Vintage Johnstown

Monday, June 29, 2026

Dec. 22, 1943 - George Hurtak - Belsano

Sunday, June 28, 2026

January & February 1896 - Turned Up After Missing 30 Years, 44 Foot Long Sausage, New Morrellville Plant & Murdered His Cousin

David Hughes - S.N. Ringler - 44 foot sausage!

Frank Hogan - Morrellville Copper Plant

Daniel Ressler of Cramer killed his cousin

CIVIL WAR - Week of August 22, 1862 - Interesting Crop of Letters Home - Another Cambria Guard Company

Our Soldiers---From Ebensburg to Camp Curtin

Lt. J.C. Noon

Capt. Kopelin.

From Our Volunteers, Camp Near Harrison's Landing (Virginia), August 8, 1862

11th PA Reg.

KILLED

Capt. A. Lewis, George K. Brown, Daniel Helman, James Hoon, John McClune, Richard E. Jones, Thomas McCammon and Emanuel Urban.

WOUNDED

Lt. James C. Burke, Camp Moore, Sgt. J.E. Scanlan, John McBride, Corp. William A. Leavy, George McBroom, Thompson Carney, Hilarian O'Connell, Thomas P. Dumm, William Powell, Eichard R. Davis, William W. Wagoner, David T. James, Henry Wareham, Thomas Williams.

Yours Truly, Daniel D. Jones

New Company - Cambria Guards - No. 2

Capt. John M. Johns, Lt, William A Scott, F.M. Flanagan, Sgt. James J. Will, J.O. Brookbank, Meshac Thomas, John N. Evans, John O. Evans, Corps. Samuel W. Davis, V.S. Barker, Nathan Sanders, H. J. Humphreys, V.S. Barker, J.F. Stearns, J.M. Thompson, Peter Urban, Andrew J. Litzinger, John J. Griffith

Privates - Peter Aerhart, Valentine W. Krise, Richard J. Bennet, John Kimball, George W. Berkey, Daniel L. Kleanelsee, John Broombaugh, Daniel Long, Patrick A. Burns, David D. Lewis, Melville G. Blanchard, James M. Longwell, Patrick Burns, Samuel Lamer, Stephen Conrad, Ben T.G. McCloskey, Henry Carland, Lawrence McMunnigle, William A. Davis, Richard B. McDowell, Thomas T. Deveraux, Joseph Mack, Robert Deveraux, William Makin, Hosea J. Evans, Evan J. Michael, William M. Evans, David Morgan, Andrew E. Evans, Levi Moore

Thomas J. Evans, Peter Melhorn, Hugh E. Evans, Joseph Miller, Elbridge G. Evans, David D. Pryce, David I. Evans, Daniel Powell, Lewis R. Edwards, Joseph W. Parker, James M. Edelblute, Edward Patterson, Cyrus H. Fronk, Edwin E. Roberts, John Fox, Robert H. Singer, William D. Gobson, Levi Severance, Wilson Gallagher, Albion A. Severance, John W. Hughes, Tobias Snyder, William W. Howell, Lewis Snyder, Henry P. Horn, Christian Shinefelt, Edward J. Humphreys, Martin Shoffner

Richard M. Jones, Francis A. Sutton, Alexander Jones, Eibridge Stiles, Edward Jones Jr, David Thomas, John M. Jones, John A. Thompson, William W. Jones, William R. Tibbott, Milton Jones, Ellis R. Williams, Evan E. Jones, James W. Whitehead, Evan E. Jones, James W. Whitehead, Levi Keith, Demetrius Weakland, Peter Keith, John F. Wiggins, Joseph Kinsel, Robert E.B. Waugeman

My New Old Letter Collection -They go from 1906 to the end of the 1920's.

Here are two lots of old letters I bought - some of the names might sound familiar. There are around 100 or so letters - that I will posting once a week - on Sunday's - till they are all done. I will be including the envelopes are well because they are just as interesting. This series of letters run from 1906 up to the late 1920's.

Mrs. Anna Hay

Valley Pike

Johnstown, Pa.

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Here is my transcription as best as I can figure out:

Munhall, Pa.

Oct. 20 - 1906

My Dearest Anna-

Your letter received today and do not ever remember of hearing or seeing father's name anything but Conrad Suppes. He had a brother Theodore who was drowned. If uncle Charlie did not answer your letter. I am sure I didn't know to whom it is write as all uncle George's family that I knew died. You could get facts by writing to our cousin in Germany. You could get his address from Frank Schill. I positively do object to your publishing the date of my birth and you know why. If you should do that it - certainly would not add to the comfort of my home nor do you any good. I most certainly do not object to anything you may say of you or yours but - I do what me and mine to be left out of the whole darn thing. I do not object to being named as one of Conrad Suppes children but go no further. If there is anything under heaven I hate – it- is to be written or talked about. If I were to die all I would consent to be published would be when and where. Then forget everything concerning Mr. Good if be any other well be had. I hope this letter will not be too much of a disappointment for you but - this is exactly how I feel. I suppose John is with you tonight.

Love to all

as ever

Elizabeth (unreadable)