Tower City – Police Chief Leroy Kopp
An undated photograph of Leroy Kopp (1897-1972) in uniform, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Kopp served as Police Chief of Tower City from 1923 to 1963 and supervised every law […]
Hay Wirt Bowman (1870-1846) – Millersburg Editor
Millersburg Editor Passed Away Sunday Hay W. Bowman, age 75 years, who had been owner, published and editor of the Millersburg Sentinel more than fifty years, died Sunday afternoon at […]
The Story of Mike Romiski – Killed at East Brookside Colliery, 1927
Michael Romiski, also known as Mikolaj Romanshyn and Mykola Romaniszyn, was born in Galacia, Austrian Empire, on 9 December 1893. He emigrated to the United States in 1912, and shortly […]
Paul E. Jury (1895-1946) – World War I Veteran of Millersburg
PAUL E. JURY Paul E. Jury, age 51 years, died at his home in Millersburg Friday morning. He was a veteran of World War I, and a member of the […]
Blood Tests & Assault Charges in Wiconisco Paternity Case, 1926
Articles in the Harrisburg newspapers in August 1926 chronicled the results of the trial of George Dieter, of Wiconisco, who was accused of assaulting his step-daughter and with being the […]
Charles Shetron (1869-1941) – Fatally Injured When Hit by Car
FATALLY INJURED WHEN HIT BY CAR Injuries sustained when hit by a car near his home Thursday evening, proved fatal to Charles Shetron, 72, proprietor of a grocery store and […]
Joanna Ruth Wise (1934-1941) – Fatally Wounded in Shooting
FATALLY WOUNDED IN SHOOTING ACCIDENT Joanna Wise, seven-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Wise of Saylorsburg R. D., