tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83389209530905845082024-03-07T16:08:51.017-05:00Union and West End CemeteryThe Union and West End Cemetery is located in center city Allentown. The main entrance is on 10th Street at 10th and Chew Streets. The cemetery is mantained by a dedicated group of volunteers. Ten board members (also volunteers) serve the cemetery association and manage the finances, make application for grants, solicit donations and participate in the maintenance of the cemetery.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger153125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-1058901314487141672017-01-05T14:44:00.001-05:002017-01-05T15:23:23.381-05:00Alma A. Albright<p> </p>
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<p><h3><b>Alma A. Albright</b></h3></p>
<p>Alma A. Albright, 98, of Allentown, passed away Monday, January 2, 2017
peacefully surrounded by her loving family in her home. She was born in
Allentown a daughter of the late Fannie (King) and Alvin A. Albright, Sr.
Alma was a graduate of Allentown High School Class of 1936 and Moravian
College Class of 1940. She was employed as a supervisor of the Central
Transcribing Bureau Sales Department in the corporate sales office of Bethlehem
Steel for 40 years before retiring in 1982. She was a lifetime member of the
former St. Michael's Lutheran Church, Allentown, where she and her sister
Margaret taught Sunday School for many years. She was a member of
the Women of St. Michael's where she served as an officer. Alma was also
an officer for the Moravian College Allentown Alumni Association. She was active in the
Ladies Church Bowling League. After retiring she spent many entire summers vacationing,
in Margate, NJ. Alma enjoyed crossword puzzles, reading, cruising and traveling with her
sister to many parts of the U.S., Canada, Mexico and gambling in Atlantic City and Las Vegas.</p>
<p>Survivors: Brother: Alvin A. Albright, Jr. of Allentown; nephew, Danton A. Ponzol
and his wife Kimberley of Durham; niece, Suzanne E. Finch and her husband Christopher
of Allentown; four great-nephews, Benjamin A. Finch, Dante A., Danton A.
and Daniel A. Ponzol and three cousins, Mary Bishop of Allentown, William Hall
of St. Cloud, FL and Margaret Flippen of Sun City Center, FL.
She was predeceased by sisters Shirley A., Alice A. and Margaret L. Albright and
Elizabeth H. Ponzol.</p>
<p>Services: 11:00 A.M. Friday in the Stephens Funeral Home, Inc. 274 North Krocks
Road, Allentown. Call 10:30 - 11:00 A.M. Friday in the funeral home.
Interment will be in the West End Cemetery, Allentown. www.stephensfuneral.com.<br>
Contributions: Memorial gifts may be made to Moravian College "Alma A. Albright
Scholarship Fund" Attention: Patricia Price 1200 Main St. Bethlehem, 18018.</p>
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<p>Published in Morning Call on Jan. 4, 2017</p></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-33120374673982491872015-04-18T20:28:00.002-04:002015-04-18T20:29:28.600-04:00Sinkhole 10th and Gordon 4-18-2015<div></div>
<p>At about 4:05 I received a text message sent to me and Barbara from Wendie indicating that someone that lives on 10th Street had reported a new sinkhole at 10th and Gordon. At 4:15 p.m. I was walking out the door on my way to the cemetery.</p>
<p>When I drove north from Hamilton on 10th street, I encountered a Police vehicle blocking 10th Street to traffic. I proceeded to the back gate and entered the cemetery from Poplar Street and proceeded to 10th and Gordon. Several Police Officers were on scene and I had a ring side seat to the sink hole.</p>
<p>Other than the three officers no one else from the city was on scene, it being a Saturday afternoon. The first official on scene was Mayor Ed Pawloski, much to his credit.</p>
<p>The sink hole, which was approximately 3 feet in diameter, was pretty much centered on Gordon Street at the intersection with 10th Street. It was about even with the sidewalk curbing on 10th Street. In other words it did not protrude into 10th Street.</p>
<p>Several officers I spoke to indicated that the hole appeared to be about 8 feet deep with an underground diameter of approx. 10 feet. When the City engineer arrived he pretty much confirmed the dimensions and indicated that he did not deem it a serious situation. </p>
<p>He informed me that the plan was to cover the hole with a large metal plate. Gordon Street would remain closed from the alley to 10th Street. Tenth street would be open to traffic but blockades would be erected to prevent vehicles from turning onto Gordon Street. Excavation is planned for early Monday morning. With that pronouncement I locked down the cemetery and went home arriving about 6 p.m.</p>
<p>Photos of the new sink hole are shown below:</p>
<p>Take note that the Mayor is wearing white pants and a green shirt. The principal City engineer on site is wearing a bright red shirt.
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<p>The City engineer assures us that the problem is relatively minor and they will excavate until they locate the core and then they will fill the hole with grout. It should be noted that this sink hole is north and east of the 2010 sink hole.</p>
<p>Let's pray that the City engineer is correct!</p>
<p>Blog post created by Everette Carr, President of the Union and West End Cemetery Association.</p>
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<div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-33339853280789297102014-10-18T16:12:00.000-04:002014-10-18T16:12:09.336-04:00The Cemetery is Open To The Public<div></div>
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<div align=center><p><H1><strong>Good News!</strong></H1>
<br><br><H2><strong>The Cemetery is Now Open to the Public</strong></H2></div>
<br><div align=center><b>The sink holes have been repaired. All temporary fencing and other obstructions have been removed.
