Gladys [Parmer] Sweigard (1921-2022) – Centenarian
GLADYS [PARMER] SWEIGARD HALIFAX – Gladys Marie [Parmer] Sweigard, died at Viva Assisted Living in Harrisburg at the age of 101 on September 24, 2022. She lived formerly in Halifax, […]
Judge Robert E. Woodside Jr. (1904-1998) – Superior Court of Pennsylvania
JUDGE ROBERT E. WOODSIDE JR., 93 Retired Superior Court Judge Robert E. Woodside Jr., 93, of 351 Union Street, Millersburg, died Wednesday at Sun City Hospital, Sun City, Arizona. Born […]
Warren E. Hassinger (1926-2022) – Educator
WARREN E. “HASS” HASSINGER MILLERSBURG – Warren Elvin “Hass” Hassinger, 95, of Millersburg, died May 6, 2022, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill East. He was born on December 12, 1926 in […]
Robert E. Woodside – My Life and Town
In 1979, Judge Robert E. Woodside (1904-1998), of Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, one of the most successful natives of the Lykens Valley area, self-published a memoir, My Life and Town, […]
Who Robbed & Killed Daniel Hummel in 1881?
Daniel Hummel (1817-1881) is buried at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Orwigsburg, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Church records indicate that he died on November 20, 1881, and that his death was […]
William A. Schoffstall Family
An undated family photograph (later colorized) of the William Schoffstall family of Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Identified in the photo: Front Row: Mary Ann [Swanger] Schoffstall (1843-1922), mother; William […]
Elizabethville – Shuman Drug Store
An undated photograph of a former building on the southwest corner of Main Street & Market Street, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This corner building was purchased by Abraham Shuman and […]
Tower City – Reading Railroad Station
An undated post card view of the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Station at North Fourth Street, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The large building at left was the main station, […]