Unidentified Barn & Family
Although the caption that came with this photo indicates that it depicts Isaac Sitlinger and his five children, not that many persons appear in the picture. The location of the […]
Unidentified Farm or Construction Scene
An undated photograph found in a collection of a Lykens Valley resident showing either farming equipment or construction equipment. Can any blog reader make an identification? Nothing was written on […]
Old Lee Boyer Farm
An undated photograph of the old Lee Boyer Farm of Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Later this farm was owned by Bill Macht. ______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be […]
David Belles Pear Orchard – Model Farm
A 1911 photograph of the David Belles’ pear trees on what was described as a model Lykens Valley farm in a article that appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 16 March […]
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 […]
David Belles Apple Orchard – Model Farm
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 […]
Fire Razes Loyalton Barn, 1933
From the Elizabethville Echo, 1 June 1933: FIRE RAZED BIG LOYALTON BARN TUESDAY MORNING Fire of undetermined origin destroyed a huge barn on the farm of William Hechler a short […]
History of Valley and Its Prospects, 1911
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 […]