<br><br>You are Welcome to visit the Union and West end Cemetery at your convenience during daylight hours.</b></div>
<div align=center><p><b>We apologize for the inconvenience and hope that you will visit the cemetery soon and often!</b></p><br><br></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-89803355041728657702014-06-02T13:02:00.000-04:002014-06-03T10:16:03.912-04:00 Spring Rose Project - OAPA<div> </div>
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<p>The Old Allentown Preservation Association (OAPA), in an effort to enhance the beauty of the Union and West End Cemetery, obtained a grant from the City of Allentown for the purpose of planting roses inside the fence line along Chew Street. The project called for the planting of 142 rose bushes, 138 roses were planted every 9 feet along the Chew Street fence. The remaining 4 rose bushes were planted in a bed next to the Civil War Naval cannons in the Grand Army of the Republic section (under the flag) of the cemetery along 12th Street.</p>
<p>Volunteers from OAPA and the Cemetery Association, along with able-bodied help provided by volunteers from the Allentown Community Correction Center and the Keenan House worked hard and diligently over a number of weekends to create a rose bed the entire length of the Chew Street fence. Earth was turned, holes to receive the roses were dug, mulch (provided by the Parks and Recreation Department of the City of Allentown), was spread in preparation for the planting of roses.</p>
<p>On June 1st, with the rose bush bed ready, the volunteers gathered and planted all 142 rose bushes in a single morning session. The resultant rose bed is stunningly gorgeous; beautifying the walk along Chew Street from 10th to 12th Streets. The small garden at the cannons (GAR Section) also reflects the glory of the beautification project.</p>
<p>The following photos show the results of the activity in the cemetery from inception to the final planting of the roses :</p>
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<div align=left><p>Photo Credit: Everette Carr</p></div>
<p>View additional photos showing volunteers at work planting roses;<a href="http://www.mcall.com/news/breaking/mc-pictures-plant-roses-union-west-end-cemetery-20140601,0,4813757.photogallery"> Morning Call photographs ( HARRY FISHER / THE MORNING CALL / June 1, 2014 )</a></p>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-48108016696918390342014-05-29T16:48:00.000-04:002014-05-29T16:51:35.708-04:00American Flag - Cemetery<div></div>
<p>The photos that follow were taken on May 29, 2014 in the Union and West End Cemetery. Unfortunately the winter of 2013--2014 was not kind to this flag that flew over the United States Capitol approximately 14 months ago.</p>
<p>A new flag has been acquired and will be run up the flag pole tomorrow during a Memorial Day Ceremony in the cemetery. Memorial Day is being celebrated by Chapter 190, the Military Order of the Purple Heart on the traditional date for Memorial Day celebrations.</p>
<p>Come out to the Union and West End Cemetery tomorrow May 30, 2014, and enjoy the Memorial Day Ceremony.</p>
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<div align=center><hr width="80%"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-61111549704045030402014-05-23T13:05:00.000-04:002014-05-23T13:29:19.550-04:00Sinkholes in the Cemetery - Update<div><p> </p></div>
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<p>In mid March, 2014, two sinkholes appeared in the cemetery in an area not directly involving any graves. These two subsidence areas of instability are fairly small as sinkholes go, but still are of sufficient concern to warrant professional exploration in an effort to determine the best approach to fixing the problem. These areas of subsurface instability followed a heavy melt off of snow that had accumulated in the cemetery along with two solid days of heavy and persistent rain.</p>
<p>The cemetery officers and directors immediately took action to close the cemetery to the general public and to erect protective fencing around the area of subsidence. The fencing encloses an area approximately 40 x 40 feet. Three separate Engineering and Consulting firms were contacted. Each firm did a preliminary study of the area and subsequently provided the board of directors with their proposals for remedial action along with estimates of the cost of various remedies.</p>
<p>A committee made up of officers of the cemetery reviewed the various studies and proposals and reported its findings to the full board. Subsequently the committee met with an outside, independent geological consultant, after he had an opportunity to review the proposals. This meeting resulted in a formulation of a plan that would allow the cemetery association to move forward with remedial action. But first, prior to proceeding, it was suggested by the consultant that the cemetery association obtain a copy of the geophysical report ordered by the City of Allentown in early 2012, which involved a huge sinkhole on Tenth Street just outside the cemetery main gate. It was the opinion of our professional consultant that this report would be invaluable to the cemetery association in that it would reveal the make-up of the soil in and surrounding the cemetery proper.</p>
<p>City representatives had previously denied the associations request to review the report’s findings, so the association filed a 'Right to Know' request with the City in May of 2014. The City responded within the required 5 day time frame indicating that due to legal ramifications it needed an additional 30 days to review the consequences of providing the information to the cemetery association. This additional time is allowed under the 'Right to Know' Act. The City has until mid June, 2014, to file its response to the association's request.</p>
<p>As a result of the delay, the cemetery officers and directors, have put all remedial actions on hold pending the outcome of our request to the City to review the geophysical report for the sinkhole that appeared on Tenth Street on December 30, 2011.</p>
<p>The cemetery will gladly accept donations to offset the ultimate cost of repairing the damage done to the cemetery by the two sinkholes. Please go to our web site and click on "Donations" if you wish to help.<br><br>
The Union and West End Cemetery Association web site can be found here:<br><br>
<div align=center><a href=" http://www.uandwecemetery.org/index.html">Union and West End Cemetery Association web site.</a></div>
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<p>Posted by: Everette H. Carr, President<br>
Union and West End Cemetery Association</p>
<div align=center><hr width="80%"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-73053197166347285402014-05-22T06:26:00.000-04:002014-05-22T06:26:57.097-04:00Portion of Large Tree Down <div></div>
<p>On Tuesday, May 20, 2014, a portion of a large tree broke off and came crashing down in what is known as Section I. At least half of the original tree remains standing. The portion that broke off and came down is hughe. It is difficult to determine how much damage was done to tombstones in the path of the fallen tree but a large monument with a full size angel atop (GANGEWER), was hit by the tree and the beautiful angel was totally destroyed.</p>
<p>The following photos taken on the morning of May 20th show the portion of the large tree that came down. The very last two photos show the Gangewer monument prior to the tree falling.</p>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-58164679234309200772014-03-27T12:40:00.000-04:002014-03-27T12:44:16.906-04:00Sink Hole Photos 3/22/2014<div></div><blockquote>
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<p>The sink holes that opened up on March 14, 2014, just west of the main gate (approx. 30 yards) of the Union and West End Cemetery may be larger and more dangerous than at first suspected. A number of geologist were consulted and most feel that there is a larger void beneth the sink holes making it much worse than the openings on the surface might lead one to believe.</p>
<p>The cemetery directors are taking the matter seriously and are consulting with experts in the field in an effort to determine how serious the situation is and how much it will cost to repair the damage. Initial indications are that it is a serious and dangerous situation that must be addressed in a timely fashion. As soon as more detailed information is known it will be posted to this blog.</p>
<p>On March 21, 2014, the cemetery directors approved the installation of a temporary fence to enclose the immediate affected area so that it will not present a danger to anyone. All gates have been closed and locked and signage has been posted around the cemetery warning that it is dangerous to enter the cemetery and that anyone entering the cemtery does so at their own peril and will be quilty of trespassing. We emplore all Allentowen citizens to avoid the cemetery until such time as it is deemed safe. </p>
<p>We also encourage the cemetery neighbors to call the police if they see anyone ignoring the No Trespassing signs and entering the cemetery premises in difiance of the signs.</p>
<div align=left><p>The photographs that follow were taken on March 22, 2014, following the temporary erection of a fence around the affected sink hole area.</p></div></p></blockquote>
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<blockquote><p>Also see posting for March 16, 2014, for additional information and photographs of sink hole damage in the cemetery.</blockquote><br><br>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-21358623499714856142014-03-16T18:48:00.000-04:002014-03-27T12:46:47.277-04:002014 Small Sink Holes Open in Cemetery<div></div>
<p>on Friday, March 14, 2014, two small sink holes opened up on the main road in the Union and West End Cemetery.
The automotive gate was closed on the 14th and Pedestrian gates were closed on Saturday, March 15, 2014 out of concern for the safety issues that the sink holes create.
