Gratz – Simeon Reformed Church Women’s Group, 1930
The Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, had a women’s group in the 1930s and at that time posed for this photo, possibly taken at an outdoor event such […]
Martin Rickert (1804-1871) & Elizabeth “Betsy” Yerges (1813-1877)
MARTIN RICKERT was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 17 September 1804, the son of JOHANN HARTMAN RICKERT (1780-1828), an immigrant from Bavaria, and CATHERINE [LUBOLD] RICKERT […]
Gratz – Simeon Reformed Church Confirmation, 1927
The 1927 Confirmation Class of the Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, is pictured here. The persons in the photograph are identified as follows: Front Row (seated): Hannah [Schoffstall] […]
Gratz – Simeon Lutheran Confirmation, 1911
In 1911, Rev. Edgar J. Heilman, posed for a photograph with the Confirmation Class of the Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. When this photograph was labeled, he was […]
Gratz – Simeon Reformed Church Confirmation, 1888
One of the earliest known photographs of a confirmation class from the Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, was taken on 30 March 1888. With the exception of Rev. William […]
Lykens Township – Geise School, 1875
A portion of a Lykens Township map from 1875 shows the location of the Geise School. The road going south and west from the school is currently named Specktown Road. […]
Lykens Township – Geise School, 1906
This photograph, taken on 21 March 1906, is one of the few interior views of pupils of the Geise School in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. At the time of […]
George B. Garber (1870-1941)
FORMER RAILROAD EMPLOYEE DIED AT GRATZ George B. Garber, age 70 years, died at his home in Gratz on Monday [17 March 1941]. Mr. Garber was a son of the […]