August 1882 - Derelict Husband Found Hiding in Cambria CIty & Two Obits that are buried in St. Columba Cemetery - Cambria Freeman

Francis Trabold found by his daughter hiding from his wife in Germany in Cambria City.

Miss Jennie Cox - Conemaugh Boro - buried in St. Columba Cemetery.

Mrs. Ann Markey - Cambria City - buried at St. Columba Cemetery.

 

St. Paul's Church - Virginia Avenue - late 20's

Bottom Row - left to right: Conrad Becker, Sam Pollak, Rev. Malzon, (?) Hennel, Henry Bock

Back Row - left to right: John Schultz, Arnold Gloor, August Fehse, (?) Schulbert, John Becker

 

Germania Quartette Club

Reader Barbara Kenefake sent in this picture of the old Germania Club. Her grandfather, dad and uncle are in the photograph - taken sometime in the 1940's.

Rothert's

KEPT THEIR MARRIAGE SECRET EIGHT MONTHS

Miss Minnie Hall and John Tantlinger - Secret Marriage - 1915

German Day - Island Park 1907

This is taken at Island Park - it was where St. Andrews Church is now. A German Day Celebration in 1907. I sure some of my grandfathers relatives are in this picture somewhere.

A Group of Early Johnstown Turners - 1904

 

This rare old gem was sent in by Carolyn Clark. She says this is a 1904 clipping that included an 1867 photograph of the founders of the Johnstown Turnverein (Turners). All the men came from Beidenkopf, Hesse-Darmstadt and included in this picture is her great-great grandfather Charles Zimmerman, Sr. and his nephew Augustus Burggraf.

 Tuesday, August 16, 1905 - A Group of Early Johnstown Turners: The above cut represents a group of Turners who has this picture taken in 1867, just one year after the organization of the Johnstown Turnverein. These members did not constitute any particular class, but as they had all come from the same place in Germany, Beidenkopf, Hesse-Darmstadt, and had belonged to the Turners, there, they cemented an otherwise strong friendship by having their pictures taken as a "family."

The rear row, reading from left to right, was made up as follows: August Wild, William Miller, Julius Wild, Henry Alt and Charles Doepp

Middle Row: Charles Zimmerman, John Ludwig, George Engelbach and Augustus Burggraf

Front Row: Charles Wehn, Louis When and Harry Engelbach

The members of the Johnstown Turnverein are getting ready to celebrate the thirty-eighth anniversary of the founding of the local branch, the exercises in commemoration to be held at the Valley Park, Tuesday, August 23, 1904. The complete program will be ready within a few days.

There will be speeches, athletic contests, and games of all kinds. The married and single men of the Turners have formed baseball teams and will contest for the championship. There will be a quoit contest between several experts and contests of many other kinds. Findlay's orchestra will furnish the music for the dancing. Prof. Fritz John is Chairman of the Committee of Arrarangements and is working hard for the success of the celebrations.

Harmonie Singing Society

This is the Harmonie Singing Society Building on Bedford Street - a lot of my grandfathers friends belonged to the group in the early 1920's and 1930's.

Johnstown Freie Presse

Johnstown Freie Presse - I have some of their items they published in German - but no clippings from their German newspaper.

German Day - 1907

German Day - 1907 at Island Park (where St. Andrews is in Benscreek)

German Day Band at Luna Park

One of the many German Bands in the area - at Luna Park (Roxbury) on German Day - 1904.

Celebrate Johnstown - 1870's

Nice shot of downtown Johnstown and one of the German Celebrations that used to be held - circa 1870's.

Joseph John Statue

A rare look at the Joseph John Statue - Dedication Ceremony - Central Park - Downtown Johnstown

German Day - Part Three

German Day - Part 3 - sent in by reader Mike Mertle. For Part 1 and Part Two - CLICK HERE and CLICK HERE.

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Nathan's - The Always Busy Store

Germanus Voegtly

Continental Soap - Johnstown, Pa and S. Holzman - Famous Beers

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Johnstown Freie Presse

Chas. T. Schubert

Emmerling Beer

Geo. A Bauer

First German Day in Johnstown 1904 - Part 1

Reader Mike Mertle sent in this complete edition of the German Day Program. My grandfather only had bits and pieces of this - so this is a treat for me to see the whole thing - which I will be posting in installments - since it's over 100 pages long. Mike-  I somehow lost your email address - otherwise I would have sent you a thank you before this.

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Charles Young - German Ad

Charles Young - Downtown Johnstown. Reader Patrick Erwin says: This was an apothecary = pharmacy (not a clothing store). I'm paraphrasing a bit but the translation is along the lines of: For all your apothecary needs, we have everything you need, simple to find and in quantity. We take pride in the quality of our store and of our dispensary and can fill any needs from doctor or hospital, including special requests. Thanks Patrick for the translation.

 

Joseph John Farm - Davidsville

View of the Johns Farm Near Davidsville - taken from a Johnstown History Book written in German.

Official Souvenir - 1904

Title Page - German Celebration - November 15 and 16, 1910 - Johnstown, Pa.

German Day - 1904

German Day - Official Souvenir - July 19, 1904. My grandfather only saved pieces of this half German\English booklet.

German-Austrian Band

The German-Austrian Band around 1900.