Trains, Treasure, Ghosts and the Civil War in Harrisburg PA: The history of my ancestors.

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I discover my ancestor's contribution to the creation of Harrisburg Pennsylvania and the defense of the Union during the Civil War. I also investigate the possibility of a time capsule hidden in the back of a photo of my 3x Uncle George, that once hung above the mantle in his mansion.
Stay tuned for the picture opening date. I want to make sure that the photo is preserved for re-framing.
Homicide map Pennlive
www.pennlive.com/news/2019/09...
Address Report:
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Harrisburg Homicides:
www.pennlive.com/news/2022/01...
History of the PA Volunteers
books.google.com/books?id=1dc...
4th Regiment in the Civil War
civilwarintheeast.com/us-regi....
4th Regiment monument at Antietam
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Antietam map
By Map by Hal Jespersen, www.posix.com/CW, CC BY 3.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
4th Antietam Map
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@runningintohistory 3 месяца назад

Harrisburg's Titanic Survivor was my ancestor's neighbor: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-62x4NBkIWMk.htmlsi=rL0SUIkOo3sGhtNP

@erikbrand526 6 месяцев назад

Fascinating history and story telling!

@geraldwilson681 Год назад

Great video. I grew up on Swatara Street on Allison Hill. Born in 1964 and ran through the surrounding streets and alleys in the late 60s and through the 70s. My Dad's father and my Mother's father both worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad and on my Mother's side found out that her Grandfather was big in architecture and engineering!! Ancestral research is very fascinating.

@runningintohistory Год назад

Thank you Gerald! I always have fond memories visiting over there. I still remember a person (possibly a farmer), going door to door selling fresh produce. Also will never forget the sounds of the city when I would wake up in the morning. The area definitely changed from my grandmother and mother's time that's for sure. And genealogy is definitely fascinating. I recently found my Ancestors Civil War enlistment papers at the State Archive!

@geraldwilson681 Год назад

@@runningintohistory My Dad's father was born in Altoona Pennsylvania as John Wilson. My Dad's mother's maiden name was Carolyn Nye and she is also from Harrisburg. Her mother was from County Clare Ireland and her maiden name was Boland. My Dad's father had Scottish and I believe German ancestry. My Mother's father was Webster Bennett from Harrisburg and my Mother's Mom was from Boston Massachusetts and her maiden name was Caroline O'Brien!!

@runningintohistory Год назад

@@geraldwilson681 interesting! I also have family in Altoona. When you get a chance check out some of my Altoona videos. I will also be doing several on Harrisburg the next few months so stay tuned.

@geraldwilson681 Год назад

@@runningintohistory Copy thanks again 👍

@jessemorehead8617 3 месяца назад

Did you know any moreheads?

@WarmVoice Год назад

Great little documentary, and recording of your family history. There's a rich and yet still young history in the North Eastern states! Nice work.

@runningintohistory Год назад

Thank you!

@ODDySEEy 2 года назад

What an Amazing video. You honor your family with this video and tell a great piece of history. Well done. Looking forward to Picture Reveal!!!

@runningintohistory 2 года назад

Thanks a lot Scott!

@RedneckHillbilly-ho9md 9 месяцев назад

Crazy the amount of history in your family, very cool man. I sure remember that thaw flood in '96, I was in drivers ed first period in high school and they announced my bus number with others who were being sent home already because we lived in the mountains areas and the school district was afraid they wouldn't be able to get us home since it was already getting bad here in Mifflin County. They were right by the time I got home the creek had already came up and over touching our house and our basement completely flooded something that NEVER happened. What an experience.

@runningintohistory 9 месяцев назад

Thank you! I was also surprised how much history was there myself. My grandmother used to tell me stories but I didn't really understand (or care) until I was older. That '96 flood was crazy. I'm from Blair County originally but we were living in the Harrisburg area by '96. I remember seeing the Walnut Street Bridge collapse in the ice.

@shatterpointgames 29 дней назад

You produce incredible content I love that we have a local historian

@runningintohistory 29 дней назад

@@shatterpointgames thank you! I appreciate the support.

@cmils1785 Год назад

Superior work my friend! Kudos, and thanks for all of the history. 💀👍🏻

@bethranger9883 2 месяца назад

I enjoy watching your videos and learning more about Pennsylvania History. Thank you

@runningintohistory 2 месяца назад

Thank you!

