clifford M. Hewitt died on October 11, 1942 in San Diego, California. He was born in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, on August 10, 1869. His career included being chief mechanical engineer for […]
Theodore John Worhacz – U.S. Navy – WWII ________________________________________________ Banner provided by family. Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post. Blog readers are encouraged to use […]
Jay Trautman – U. S. Navy – Korean Conflict ________________________________________________ Banner provided by the Trautman family. Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post. Blog readers are […]
An undated, colorized studio portrait of the William Gwynn Adams family of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Front Row: William Gwynn Adams, father; William Gwynn Adams Jr.; Louisa [Hughes] Adams, mother. […]