Down on the Farm with William E. Dietrich
William E. Dietrich (1896-1977) was my grandfather. He was born in Lykens, but he spent his youth on the family farm in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, after his parents […]
William E. Dietrich (1896-1977) was my grandfather. He was born in Lykens, but he spent his youth on the family farm in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, after his parents […]
On the occasion of the coming of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, the Harrisburg Telegraph gave the following editorial comment in its 1 August 1910 edition: LYKENS VALLEY OPPORTUNITY The proposed […]
MRS. CATHARINE HARTMAN Mrs. Catharine Rebecca Hartman, age 84 years, wife of Daniel Hartman, died at her home in Gratz Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Hartman was a daughter of the late […]
A portrait of Catherine [Kahler] Grimm (1800-1880) and John Grimm (1795-1886) of Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The surname is often spelled as “Grim.” The original, in a oval frame […]
The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure. In addition to […]
An 1875 map of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. For a fully enlargeable map, see: Atlas of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1875, Compiled, Drawn and Published from Personal Examinations and Surveys, by […]
FUNERAL SUNDAY FOR WAR VETERAN Funeral services for S/Sgt. Donald Schoffstall, of Williamstown, whose body was recently returned to the United States from Europe, will be held from the J. […]
A 1911 photograph of the David Belles’ apple trees on what was described as a model Lykens Valley farm in a article that appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 16 March […]