Daniel F. Wise (1889-1949) – Veteran of World War I
DANIEL F. WISE Daniel Franklin Wise, age 60, a miner and veteran of World War I, died at his home in Williamstown, Friday evening. Mr. Wise was a member of […]
Halifax – Trinity Reformed Church
An undated photograph of the Trinity Reformed Church, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It is believed that this photo was used on a post card. _________________________ Further information on Halifax area […]
John G. Ruton (1871-1949) – Found Dead Along Highway
IDENTIFY BODY OF MAN FOUND NEAR LYKENS The body of a man, who collapsed and died along highway Route 209 near Lykens, last Wednesday afternoon, was identified as John G. […]
Lykens Valley Cousins of President Barack Obama
On his mother’s side, Barack H. Obama, 44th President of the United States, is supposedly descended from Johann Pieter Straub (1695-c1760s), who arrived at Philadelphia from Germany in 1733, and […]
Halifax – Market Street, Looking East
An undated picture post card view of Market Street, looking east, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Millersburg High School – Girls Basketball, 1945
A photograph of the Millersburg High School Girls Basketball Team, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, as it appeared in the school yearbook, The Susquehannock, in 1945. Unfortunately, none of the players […]
Millersburg High School – Boys Basketball, 1945
A photograph of the Millersburg High School Boys Basketball Team, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, as it appeared in the school yearbook, The Susquehannock, in 1945. Unfortunately, none of the players […]
Italian Laborers Severely Injured in Railroad Construction Explosion, 1911
The Pinkerton Construction Company of Philadelphia, given the contract to build the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, decided to hire mostly foreign laborers instead of local labor. The workers, many of whom […]