The Millersburg Fair, 1877
In October 1877, on the occasion of a street fair in Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, a Sunbury newspaper described the event which included acrobatic performances and a bloody street fight […]
Millersburg – Circus Orders 25 Dinners Then Fails to Show, 1872
In June 1872, a man representing himself as the agent for a traveling circus, ordered 25 prepared dinners from the Freeland House, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Based on the promise […]
Berrysburg Band
An undated photograph of a band from Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Lykens – Bijou Theatre, 1908
From the Lykens Standard, December 4, 1908: THE BIJOU THEATRE Mr. George G. Grenier, Manager of the Great Eastern Vaudeville Company has just completed arrangements to install a one-hour entertainment […]
Lykens – History of the Prim Family Band, 1889-1906
About 1889, an orchestra was formed in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, consisting of Lykens merchant W. S. Prim and his young girls. According to a history submitted to the Lykens […]
Black Performance Company at Lykens, 1907
On December 13, 1907, in the Lykens Standard, an ad appeared for a performance of “The Hottest Coon in Dixey [sic],” to be held at the Lykens Opera House, Wednesday, […]
Rough & Ready Cornet Band, 1906
By Steve E. Troutman The Rough and Ready Cornet Band poses in Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, at the red brick hotel on the square in 1906. The handsome uniformed men […]
Williamstown – Market Street Scene (3)
An undated post card view of Market Street, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Note the trolley and track in the center of the street. The Opera House is the three story building […]