@debraadamsadams6955 6 дней назад

I really like that pic of your late relatives by the old car at Little Round Top. You are so fortunate to know the history of your family. I have been enjoying your videos. Maybe look into the WW2 bunker close to South Mountain. You have to hike to find it.

@runningintohistory 5 дней назад

Thank you. I am fortunate that family members documented our history over the years. And thanks for the idea. Are you referring to the old POW camp by Pine Grove State Park? That is an interesting place. I have been trying to find a unique angle to tell that story. Keep. The ideas coming!

@rene.rodriguez Год назад

Thank you for such an incredible video. My wife and I are in the process of purchasing your great Uncle George's home (well, the second-half of it since it's been converted into a duplex), so I've been looking at videos trying to learn more about the area. It was so much fun watching this. I've made a career out of building large RU-vid channels for others, so trust me when I say this... you did a great job!

@runningintohistory Год назад

Oh wow that is great! I would love to see the inside of the place some day so if you end up purchasing it and wouldn't mind sending me a few photos to my email, that would be awesome! Such a great little neighborhood down there. I still have Uncle George's portrait hanging in my library. Thanks a lot for commenting and your kind words.

@rene.rodriguez Год назад

@@runningintohistory We would be happy to. You could also come over to see it in person. We are midway through escrow, so, fingers crossed!

@runningintohistory Год назад

@@rene.rodriguez good luck and definitely let me know. Thank you!

@toybarnhotrods3599 3 месяца назад

Thank You for the great historical record.

@runningintohistory 3 месяца назад

Thank you for watching!!

@formerx 5 дней назад

Very nice historical tribute to your relatives. I used to visit friends on Berryhill St. in the 80s. It seems like that area has a lot more crime now.

@runningintohistory 5 дней назад

Thank you. Yeah it does seem to have gotten even worse than the 80s unfortunately.

@CharChar876 2 года назад

Fantastic! I'm stunned!

@runningintohistory 2 года назад

Thank you Aunt Liz! And thank you for all your work with this research. We wouldn't know any of this if it wasn't for you and Uncle Chris's effort.

@tricycleguy2657 2 месяца назад

This is amazing that you have lineage so intertwined with Harrisburg, the railroad and the Civil War.... im new to your content... but I've been told the W.O. Hickok manufacturing company is the oldest company in the books in Harrisburg they have a very rich history that is probably right up your alley... it could make an interesting video... I'd imagine the supervisor and the owner would accommodate you in making a video... thanks for preserving the past. There isn't enough of that going on

@runningintohistory 2 месяца назад

Thank you. The Hickok name sounds familiar. I will look into it. There definitely isn't enough grassroots level historical preservation. I made a video early on in my channel about issues I had with a few historical societies, which was one of the main reasons I started this page. There are still a few historical societies (in York unfortunately) who refuse to allow me to have access to some old photos. It's like they are hoarding the history away. On the other end, Dauphin County Historical Society has been great to work with.

@tricycleguy2657 2 месяца назад

@runningintohistory yea its a shame they act that way and dont allow access to the archives... Hickok is about a block down from the subway Cafe on Herr Street kind of across from the old Harrisburg steel location It sits back in and looks abandoned, its not you cant miss the rusty water tower and saw-tooth roof... its crawling with history.. Dylan( I think thats the correct spelling) is a good guy... and Peter Hickok loves his family companies history..

@runningintohistory 2 месяца назад

@@tricycleguy2657 oh wow, yeah I know where your talking about now. I photographed that place years ago and wondered what it was.

@tricycleguy2657 2 месяца назад

@@runningintohistory hopefully you get to find out exactly what it is!

@johnbarnas879 24 дня назад

Spent the last three years as a property mgt. co. repair tech in many of the basements all over Allison Hill. Been in some pretty rough basements but experienced no ghosts. Maybe someday we can talk about doing a video history of Stony Valley (St. Anthony's Wilderness), the railroad and Stone Glen.

@runningintohistory 24 дня назад

Haha yeah the ghost stories were mainly just us kids talking. St. Anthony's Wilderness is one of my favorite areas of the State. I actually did a previous video about St. Anthony's Wilderness and the Yellow Spring Ghost Town/Railroad, but I definitely want to work on Rausch Gap, etc., eventually.

@skippy2710 2 года назад

awesome video! thanks for sharing this amazing story! I saw there's a young spotted lantern fly around 21:00 pretty funny! none of our ancestors saw those things!

