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Specktown Descendant Celebrates Birthday, 2024

Today, this young lad, a direct descendant of five generations of residents of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, is celebrating his 80th birthday. _____________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should […]

January 27, 2024
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Edward Dietrich Family – Four Generations, 1946

A snapshot photograph taken in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with four generations of the Edward Dietrich (1874-1948) and Jennie [Keiper] Dietrich (1876-1867) family. Standing are William Dietrich (1895-1977) and Kathryn […]

January 27, 2024
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Riegle Women – Four Generations, 1917

A colorized view of a real-photo post card portrait photograph of four generations of the Hannah [Rickert] Riegle (1847-1919) family of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Seated are Hannah […]

January 27, 2024
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Miner Dies After Being Run Over By Mining Car, 1906

From the Lykens Standard, June 22, 1906: FATAL ACCIDENT AT WILLIAMSTOWN Peter Malloy, while walking down the separator plane at Summit Branch Colliery, Williamstown, about 5 o’clock Tuesday evening, was […]

January 25, 2024
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Wiconisco High School Graduates, 1931-1935

Above, a colorized newspaper photograph of the Wiconisco High School with notable adults standing in front, as published in the Lykens Register, May 31, 1901. Previously published here December 4, 2021. On May 16, […]

January 21, 2024
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Joseph Loreck Killed & Two Injured in Repairing Mine Slope, 1906

On March 28, 1906, a Polish immigrant living in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was instantly killed by a fall of slate at Short Mountain Colliery. Two other men were injured. […]

January 20, 2024
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Wiconisco High School Graduates, 1926-1930

Above, a colorized newspaper photograph of the Wiconisco High School with notable adults standing in front, as published in the Lykens Register, May 31, 1901. Previously published here December 4, 2021. On May 16, […]

January 20, 2024
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Carsonville Couple Die Hour Apart from Heart Attacks, 1906

Henry Buffington (1836-1906) and his wife Christianna Catherine [Runk] Buffington (1838-1906), farmers, died about one hour apart at their home in Carsonville, Jefferson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. According to the […]

January 19, 2024

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