The Enty Family in the Civil War (2)
A multi-post series on an African American pioneer settler in the Lykens Valley area and his descendants, up through their service in the Civil War. The earliest member of the […]
Gratz – Slaying Mars Early Years of Historical Society, 1979
Previously on this blog, newspaper articles from the Pottsville Republican on the murder of Helen E. Horn, a founding member and treasurer of the Gratz Historical Society, were presented here. […]
Valley View – American Legion Baseball Team
An undated (probably c. 1951) photograph of the Valley View American Legion baseball team. Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo was found on a Tribute Page for Jack Hepler […]
Steve Roadcap – Minor League Baseball Player & Manager from Gratz
A 1983 portrait of Steve Roadcap, from his second professional year when he was playing in the Chicago Cubs organization, for the Quad City Cubs as a catcher. Steve Roadcup […]
Jack Hepler – Minor League Baseball Player from Gratz
A 1950 photograph of Jack Hepler of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in his St. Louis Cardinals baseball uniform. Jack was signed by the Cardinals organization and played one season, 1950, […]
Four Generations – Carolyn [Moyer] Hess of Gratz
An undated newspaper clipping picturing four generations of the family of Carolyn [Moyer] Hess (1844-1917) of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Pictured: Seated: Carolyn [Moyer] Hess a.k.a. Mrs. John Hess. Left, […]
Gratz Area Veterans Monument, 2010
The Gratz Area Veterans Monument, located in front of the Gratz Community Center, Center Street, was dedicated on Memorial Day, 2005. The ceremony was in memory of Mr. Harry Walter […]
Lykens Township Veterans Monument, 2010
On a grassy bank just off Specktown Road in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, is the Lykens Township Veterans Monument – which also could be called the first Gratz […]