Hilda C. [Huntzinger] Herb (1923-2022) – Almost a Centenarian
HILDA C. HERB Hilda C Herb, age 99, formerly of Valley View, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2022, at Providence Place, Pine Grove. She was born on Tuesday, February 13, […]
Gratz Fair, 2014
Both sides of an advertising card for the 2014 Gratz Fair, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This was the 141st Annual Fair and took place from September 14 through September 20, […]
Pitman Man Makes TV Debut at Age 80, 2000
A newspaper photograph of Harry H. “Lut” Willier Jr. of Pitman, Schuylkill County, making his television debut on Berks Community Television (BCTV) in 1980, singing his copyrighted son, “Uff Waxe” […]
Gratz – Memories Book, Volume 5
The cover of Gratz Memories, Volume 5, published by the Gratz Historical Society, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 2005. Contributors: William Alliso, H. Pefeer, S. P. Heilman, Charles Buffington, Jacque Buffington, Ned Weaver, Edward L. Bechtel, Robert Coleman, Robert Geist, Blair Keefer, Alfreda Leffler, John A. Romberger, Matilda […]
Gratz – Memories Book, Volume 4
The cover of Gratz Memories, Volume 4, published by the Gratz Historical Society, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1990. Conributors: Lena [Klinger] Kessler, Samuel Riegel, Guy C. Schieb, Ellen Shade, Clayton Umholtz, Helen [Bowers] Dietrich, Ruth Stutzman, Robert Ramsey, Steve Troutman, Marion [Romberger] Troutman, Helen […]
Charles L. Blockson (1933-2023) – Historian of the Underground Railroad
Charles Leroy Blockson, “Historian of the Underground Railroad,” died June 14, 2023, at his home in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was 89 years old. For those interested in the history […]
Gratz – Memories Book, Volume 3
The cover of Gratz Memories, Volume 3, published by the Gratz Historical Society, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1988. Contributors: Marie Stine, Hannah Clark Seeger, Pauline Wiest Welker, Susan Miller Sepavitch, Mary Matter Bateman, Mae Rogers, Margaret Kissinger Shadle, Ruth Fidler Goss (Contributor), Mildred Kocher, Carrie […]
Iva [Koppenhaver] Wentzler – Memories of the Great Gratz Fire of 1924
Many descriptions of the Great Gratz Fire of November 4, 1924, have been published – including the accounts of newspapers of the local area and region and summaries of the fire written […]