<p>In this emergency the Cemetery Association board will seek assist from the City of allentown in determing how deep the sink holes are and if feasible request the City's assistance in correcting the situation. </p>
<p>Follow ups will be provided as soon as possible. In the meantime the cemetery gates are closed to automotive and pedestrian traffic.</p>
<p>The following photos were taken on Saturday, March 15, 2014:</p>
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<div align=center><hr width="80%"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-61730094071522215582014-02-01T16:37:00.001-05:002014-03-16T18:49:25.582-04:00Snow Removal - Sidewalks 1-31-2014<div></div>
<p><b>With assistance from the Parks Department of the City of Allentown the Union and West End Cemetery sidewalks were clear for pedestrian traffic for the first time this winter.</b></p>
<p><b>The following photographs were taken at approximately 4 p.m. on Friday, January 31, 2014, following the sidewalks having been salted on Thursday and plowed on Friday.</b></p>
<p><div align=center><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20140131_03.JPG" border="0" /><br><b>10th Street looking North from Chew Street</b></div></p>
<p><div align=center><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20140131_04.JPG" border="0" /><br><b>10th Street looking South from the cemetery main gate</b></div></p>
<p><div align=center><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20140131_05.JPG" border="0" /><br><b>10th Street looking North from the cemetery main gate</b></div></p>
<p><div align=center><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20140131_06.JPG" border="0" /><br><b>View of cemetery looking West from main gate</b></div></p>
<p><div align=center><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20140131_09.JPG" border="0" /><br><b>10th Street looking South from North street</b></div></p>
<p><div align=center><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20140131_10.JPG" border="0" /><br><b>North Street looking West</b></div></p>
<p><div align=center><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20140131_12.JPG" border="0" /><br><b>Liberty Street looking West from Poplar Street</b></div></p>
<p><div align=center><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20140131_13.JPG" border="0" /><br><b>Intersection of Liberty and 12th Streets</b></div></p>
<p><div align=center><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20140131_14.JPG" border="0" /><br><b>12th Street looking South from Liberty Street</b></div></p>
<p><div align=center><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20140131_16.JPG" border="0" /><br><b>12th Street pedestrian gate</b></div></p>
<p><div align=center><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20140131_17.JPG" border="0" /><br><b>12th Street looking South from 12th Street pedestrian gate</b></div></p>
<p><div align=center><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20140131_01.JPG" border="0" /><br><b>Chew Street looking West from 10th Street</b></div></p>
<p><div align=center><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20140131_02.JPG" border="0" /><br><b>Chew Street looking West</b></div></p>
<p><div align=center><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20140131_20.JPG" border="0" /><br><b>Chew Street looking West in the vicibnity of 11th Street</b></div></p>
<p><div align=center><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20140131_21.JPG" border="0" /><br><b>Chew Street looking West toward 12th Street</b></div></p>
<p><div align=center><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20140131_22.JPG" border="0" /><br><b>Intersection of Chew Street and 12th Street</b></div></p>
<p><div align=center><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20140131_07.JPG" border="0" /><br><b>view of cemetery from main gate (10th Street)</b></div></p>
<p><div align=center><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20140131_08.JPG" border="0" /><br><b>view of cemetery from main gate (10th Street)</b></div></p>
<p><b>We wish to thank the neighbors that live in and around the cemetery for their patience and understanding during this difficult period.</b></p>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-9224876500428814202014-02-01T16:02:00.000-05:002014-02-01T16:03:39.338-05:00'Il Silenzio' - Melissa Venema (13 yo)<div></div>
<p><b>Taps as you have never heard it before!</b></p>
<p><a href="http://www.flixxy.com/trumpet-solo-melissa-venema.htm#.UlEwPgPlCeA.blogger">'Il Silenzio' - Melissa Venema (13 yo)</a></p>
<div align=center><hr width="80%"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-85175073504075826912013-10-04T18:53:00.000-04:002013-10-04T18:53:07.891-04:00Military Order of the Purple Heart, Chapter 190<div></div>
<p>Chapter 190 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart conduted a Memorial Day Ceremony, May, 2013, in the Union and West End Cemetery, Allentown, PA.
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<div align=center><hr width="80%"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-38737899738058800322012-05-30T17:24:00.003-04:002012-05-30T17:35:47.920-04:00Morning Call Memorial Day Coverage<div></div><br />If you view the post for May 25th, you will note that Chapter 190, of the Military Order of the Purple Heart conducted a Memorial Day ceremony in The Union and West End Cemetery. This presentation, honoring the members of the various military services that died in combat in a foreign lands, was special in that nearly 100 hundred elementary school students from the Cleveland Elementary School were on hand.<br /><br />The service was indeed memorable, but included the Boy Scout Troop 99 from Cleveland Elementary School serving as Flag Bearer's (Honor Guard) but the Scouts also participated in a flag burning ceremony, along with a number of female students and non-Scouts, that followed the regular Memorial Day ceremony.<br /><br />The students then spent the day in the cemetery locating graves of veterans of all wars, participating in demonstrations of cooking using Dutch ovens and roasting Winnie's over an open fire.<br /><br />The Morning Call was requested to be present for this program which was held on the Friday before the Monday holiday. Yes, there was a reporter representing the Morning Call (no photographer), but he and I both knew that whatever he wrote and no matter how glowing, it would never get past the Editors. And so it was; nothing appeared in the Morning Call about this ceremony. I know there are many, many Memorial Day ceremonies in the Lehigh Valley over the Memorial Day weekend, but the Military Order of the Purple Heart? These are veterans that were wounded in battle but survived. Don't they deserve some recognition for their sacrifices?<br /><br />View a slide show of the even by checking the archives for May 25, 2012<br /><br /><div align=center><img src="http://blackguard-bewilder.net/images/memorial2012.jpg"/></div><br /><br />And so it goes!<br /><br /><div align=center><hr width="80%"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-76611226904711749292012-05-25T19:35:00.011-04:002012-05-25T19:52:32.460-04:00Memorial Day Service in The Cemetery<div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.blackguard-bewilder.net/Memorial2012/index.html" target="new">Military Order of the Purple Heart</a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Chapter #190</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">(When Ready, Click on the above link to view a Slideshow of the event)<br /><br><br><br />The Cleveland Elementary School Students (4th and 5th Grades)<br /><br><br><br />Celebrating Memorial Day in the Union and West End Cemetery.</div><br /><br><br><br /><div align="center"><hr width="80%"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-10670285908206370812012-03-27T01:02:00.008-04:002012-03-27T01:24:04.981-04:00Historic Cemetery Fence Down<div> </div><br />Four sections of the historic wrought iron fence are down in the Union & West End Cemetery. An automobile accident at 1:38 a.m. on Sunday morning took out four sections of the wrought iron fence of the historic Union & West End Cemetery. The fencing on 10th Street just North of Gordon was partially demolished by a vehicle driven by an indiviual that is suspected of driving under the influence of drugs or Alcohol.<br /><br /><br />The damage can be clearly seen in the photos posted below:<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_01.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_02.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_03.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_04.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_05.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_06.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_07.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_08.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_09.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_10.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_11.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_12.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_13.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_14.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_15.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_16.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_17.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_18.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_19.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_20.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_21.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_22.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_23.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/fence_24.jpg" /> </div><br /><br />The Cemetery Association is obtaining a copy of the Police Report and will persue the responsible indiviual for cost of repairs to the Historic Cemetery wrought iron fence.<br /><br />And so it goes...<br /><br /><div align=center><hr width="80%"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-62074412654980944992012-01-16T17:20:00.002-05:002012-01-16T17:39:02.916-05:00Sinkhole Part 2 - December 30, 2011<div></div><br /><br />Sinkhole 10th and Gordon, Allentown, PA. December 30 after City of Allentown Public Works department began excavating the street over the sinkhole.