Near East Relief and the Lykens Valley Area
Today’s blog post looks at news items from the Elizabethville Echo that described community efforts to educate and raise funds for relief for the tens of thousands of orphans of […]
Thomas F. Hepler Day in Gratz
On February 18, 2021, the Citizen-Standard of Valley View, published a news release from the Gratz Borough Council, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, making September 4 as Mayor Thomas F. Hepler […]
Sarah Ellen Dietrich (1915-1921) – Died of Lock Jaw After Vaccination
SAD DEATH ON CHRISTMAS EVE On Christmas eve Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dietrich of near Gratz were taking their 6 year old daughter, Sarah Ellen Dietrich, to the Harrisburg Hospital, […]
Thomas F. Hepler (1939-2021) – Mayor of Gratz
THOMAS F. HEPLER Thomas Frederick Hepler of Gratz, Pennsylvania, died on Sunday, February 28, 2021 at the age of 81 at home with his family around him. Born on September […]
William P. Umholtz (1865-1923) & Katie [Thomas] Umholtz (1872-1916)
An undated snapshot photo of William P. “Willie” Umholtz (1865-1923) and his wife, Catherine N. “Katie” [Thomas] Umholtz (1872-1916), of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Willie and Katie had at least […]
Gratz – House at Southwest Corner of Market & West Streets
A photograph taken around the turn of the 19th to 20th centuries of a house on the southwest corner of Market Street and West Street, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, original […]
Gratz – Uniontown Band at Smith Hall
An undated real photo post card view of the Uniontown Band, from Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, performing at Smith Hall in Gratz, Dauphin County. There is a poster advertising the […]
Gratz – Women in Auto Going to Gratz Fair
An undated real photo post card view of two women in an early automobile driving to or from the Gratz Fair, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Note the Gratz Fair pennant […]