Halifax Bank Robbery & Halifax Banking History
A 213-page-book, Halifax Bank Robbery, March 14, 1901 and Halifax Banking History, 1871-2017, by Pearl Bretz Hane, was published in 2017 by the Halifax Area Historical Society, P.O. Box 562, […]
Charles M. Schreffler (1883-1957) & Nealla M. [Paul] Schreffler (1887-1918)
A cabinet card photograph taken about 1910 at the time of the wedding of Charles Monroe Schreffler (1883-1957) and Nealla Marie Paul (1887-1918). Before she died, she bore at least […]
Shekellamy (?-1748) – Oneida Chief
A portrait painted about 1820 by an unknown artist of Shikellamy, a chief of the Oneida who were part of the Iroquois Confederacy. Shikellamy was the overseer for the Six […]
Clyde J. Miller (1904-1947) – Killed in Shiro Mine
Loyalton Man Killed in Coal Rush, To Be Buried Today Clyde J. Miller, 42, a resident of Loyalton for 25 tears, met death by suffocation when he was covered by […]
Unknown Schreffler Descendants (1)
An undated cabinet card photograph possibly of a descendant of Charles Monroe Schreffler (1883-1957) of Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The photo was found in a “box in the attic” in a […]
Charles M. Schreffler (1883-1957) & Children By First Wife
A photograph taken about 1920 of Charles Monroe Schreffler and his children by his first marriage to Nealla Maria Paul (1887-1918). Charles M. Schreffler was born 24 December 1883 in […]
Joe Boley (1896-1962) – Major League Baseball Player from Schuylkill County
John Peter “Joe” Boley was born in Mahanoy City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 19 July 1896. On 12 April 1927 he made his debut with the Philadelphia Athletics, American League, as […]
Sarah [Hammer] Pontius (1812-1868)
A silhouette of Sarah [Hammer] Pontius (1812-1868). wife of John Henry Pontius of Gratz (1801-1859). Sarah was the daughter of Benjamin Hammer (1772-1852) and Eva Catherine [Grove] Hammer (1784-1869). _________________________________ […]