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_117.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_122.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_123.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_124.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_125.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_126.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_127.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_128.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_129.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_130.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_131.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_132.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_133.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_134.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_135.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_136.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_137.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_138.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_139.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_140.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_141.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_142.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/20111230_143.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align=center><hr width="80%"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-66549054540517222212012-01-02T18:21:00.007-05:002012-01-02T18:43:17.526-05:00Sinkhole Photos 12-29-2011<div></div><br /><br />The photos that follow were taken on Thursday, December 29, 2011 before any excavation began. As you will see, the initial indication would lead one to believe that it was not a serious problem. Little did we know.<br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/sinkhole106.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/sinkhole108.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/sinkhole109.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/sinkhole107.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/sinkhole112.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/sinkhole113.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/sinkhole114.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/sinkhole115.jpg" /> </div><br /><br />Photos by Everette Carr. All Rights Reserved © 2011.<br /><br /><div align=center><hr width="80%"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-89285816861715954642012-01-01T13:34:00.007-05:002012-01-02T16:10:57.456-05:00Union and West End Cemetery - Sinkhole on 10th Street<p><br />A sinkhole developed on Tenth Street on the morning of Thursday, December 29<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span>. Either a sinkhole developed and caused a water main to break or the water main broke and caused the damage to adjoining homes and the cemetery. Either way, the water from the water main caused the resulting damage.<br /><br />Some of the water from the broken water main <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">seeped</span> into the Union and West End Cemetery and undermined a number of grave sites. The exact number is not known. The Allentown Fire Department personnel roped off a section that includes 54 grave sites. This would, barring unmarked graves not included in the count, be the outside estimate of graves that <u>might</u> be affected. The actual number of graves that were undermined may be lower. The lot numbers in<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">volved</span> start with Lot Number 1075 and end at lot number 1122. However not all lot numbers from the beginning to the end of this series are inclusive in the affected area.<br /><br />If you have relatives that you think might be included in the affected area, please feel free to contact Everette Carr, President of the Union and West End cemetery Association at 484-951-1568, for additional information.<br /><br />In the near future, photos will be <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">posted</span> showing the extensive damage to Tenth Street and the cemetery.<br /><br />Once the City of Allentown shut off the water supply, the damage in the cemetery did not worsen. This is not to suggest that there is not a problem. There is a serious problem in that graves have been undermined and the ground in this small section is not stable. Action will have to taken very soon to insure that no further damage is incurred.<br /><br />Rest assured that while the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lehigh</span> Coroner has the authority to exhume graves, this action has not been deemed necessary at the present time.<br /><br />The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">cemetery</span> officers and directors will keep all interested parties informed as the situation plays out.<br /><br />We are looking forward to a time when everything is back to normal. However, in the meantime, the cemetery gates have been closed and locked and no admittance will be allowed until further notice.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><hr width="80%"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-87646001703026741782011-11-15T17:12:00.016-05:002011-11-16T00:10:59.595-05:00United Way Day of Caring<div></div><br />On September 27, 2011 six individuals representing <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">kgb</span> division of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lucent</span> Technologies volunteered to assist the directors of the Union and West Cemetery as part of the United Way Day of Caring <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Program</span>.<br /><br />In attendance were Kelly, Lisa, Jennifer, Julie, Jane and Wayne. We began at 9 a.m. and worked until about 12:30 that afternoon. The task; clear all mulberry bushes growing around tombstones in three sections, totalling an area of almost 4 acres.<br /><br />Here are some photos of the group at work:<br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/IMG_0001.jpg" /> </div><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/IMG_0002.jpg" /> </div><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/IMG_0003.jpg" /> </div><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/IMG_0004.jpg" /> </div><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/IMG_0005.jpg" /> </div><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/IMG_0006.jpg" /> </div><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/IMG_0007.jpg" /> </div><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/IMG_0008.jpg" /> </div><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/IMG_0012.jpg" /> </div><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/IMG_0014.jpg" /> </div><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/IMG_0015.jpg" /> </div><br /><br />The last picture is of Jerry Haas and Everette Carr; directors of the cemetery association. Not pictured but helping that day were Don and Janet <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hagenauer</span>, also directors.<br /><br />The <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">kbg</span> group did a tremendous job, worked hard and earned their keep. The group donated 21 hours valued at $448.56. The Union and West End Cemetery Association truly appreciates the efforts of the employees of <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">kbg</span> and thank them for volunteering their services.<br /><br />Thanks also to the United Way and the Volunteer Center of the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Lehigh</span> Valley for making this day possible each year.<br /><br />And so it goes...<br /><br /><div align="center"><hr width="80%"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-11836109093378486392011-11-12T17:30:00.004-05:002011-11-12T17:49:52.290-05:00Scag Tiger Cub Zero Turn Commercial Mower<div> </div><br />On Friday, Veterans Day, November 11, 2011, three veterans traveled to Wind Gap and finalized the purchase of a used 2007 Scag Tiger Cub, zero turn commercial lawn mower. Below are a few pictures of the effort:<br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Scag001.jpg" /> </div><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Scag002.jpg" /> </div><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Scag003.jpg" /> </div><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Scag004.jpg" /> </div><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Scag005.jpg" /> </div><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Scag006.jpg" /> </div><br />It was touch and go for awhile with the seller, but we managed to snag the Scag at the $4,000.00 original asking price and the amount approved by the Cemetery Board. This is a very welcomed addition to our current fleet of mowers.<br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/scroll6.bmp" /> </div><br />It was a very success day!<br /><div align=center><hr width="80%"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-73753364417436673642010-11-01T17:50:00.000-04:002010-11-01T19:07:04.221-04:005th Grade Cleveland Elementary Students in CemeteryOn a brisk fall day, Friday, October 15, 2010, the 5<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">th</span> grade students from Cleveland Elementary School in Allentown, Pa. were in the Union and West End Cemetery on a class assignment. Their were approximately 60 students participating. The lesson plan dealt with the Revolutionary War (1775-1782). The students broke into 5 groups and using compasses and tape <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">measures</span> they located the graves of the five Revolutionary War veterans that are buried in the 156 year old cemetery.<br /><br />Upon arriving at each grave site, each group read a letter written by the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Revolutionary</span> soldier in which he described what it was like to live during the war for independence and how proud they all were to be Americans..