Leah Jane [Row] Michael (1854-1956) – Centenarian
Leah Jane [Row] Michael was married to William H. Michael (1847-1911), a Civil War veteran who died in 1911. She lived to the age of 101, dying in 1956. She […]
Leah Jane [Row] Michael was married to William H. Michael (1847-1911), a Civil War veteran who died in 1911. She lived to the age of 101, dying in 1956. She […]
Quick action by residents and the Williamstown fire company, with some assistance from the wind changing directions, saved Williamstown from the fate of Gratz which one week earlier lost its […]
Again the bowels of the earth have taken toll, and on Wednesday about noon, George Dreibelbis, 20 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dreibelbis of Wiconisco, was crushed […]
Composite photograph showing how big-game trophies are displayed in private homes. In the early part of the 20th Century, hunters tried to emulate this type of decor in which their […]
A newspaper photograph (Lykens Standard, March 14, 1924) of Jonathan Baddorf (1848-1939) and Leah Jane [Row] Baddorf (1852-1939) at their 50th Wedding Anniversary. The photograph was accompanied by a brief […]
FORMER POWER IN LOCAL POLITICS IS DEAD AT ADVANCED AGE WILLIAM B. MEETCH, LONG PROMINENT, IS DEAD WAS FOR YEARS REPUBLICAN LEADER AND WIDELY-KNOWN HUNTER OF BIG GAME LOVER OF […]
On Saturday, May 10, 1924, the Ku Klux Klan announced its presence in Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by burning a cross on the culm bank west of the colliery. The […]
The front cover of the first telephone directory of the Wiconisco Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1936-1937. Beginning in May 1936, the company required that the operator be given the number […]