Lykens – History of the Post Office, 1857-1932
The first post office in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was established in 1857 on Main Street, in a building known as “ten pin alley,” which was located just to the […]
Gratz – History Involves Many Prestigious Men
A newspaper photo of an undated post card with the title, “Coming Home From School – Gratz, Pennsylvania.” The photo accompanied a feature article in the Citizen-Standard, Valley View, on […]
Frackville – Reading Railroad Station
An undated photograph of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Station at Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. None of the people in the photo are identified. ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should […]
Judith Diane Wolfe – Mahanoy Joint High School, 1962
A 1962 portrait photograph of Judith Diane Wolfe, a member of the senior class of Mahanoy Joint High School, Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Also, an undated childhood photo: ____________________________________ From the 1962 Yearbook, The Bruin, […]
Gary Edward Wolfe – Mahanoy Joint High School, 1962
A 1962 portrait photograph of Gary Edward Wolfe, a member of the senior class of Mahanoy Joint High School, Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Also, an undated childhood photo: ____________________________________ From the 1962 Yearbook, The Bruin, […]
Wiconisco – Mossop Hosiery Mills, 1902
The following article appeared in the Lykens Standard, November 28, 1902, describing the Mossop Hosiery Mills of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________________________ A GREAT INDUSTRY Hosiery Mills of Issac Mossop […]
Gratz – Government Bodies & Agencies, 1990
A newspaper photograph of Centre Street, looking north, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo was taken by Wendy Chubb for the Citizen-Standard, Valley View, June 29, 1990. That edition of […]
Shamokin – Reading Railroad Freight Station
A 1950s era photograph of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad’s Freight Station on Independence Avenue in downtown Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. In 2006, when this photo was published, the newspaper […]