<br /><br />Additionally the students gathered for a demonstration of the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">preparation</span> and cooking of apple crisp using two dutch ovens, much as would be the case in revolutionary times. Each group enjoyed sampling the apple crisp, cookies and apple cider before moving on to their next assignment.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/rev-war20.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland001.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland002.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland003.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland004.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland005.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland006.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland007.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland008.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland009.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland010.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland011.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland012.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland013.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland014.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland015.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland016.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland018.jpg" /> </div><br /><br />v<br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland019.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/rev-war2.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland020.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland021.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland022.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland023.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland024.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland025.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland026.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland027.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland028.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland029.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/rev-war12.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland030.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland032.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br 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src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland041.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland042.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland043.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/rev-war9.jpg" /><br /><br /><center>The British are Coming! The British are Coming!</center></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland044.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland045.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland046.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland047.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland048.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland050.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland051.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland052.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/rev-war8.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland053.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland054.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/rev-war6.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland055.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland056.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland057.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland058.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland059.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland060.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland061.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland062.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland063.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland064.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland065.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland066.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland067.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland068.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland069.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland070.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/Cleveland071.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br />Summary Of Revolutionary War<br /><br />The American Revolutionary war started in the year 1775 and it was set off by a British army trying to seize <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">ammunition</span> in Concord of Massachusetts. In 1776, General George Washington crossed the Delaware River to reach New Jersey and there he defeated the British Garrisons in Trenton and Princeton.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/rev-war1.jpg" /> </div><br /><br />During the Princeton attack, several people fled to the Princeton University and started hiding there. However, this was the first formal assault and it set off a series of events that followed one after the other. The British mainly controlled the areas in New York and Philadelphia. The rest of the land was under the control of colonists.<br /><br />In 1778, United States of America and France signed a pact of trade and commerce and this allowed them to depend on France as an ally. On behalf of America, France declared a war on Great Britain under the leadership of Louis XVI.<br /><br />That signaled for caution on the British part and after a war between them, Great Britain Slowly started pulling their troops away from America. The House of Commons in Great Britain voted to end the war in 1782 after 4 years of starting the war. The British pulled the remaining troops from South Carolina and Georgia in 1782 finally marking the end of the American Revolutionary War.<br /><br />In 1782, Britain also signed a declaration in Paris that it would cease to combat North America. This ended the war officially and the treaty between America and Great Britain was signed amicably.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/rev-war5.jpg" /> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Revolutionary War Veterans buried in the Union and West End <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Cemetery</span> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="left"><br />UN0761.01 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Deshler</span>, Charles 10 Sep 1754 1 Feb 1841<br /><br />UN0483.06 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Helfrich</span>, Michael Apr 1760 19 Oct 1841<br /><br />UN0411.10 Huber, C. Conrad 1750 23 Aug 1842<br /><br />UN0087.01 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">Keiper</span>, John 18 Oct 1751 4 July 1833<br /><br />UN0266.06 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">Weiser</span>, Martin 1764 8 Dec 1849<br /></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/rev-war55.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><hr width="80%"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-90633305769439914192010-10-31T20:41:00.000-04:002010-11-01T20:50:42.591-04:00Eagle Scout Project<div align="right"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/cannon503.gif" /> </div><br /><br />On two consecutive Saturdays (Sept 18 & 25), Daniel Hower, an Eagle Scout prospect, with the help of family, friends, and other Scouts, undertook to place six Civil War plaques on the graves of six "First Defender" veterans that are buried in the Union and West End Cemetery.<br /><br />There are 715 Civil War veterans buried in the Union and West End Cemetery. Twenty Two of those veterans were from the Allen Infantry Militia Unit of Allentown, Pennsylvania. The Allen Infantry was among the first Militia Units to answer President Lincoln's call when it appeared that the Confederate troops were about to take Washington. Some 530 men from five Pennsylvania militia units answered that call and saved the capitol. They have since been known as "First Defenders" and received special commendation from the Pennsylvania Congress and special "First Defender" medals..<br /><br />The original Scout Project was to place a bronze plaque on the grave of any First Defenders that did not already have a plaque. This would have called for sixteen<br />plaques which are provided by the Veterans Affairs office in Virginia. However, one of the Veterans Affairs Office rules reduced that number to six plaques. The Veterans Affairs Office will not supply a plaque if the grave is already adorned with a headstone. Thus, the only ones that qualify are those with no existing or legible marker. So Daniel proceeded to place six plaques on the graves of six veterans of the Civil War.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/daniel001.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/daniel002.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/daniel003.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/daniel004.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/daniel005.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/daniel006.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/daniel007.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/daniel008.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/daniel009.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/daniel010.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/daniel011.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/daniel012.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/daniel013.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/daniel014.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/daniel015.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/daniel016.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/daniel021.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/daniel022.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/daniel023.