Unknown Schreffler Descendants (2)
An undated cabinet card photograph possibly connected to Charles Monroe Schreffler (1883-1957) of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The photo was found in a “box in the attic” in a home in […]
Upper Dauphin High School Senior Class Officers, 1973
A 1973 photograph of the senior class officers of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Pictured (left to right): Cindy Ayers, treasurer; Jeff Snyder, vice president; Audrey […]
Marks Hornet – African American Soldier from Elizabethville
In the 1860 Census of Washington Township, (Post Office Elizabethville), Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, there appears a family identified in the “Color” column as “m” for Mulatto. The head of the […]
John Peter Crabb – Gratz Native Was Harrisburg G.A.R. Post Commander
John Peter Crabb was born in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in October 1843, the son of Peter Crabb and his wife Mary Magdalena Crabb. The Peter Crabb family arrived in […]
Lizzie Eyster and Grandchildren
An undated photograph identified only as that of Lizzie Eyster and her grandchildren. The photo was found in a “box in the attic” in a home in the Lykens Valley. […]
Stephen Smith (1795-1873) – Merchant and Abolitionist
Stephen Smith, an African American merchant and abolitionist, was born in slavery in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, around 1795, to Mary Smith. The name of his father was never recorded and […]
Pine Grove High School Basketball Team, 1946
A 1946 photograph of the basketball team of the Pine Grove High School, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Pictured are: Front row (kneeling): Kenneth Moyer; Dale Rehrer; Jack Snyder; Thomas […]
Bartel Schade (1878- ?) – Band Director of Hegins Township
On 12 July 1930, the Harrisburg Evening News published a photograph of Bartel Schade, then the director of orchestras and bands in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The caption under the photograph […]