Memories of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Trade in Gratz and Other Stories.

Book Committee: Marie Stine, Chairperson; Margaret Downing; Leah Hollenbach; Lena Kessler; Luma Rothermel; Guy Schieb; Lois Schoffstall; Carolyn Schwalm.

Table of Contents. Introduction. The News A Hundred Years Ago.

Trade in Good Old Gratz: The Umholtz Store; Area Merchants of 1910; S. O Smeltz's Store; The Kessler Brewery; Kades Store; The Shaeffer and Blyler Stores; Area Merchants Remembered (The Raebuck Store; Mary Buffington's Milliner; McNoldy's Photograph Shop; Mark Kebaugh's Butcher Shop; John Buffington's Blacksmith Shop; Hess's Bakery; Dr. Schminky; The Ford Dealership; The Umholtz Barber Shop; George Hepler's Peaches; Mary Hartman's Hat Shop' Isaac Hepler's Grocery Store; Harry Smith's Hall; The Gratz Hotel; The Miller Store; The Tannery in Gratz; Williard's Fruit Orchard; The Gross Department Store; Buffington's Harness Shop; The Newpaper Man; Ritzman's Restaurant; Zerfing's Hardware Shop; The Gratz Shirt Factory; Kratzer's Village Blacksmith Shop; The Gratz Bank; The Miller Funeral home; The Shoe Repair Shops; Dr. Lebo; O. T. and Mary Tobias; Hoffman Dairy; A Lumber Mill; Bricks Made in the Area; The Rural Mailman; Milton and Sally Umholtz' Store; A Carpenter and Musician.

Gratz a Few Years Ago: Gratz in the forties; Coming Home for Easter; Thank Goodness for Small Towns; The Big Parade; The Big Roundup in Gratz; Before 1900; Just After 1900 in Gratz; Black Mariah; The Wedding in the Parlor; The Motorcycle Gang; A Funeral in the Snow Storm; Going to the Dentist; Out of Control; The Umbrella Man; The West Mont Victory Gardens; The Gratz Boy Scouts; The Gratz I Knew; Going for Yeast; The Singing Milkman; Growing Up on the Farm.

The Military: Life on Guadalcanal; Memories of World War II; Mised the War, But.

The Big Gratz Fair: Some History; The Fair - A Popular Place; Changes on the Fair Ground; Fair Exhibits; Special Attractions at the Fair (Racing, Music, Gymnastics); Good Old Memories of the Fair (School Children Enjoy the Fair; The Gypsies; A Family Outing; The Franklin Car is Tested; Memories of My Day at the Fair; A Coat for a Little Girl; A Special Trip to the Fair; Getting Our Fair Project Ready; The Never Forgotten ride; What a Ride!; Elsie and Her Swine; A Special renter; Episodes of the Gratz Fair.

Tragedy: The Humming Bird Story;The Coffee Bean Tragedy; A Devastating Fire; A Fierce Cyclone Hits; An Early Spring Thunderstorm; Collision on the Railroad.

Teaching and Learning: Gratz Academy; Morris Zerfing, the Teacher; Practicing, Practicing; Getting Ready to Teach.

Tribute: Poem - Gratz, Our Home Town.