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/daniel025.jpg" /> </div><br /><br />The above photos depict the placement of just two of the six plaques placed at the graves of Union soldiers. All six were placed on six veterans graves as follows:<br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/newrule.gif" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/10001.jpg" /><br /><center>William W. Wagner<br />3rd Sgt. Co. G' 25th Infantry<br />Civil War</center></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/10002.jpg" /><br /><br /><center>Joseph P. S. Weiss<br />Pvt. Co. G' 25th Infantry<br />Civil War</center></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/10003.jpg" /><br /><br /><center>Henry Storch<br />Pvt. Co. G' 25th PA Infantry<br />Civil War<br />Dec 22, 1841 Feb 2, 1866</center></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/10004.jpg" /><br /><br /><center>William Rhue<br />Pvt. Co. G' 25th PA Infantry<br />Civil War<br />Aug 10, 1810 Feb 4, 1900</center></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/10005.jpg" /><br /><br /><center>James M. Wilson<br />Lieut. Co. G' 25thPA Vols<br />First Defenders<br />Civil War<br />Aug 17, 1816 Oct 16, 1875</center></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/10006.jpg" /><br /><br /><center>George W. Henry<br />Pvt. Co. G' 25th PA Infantry<br />Civil War</center></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/vintage.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br />This project should have had a happy ending; but, according to Scout rules, an Eagle Scout project must be approved by the District Council, commenced and completed prior to the Scouts eighteenth birthday. Some six weeks or more prior to his birthday, Daniel set up an appointment with a District Counselor to present his application and an outline of his project. The counselor cancelled the meeting. Several weeks later a new meeting took place; the counselor asked one question: "When is your birthday?" When told, the counselor refused to look at the project application and stated that there was not sufficient time to complete the project and dismissed Daniel's dream of being an Eagle Scout out of hand.<br /><br />To his credit, Daniel proceeded to complete the project. The plaques were on hand in plenty of time. It took only two days to gather the necessary materials and only two Saturday mornings to complete the project.Was it finished before Daniel's eighteenth birthday; no, but only because there was no longer any urgency. The District Council had already seen to that. You would think that the Boy Scout District Council would be encouraging to live-long Scouts to complete the requirements for the Eagle Scout rank. But in this instance, a worthy individual was denied a once in a life-time opportunity to attain that exalted rank.<br /><br />I am confident that in Daniel's mind and heart he is an Eagle Scout. I know that his family believes that he did everything required of him. Other might have simply walked away after failing to realize their dream, but Daniel sucked it up and completed the project for which the Union and West End Cemetery Association is grateful. Daniel, you are first class in our hearts and minds.<br /><br />Everette Carr<br />President<br />Union and west End Cemetery<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/newrule.gif" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/boysunionarmy2.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><hr width="80%"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-80412174969955756302010-06-17T14:40:00.004-04:002010-06-17T14:46:24.702-04:00Courage Under Fire<div> </div><br /><div align="center"><b>The Untold Story of Allentown's First Fireman</b></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><b>Allentown Fire men's Memorial Program</b></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Presentation by Boy Scout Troop 99, Cleveland Elementary School</div><br /><br />On May 27, 2010, at 10:00 A.M., the Allentown Fire Department and the Cleveland Elementary School joined together to present a special program in the Union and West End Cemetery at 10th and Chew Streets. The program was free to the public.<br /><br />The earliest beginnings of fire fighting in Allentown are shrouded in mystery. But one thing is clear; the Allentown Fire Department, formed in 1870, owes its creation to a disaster, the Great Fire of Ascension Day (June 1, 1848), and it is one of history's ironies that the man who might have caused the fire later became the Fire Department's Fire Chief! That and other mysteries were researched by Cleveland Elementary School Fifth Grade Students (and Scout Troop 99), D.J. Beller, Daniel Coalt, Johnny Czonska, Sam Gordillo, Ethan Sistrunk, and Emmanuel Torruellas, under the supervision of Teacher Evelyn Costelloe in the Spring of 2010, with the assistance of Barbara Miller and the Union and West End Cemetery Association.<br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270112.jpg" /> </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270117.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270118.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270119.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270121.jpg" /><br />Engine 4, Central Station, Allentown Fire Department</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270122.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270123.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270124.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270125.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270126.jpg" /><br />Boy Scout Troop 99 Color Guard</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270127.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270128.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270129.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270130.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270131.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270132.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270134.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270133.jpg" /><br />Troop 99 Color Guard<br />Troop 99 Flag, Nelson Velez; Pack 99 Flag, James Eggleston;<br />American Flag, Lance Pearyer-Benton</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><p><b>Allentown Firemen Buried in the Union and West End Cemetery</b></p></div><br /><br /><p><b>Fire Chiefs</b></p><br />Simon P. Snyder, First Fire Chief (1867-1872), Union Lot 396<br />Werner K. Ruhe, Second Fire Chief (1875-1878, Union Lot 63<br />Jacob S. Reninger, Third Fire Chief (1875-1878 Union Lot 562<br />John P. Dillenger, Fourth Fire Chief (1878-1887), Union Lot 1079<br />George J. Kline, Seventh Fire Chief (1890-1893), West End Lot 501<br />Charles H. Cohn, Eighth-Eleventh-Fourteenth Fire Chief (1893-1896, 1902-1905,<br />1910-11), West End Lot 249<br />Charles D. Grim, Ninth Fire Chief (1896-1899), Union 558<br /><br /><p><b>Assistant Fire chiefs</b></p><br />Harry M.R. Poe, West End Lot 63 <p></p><br /><br /><p><b>Fireman</b></p><br />Peter J. Beisel, West End Lot 59<br />Calvin Boyce Roth, Union Lot 170<br />Edwin T. Carl, Union Lot 247<br />Harry W. Butz, Union Lot 70<br />Henry Focht, Union Lot 457<br />David Frederick, West End Sec "M" Killed at Grossman/Kluentor Furniture<br />Factory Fire, 6 February 1884<br />Henry Knauss, Union Lot 773<br />William Kranzley, Union Lot 1163<br />Henry H. Mertz, Union Lot 78<br />Charles Mickley, Union Lot 471<br />John R. Schall, Union Lot 1080, Died of Heart Attack after Rialto Fire<br />Edwar H. Simmons, West End Lot 201<br />Abraham Steinberger, Union Lot 426<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270135.jpg" /><br />John Czonska - Samuel Gordillo - Barbara Miller</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270136.jpg" /><br />John Czonska - Samuel Gordillo - Barbara Miller</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270137.jpg" /><br />John Czonska - Samuel Gordillo - Barbara Miller</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><b>The Fire of 1848<br /><br />by<br />Johhny Czonaka and Sam Gordillo</b></div><br /><br />Hi, we are the Scouts from Cleveland Elementary School. We are here to tell you about the fire that burnt down 75% of Allentown.<br /><br />It all started Easter Day 1848, not far from where you are now, between Linden and Hamilton Street on Hall Alley. Now its a parking lot but back then it was a tobacco stable.<br /><br />We think the fire started because employees did not get the day off for Easter. Once the fire started , it spread like wildfire. There was a water shortage, high winds and no organized fire fighters. The city was doomed.<br /><br />Luckily no one died. However, fire fighters was destined to change!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><b>Mysterious Beginning: The Great Fire of Ascension Day, 1848</b></p><br /><br />Allentown's Great Fire of 1848 began with a single spark, at about 4 o'clock on Ascension Day (Thursday, June1), 1848. It started in John Eckert's tobacco stable on Hall Alley (now Hall Street), where two apprentices were processing tobacco. In minutes, the stable was engulfed in flames. Northwest winds whipped the flames into a whirlwind. In 1.5 hours, much of the village of Allentown - 35 houses, stores, 42 farms and and stables, other businesses - burned to the ground. The village had a population of only 3,700 people and only a total of 610 buildings.<br /><br />There was no Allentown Fire Department to fight the inferno. Allentown' three small volunteer Fire Companies (Lehigh, Friendship and Humane), with poor hand pump engines and almost no water, tried to contain it, but were helpless. Thick black smoke was seen as far away as Bethlehem. A Bethlehem Fire Company rushed to the scene, too late. Citizens tore down the market-house at Center Square to stop the fire from spreading eastward.<br /><br />To 12 year-old F.J.F. Schantz, who had just come from school, it seemed like the end of the world. He never forgot "the ringing of bells, the cry of the people, the large volume of smoke that rose to the heavens...hurried movement of the people on the streets, the cry of the firemen and others who labored hard to arrest the advance of the fire."