Pine Grove – Arch Street Bridge
An undated post card view of “The Arch”, a bridge over the Swatara Creek, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo of the post card appeared in the “Down Memory […]
Pottsville’s Academy of Music – “Drummer Boy of Shiloh”
An undated newspaper photograph of a performance of the stage of the Academy of Music, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, during the play, “The Drummer Boy of Shiloh.” The original photo […]
Negro League Baseball in Elizabethville, 1930
Some brief articles appeared in the Elizabethville Echo in 1930 announcing that the Edgemont Colored Stars of Harrisburg would be playing a baseball game against the Elizabethville team at the […]
Herndon Camp Meeting, 1874-1983
A photograph taken around 1983, of the entrance to the Herndon Camp Meeting, Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The following history of the Herndon Camp Meeting is adapted from a newspaper […]
Millersburg – Tahoe Recreation Center, 1951
A newspaper advertisement from the Millersburg Sentinel, February 9, 1951, for the Tahoe Recreation Center, Red Men Building, 271 Moore Street, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Parking lot in rear. Entrance […]
Pottsville – Skinny Dipping at Tumbling Run
An undated photograph showing two young men (or boys) “skinny dipping” in the water near Tumbling Run, Pottsville, Schuylkill County. The photo, which is from the Schuylkill County Historical Society, […]
Millersburg – River Side Bowling Center, 1951
A newspaper advertisement from the Millersburg Sentinel, February 9, 1951, for the River Side Bowling Center, Gearhart Street, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ALLEYS OPEN EVERY NIGHT OPEN BOWLING MONDAY AND […]
Loyalton – Ida’s Beer Garden, 1940
A newspaper advertisement from the Lykens Standard, October 25, 1940, for Ida’s Beer Garden, At the Bridge, Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ANOTHER ROLLICKING FLOOR SHOW EVENT Saturday Night FANCY DANCING […]