@runningintohistory 2 года назад

Thanks a lot! And yeah I just looked back and saw that too lol.

@drewheistand 2 года назад

Well done!

@runningintohistory 2 года назад

Thanks man!

@samaulicino4202 6 месяцев назад

Really enjoyed this video and your construction of your family history. It was a very interesting period in history to say the least. The robber barons all popped up out of nowhere and took claim to it all. I'd be curious to know any affiliations the elder Pancackes had. ie, Catholic church, Odd Fellows, Masonry, Easter Stars, on an on. To unravel the distortion of history a knowledge of how those groups operated is imperative. We are all told wealth started when they opened a small trading store etc... fast forward a year and they own large factory or warehouse. hmm? Anyways, I find it facinating you can trace your roots back further. Like so many others, mine leads back to an orphanage home in the 1800's.

@runningintohistory 6 месяцев назад

Thank you Sam. I actually have been researching the "secret" societies of that time. When I research topics in old newspaper articles, I frequently see meetings for various groups listed so I started to attempt to identify them. Definitely fascinating history. As far as the Pancakes, at this point I only have evidence of religious affiliation but when I go further back I discovered possible membership in groups such as the "Paxton Rangers." aka Paxton Boys. Another video to come on that.

@NaomisAdventures 2 года назад

Good video

@runningintohistory 2 года назад

Thank you Naomi!

@iconatlarge 9 месяцев назад

Did not find the follow up with the pic...

@runningintohistory 9 месяцев назад

I actually didn't release it yet. I am trying to get the historical society on board to assist so I do not damage the photo. When I started to pull on the material, it started to disintegrate so I stopped. I would like to open it by the end of the year and get the photo reframed so definitely stay tuned.

@castevens97 2 года назад

My 3x Great Uncle and his family is buried there. I just found out his existence a year ago. I said there is not way that we are related. I was wrong. That cemetery is gorgeous.

@runningintohistory 2 года назад

Oh wow! What are their last names? Your right, that cemetery is amazing.

@castevens97 2 года назад

@@runningintohistory Stevens. My 3x Great Uncle was Benjamin Stevens. He founded Stevens Memorial United Methodist Church in Allison Hill. I thought my dad was the first of his family to move from Huntingdon County. But, it was my Uncle Ben.

@runningintohistory 2 года назад

@@castevens97 oh wow so cool.

@CharChar876 Год назад

@@castevens97 Which street is that located on? We grew up on Allison hill.

@castevens97 Год назад

@@CharChar876 State and 13th

@jessemorehead8617 3 месяца назад

Alot of gays live there Steven reed lived there the former mayor he was gay to I wonder why that place keeps getting flooded out

@DigiLab360 6 месяцев назад

You lost me talking about ghosts. Come one man, they have no place in history. Let's keep it real.

@runningintohistory 6 месяцев назад

Lol, I was only telling family stories from our perspectives as kids. This was just as much for our own family history and tales as it was about our ancestor's involvement in the history of Harrisburg. One of the reasons I created this channel was to tell history in an entertaining way, and more importantly, telling stories the way I want to tell them. Some people will like my style, some won't. All that matters to me is I wrote and told the story exactly the way I wanted to. I appreciate you watching and sharing your perspective.

@erikbrand526 6 месяцев назад

You Sir need to relax. This creator's tag line is "Forgotten stories from our past." Ghost stories ARE, forgotten stories from our past. I would need to see your work though to get your true perspective on this. **Update** I checked his channel. There is nothing there. This person doesn't create anything beyond opinions on other's work. Thanks for your contribution to this world 😂

@jessemorehead8617 3 месяца назад

Michael k Williams is buried in the Harrisburg. East cemetery rest in peace, michael k williams

@jessemorehead8617 3 месяца назад

The base of the barn is still there

@jessemorehead8617 3 месяца назад

My entire family is from the capital city They used to own a deli beside the pennbrook fire station i remember grace Zimmerman corner store If you're from panbrook you know

@runningintohistory 3 месяца назад

Grace was awesome! Loved her store growing up. You might enjoy the series I made about Penbrook called "The Brook." ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8KU7S1nE98M.htmlsi=l2z7XV0qnsejXHpF

@runningintohistory 3 месяца назад

I also interviewed the old Penbrook Police Officer Ray Magaro: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-70ef_gCv4Po.htmlsi=xn8B8PI17nEwtCr6