<br /><br />When the smoke cleared, everything on Hamilton Street, from Market Square (now seventh Street) westward, the entire business district, lay in ashes. The losses were more than $200,000, an astronomical sum in 1848. Few properties were insured. Many families lost everything, many businessmen were ruined. Homeless families sought relatives in outlying areas for shelter. No one died, but the <i>Lehigh Register</i> reported a village in shock: "Weary worn and sick at heart with the labor and excitement of the last few days, we resume our pen to record the ruin of the fairest and most business portion of our Borough, by the most awful and destructive conflagration that ever [befell] us."All predicted that Allentown would not recover for decades, but the Great Fire was a turning point, a new beginning for the sleepy farm-market village that it had always been. The entire town rallied to help the victims. The next morning citizens met and formed committees to calculate losses, demolish tottering walls, and collect money and supplies for the victims.<br /><br />The suddenly vacant land, cleared of rickety, old outmoded buildings, drew investors. New businesses and industries sprang up. The sleepy old market village became an industrial hub. A new Allentown arose from the ashes. Village leaders saw Thai they desperately needed a unified, professional fire department, not the disorganized neighborhood volunteer fire companies that existed. Today's Allentown Fire Department owes its existence to the Great Fire of 1848. Thus it is ironic that the Fire Department's first Fire Chief might well be the man who started the fire.<br /><br /><br /><p><b>Mystery Unsolved</b></p><br /><br /><br />The stable where the Great Fire of 1848, started belonged to John Eckert, a tobacconist. On June 1, 1848 two apprentices were working in the stable when the blaze erupted. No one was ever charged with starting the fire. One of the apprentices was a young man of 18, named Simon P. Snyder. He was ab orphan who, with his brothers and sisters, had been adopted by Eckert as a young child.<br /><br />Simon Snyder was no ordinary Young man. He was already a volunteer fireman in 1848, and belonged to the Lehigh Fire Company, one of the village's first volunteer fire companies. He understood fire and how quickly a single careless act could cause catastrophe. He knew that the tobacco stable was a tinderbox. Even if he did not personally cause the fire, he felt responsible for it. Somehow the fire started during his watch, and he failed to prevent it. He was there as the flames spread out of control. The event made a deep impression on Snyder. He dedicated the rest of his life to fighting fires, and became the first Fire Chief of Allentown' Fire Department when it was created in 1870.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270138.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270139.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270140.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270141.jpg" /><br />John Czonska & Daniel Coalt</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270142.jpg" /><br />Terry Kennedy - Scout Leader extraordinaire</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270143.jpg" /><br />John Czonska & Daniel Coalt </div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><b>First Fire Chiefs in Allentown, PA<br /><br />by<br />Johnny Czonska and Daniel Coalt</b></div><br /><br />Back then in 1811, when there was a fire, each ethnic neighborhood fire patrol would race each other to a fire to have first claim! Sometimes they would get into a fight over the fire instead of working together. This was not a good thing!<br /><br />Let us give you an idea of what we had back then:<br />No fire trucks, only hoses carried by horse or by hand<br />No fire ladders until 1811<br />No fire hydrants until 1860<br /><br />As a result of the fire of 1848, where 75% of Allentown burnt down, the fire fighters knew that they needed to change and work together. They elected a fire chief in 1870, who would bring all the fire companies together to teach the fire fighters how to work together and help them solve problems.<br /><br />The first Fire Chief was Simon Snyder. Simon Snyder was the stepson of John Eckert and had first hand experience of the fire of 1848, which started in his stepfather's stable. He dedicated his life to saving people and property from fire. We not only honor him today, but all fire fighters and fire chiefs who put their lives at risk for us.<br /><br /><br />Simon Snyder<br />Wener K. Ruhe<br />Jacob S. Reninger<br />John P. Dillinger<br />Bigler Hoffert<br />Hafiz B. Cleveland<br />George Klein<br />Charles Cohn<br />Charles Grim<br />John Huffort<br />James Gallagher<br />William Kranzley<br />Edgar W. Wolf<br />Edwin P. Erb<br />Clarence Marks<br />John Butz<br />Walter Flores<br />Charles O'Donnell<br />Paul Knerr<br />William Thompson<br />Melvin Keyser<br />Clarence Paules<br />Ernest E. Toth<br /><br />We honor all that are serving us today. Thank You!<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270144.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270145.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270146.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><p><b>Simon P. Snyder, First Fire Chief (1867- 1872)</b></p><br /><br />Simon Snyder was born at Trexlertown, Pensylvania, on July 19, 1829, to Thomas Snyder and Debby Weiss Snyder. His parents died when he was a young child. The children were fostered out to several families. Simon and some of the younger children were taken to Allentown and given over to John Eckert, a cigar maker and tobacconist. Simon was taken out of school early to be taught the cigar trade by Mr. Eckert and made that his lifelong profession. <p></p><br /><br />From his youth, Simon devoted himself to fire fighting. In 1845, at age 16, he joined the Lehigh Fire Company. Later he transferred to the Humane Fire Company . He was working at Eckert's Hall Street stable when the Great Fire ignited there on June 1, 1848. The disaster changed his life forever. He devoted himself as much as possible to improving fire fighting in his home town. He helped to create the Good Will Fire Company in June of 1850. When the newly-incorporated City of Allentown voted to create a paid, professional Fire Department in 1870, Snyder was chosen as First Chief Engineer (or Fire Chief). He was Fire Chief from 1870 to 1875, and retired from active service in 1881, but remained a member of the Good Will Fire Company until his death, at age 90, on Saturday, November 1, 1918. In addition to being Fire Chief, he was a cigar maker and had a tobacco store on the first floor of his home at 108 South Seventh Street, Allentown. <p></p><br /><br />Simon Snyder never spoke about the Great Fire of 1848. The secret of how it began went with him to his grave. <p></p><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270147.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270148.jpg" /><br />John Czonska & David Coalt - Presenting<br />research material to Chief Scheirer</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270149.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270150.jpg" /><br />Allentown Fire Chief Robert C. Scheier</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270151.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270152.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270153.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270154.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270155.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270156.jpg" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270157.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270158.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270159.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270160.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270161.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270162.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270163.jpg" /><br />Emmanuel Tourreullas, Ethan Strunk & Barbara Miller<br />at the grave of George J. Klein</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><b>A Poem to Fire Fighters</b><br /><br />By Ethan Sistrunk</div><br /><br />See<br />Prople running fast,<br />Red flames in burning buildings,<br />Maps, axes, tanks and hoses.<br /><br /><br />Hear<br />The Screaming people<br />Engines roar, sirens blaring,<br />Crackling fire like the wind<br /><br />Do<br />They do many jobs,<br />Eat, sleep, coook, play save lives<br />Do more than you think<br /><br />Feel<br />Feeling scared yet strong<br />They feel freedom mixed with pride<br />Confused but focased<br /><br />I think<br />Herp USA always prepared<br />Risking their lives to save us<br />Hero USA<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><b>Prayer for Our Fire Fighters</b><br /><br />By Emmanuell Torruellas</div><br /><br /><br />Lord, we come before you right now to ask you to keep our fire chiefs and fire fighters in your hands. Help them find peace and comfort in your presence. Each time they have to put their lives at risk, please keep them safe from harm and grant them courage and strength to see their battles through. In the name of the Lord we pray.<br />Amen<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270164.jpg" /><br />Daniel Coalt</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270165.jpg" /><br />Jason McCully, Scout Master & ESOL Teacher</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270166.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><b>George J. Klein, 7th Fire Chief, Allentown Fire Department 1890--1893</b></p><br /><br /><br />George J. Kline was born on May 24, 1855, in Allentown. He joined the Liberty Fire Company No. 5 at age 17. He was a barber by trade. While fighting a disastrous fire in Allentown at the Hergesheimer building in the winter of 1879, at age 24, he collapsed inside the building and was subsequently drenched by the water fron the fire hoses. Fellow firemen discovered his frozen body only after the fire was extenguished. He was was so badly frozen that he lay in a coma for four days afterwards. He recovered, however, and became Allentown;s seventh Fire Chief at age 35, in 1890, and served as Chief for four years. his ordeal at the Hergesheimer fire had caused extensive nerve damage, and locomotoe ataxia resulted years later. The Allentown Morning Call reported that<br /><br>blockquote>many of his friends attributed his later blindness to this fire and from that date the dreadful disease of locomoter ataxia began its slow but certain work. For [four years before his death in 1896] he has gradually been robbed of his sense of sight and means of locomotion. Following the loss of sight, the disease became evident in his walk. At first he resorted to the cane, but soon crutches were used, and finally he was not able to continue with these...100 of the citizens of Allentown bought him a rolling chair. While only 100 were needed to secure it, there were 500 ready to contribute to the same...In this chair, propelled by kindly hands, he was a familiar figure on the streets up to [one week ago].<br /><br>His death will be mourned not by the family alone but by the hundreds of friends for whom he was an inspiration and example during his lifetime... Though, while well, he mingled with his fellow men with...light-heartedness and joviality...he had a faculty of leading and directing men and pacifying them that is given to few.<br /><br>He was extremely popular. The Liberty and Allen Fire Companies purchased a team for him when he entered upon his duties as Chief of the Fire Department, which has since been turned over to every successive Fire Chief. He often attributed his success in fighting fires to the fact that he was enabled, with his team, to be at the scene early. <blockquote></blockquote><br /><br>George Klein died on Monday, March 1, 1896, age 41, in his home at 248 North Fifth Street, Allentown. He was buried on Thursday morning,March 5, in West End Cemetery. His funeral was one of the largest ever attended in Allentown. The entire Liberty Fire Company, most of the men in Allentown's other fire companies, and numerous fire companies from across the Lehigh Valley attended. The hearse was drawn by the engine horses of the Liberty Fire Company, followed by the Chief's team led by Chief Kline's old horse "Dick."<br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270167.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270168.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270169.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270170.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270171.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270172.jpg" /><br />Barbara Miller (front right) Evelyn Costelloe (back) program <a class="mw-redirect" title="Cosmic Era human enhancements" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Era_human_enhancements#Coordinators"><span style="color:#333333;">Coordinators</span></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270173.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270174.jpg" /><br />James B. Ruhf, Bagpiper, (far left)</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270175.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270176.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270177.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/P5270178.jpg" /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">The End of a Successful Journey into the Past!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><hr width="80%"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-30619770129142815442010-06-04T09:50:00.000-04:002010-06-04T10:23:41.631-04:00Joseph Clauser Family<div align=center><table cellpadding="5" align="center" border="0"><br /><a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/clauser055.jpg"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/clauser055.jpg" border="0" /></a> <tbody></tbody></table></div><br /><br /><p>In Section M' of the West End portion of the Union and West End Cemetery there is a small obelisk stone. On three of its four sides it is inscribed with the names of four children of Joseph P. and Mary Ann Clauser. The Clauser family lived in Allentown's 8th Ward at 748 N. Lumber Street.<br /><br />Joseph Clauser was born in Pennsylvania in july, 1859. Mary was born in Pennsylvania, also in 1859. Joseph and Mary were married in 1882.<br /><br />The circumstances of Joseph's birth are somewhat of a mystery. When he was just 11 months of age, he was enumerated in the 1860 census in the home of Peter and Anna Frantz. Peter and his wife were in their late fifties. Also in the household in addition to Joseph was their daughter, Mary, who was 25 and their son, Elias, who was 18. Several young men with the surname Frantz lived nearby with their families; Charles Frantz, age 25 years, lived next door with his wife Mary and their family.<br /><br />In 1860 Peter was employed as a day laborer. His wife was at home keeping house and taking care of Joseph. Peter's daughter, Mary, worked as a domestic and Elias, his son, was employed as a Postman. There is no explanation as to why Joseph P. Clause is in the Frantz household. Possibly adopted or perhaps the son of a relative; unfortunately, the circumstances are not known.<br /><br />Joseph Clauser, upon reaching manhood and marrying, was employed as a day laborer, but by 1910 he is shown working as an engineer in a boiler works.<br /><br />Mary Clauser, Joseph's wife, gave birth to six children as follows:<br />Edward J., born April 20, 1888.<br />Eva A., born 1890<br />Maggie M. A., born and died 1892<br />Jennie C., born April 1894<br />Charles P., born June 10, 1898<br />Joseph A., born June 1899<br /><br />Edward died July 12, 1928 at age 40. during his life he worked as a finisher in a furniture factory. He later was a laborer in a boiler works, presumably the same boiler works that employed his father.<br /><br />Eva died in 1894, just four years of age.<br /><br />Maggie, as noted above, was likely still-born.<br /><br />Jennie, at age 16 years, was a quilter in a knitting mill. She would later marry Harry C. Fritch, who worked for the railroad. They lived at 339 Union Street and they had two daughters.<br /><br />Charles died on Christmas day, December 25, 1888, aged 6 months 15 days. It must have been a very sad Christmas for the family in 1888.<br /><br />Joseph A. Clauser, at age 21 years, was living in Philadelphia in 1920. He is married to Lucy M. Sherildan, employed as an optician in a retail optical store and he and his wife are living in the 46th Ward at 25 Salford Street in the home of Lucy's mother, Mrs. Mary Sherildan.<br /><br />Mary Clauser died in 1917. Shortly there after, Joseph P. Clauser was found living with his daughter, Jennie, in 1920 and was still employed at the boiler works.<br /><br />It is not known when Joseph P. Clauser died, he is buried along side his wife in the family plot, but his death date is not shown on the stone. The four children whose graves are marked by the oblelisk lie across from their parents; They are: Charles P., Eva A., Maggie M. A., and Edward J.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/clauser054.jpg"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/clauser054.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">Joseph P. Clauser's headstone is on the left, his wife, Mary Ann on the right.</div><br /><div align="left">It must have been difficult for Joseph and Mary, and most particularly for Mary, to lose three of her six children during her lifetime. She predeceased Edward, who died at age forty.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/clauser056.jpg"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/clauser056.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div align="left">Lying in graves to the right of Peter and Mary Clauser is the grave of Charles Frantz and his wife, Mary. Their headstones are shown above. The eight graves are in an area that would normally accomodate ten graves. There is no evidence of more than the eight graves. Since Mary Frantz died on July 13, 1892 and Charles Frantz died on August 30, 1903, it is believed that the plot was originally purchased by Charles Frantz. Cemetery records show that the owner of record was Joseph P. Clauser, with an entry date of November 18, 1903: a few months after Charles' death and long after all cemetery plots had been sold.</div><br />It should be noted that Charles Frantz served with Company G' 176th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment during the Civil War.<br /><br />Joseph Clauser was not selected for inclusion in this blog because of any particular good deed or for any great accomplishment in his lifetime. He was, for the most part, a hard working father and husband, living in a difficult time, trying to provide for his family. What drew me to this particular family was the obelisk with the names of so many of their offspring. It is the tragedies that befell this family that draws one to them. That is the only reason for singling them out. May they rest in peace for all eternity.<br /><br /><div align="center"><hr width="80%"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8338920953090584508.post-54402447632532498162010-06-03T12:34:00.009-04:002010-06-03T13:17:43.811-04:00Flag Day in the Cemetery<div></div><br />On Saturday, May 15, 2010, members of Chapter 190 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart along with members of the cemetery association were in the cemetery to place new flags on the graves of every veteran of every war.<br /><br />There were close to a thousand flags placed on the graves of those that had been identified as having fought in a war involving Americans. Flags were placed on graves of veterans of the French Indian War, Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, Mexican-American War, Civil War, the Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and the Viet Nam War.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/don-johnson.jpg" /><br />Don Johnson of the MOPH placing a new flag on a veterans grave</div><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><img src="http://www.rootsweb.com/~paalncem/images/janet-hagenauer.jpg" /><br />Janet Hagenauer, Director of cemetery association and cemetery "Historian".<br />Janet located all of the veterans graves in the cemetery</div><br /><br />New flags are placed on the graves of veterans buried in the Union & West End Cemetery and at cemeteries through-out the State,twice a year, just prior to Memorial Day and then again in November prior to Armed Forces Day. The flags are provided free of charge to veterans organizations by the Office of Veterans Affairs.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><hr width="80%"><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0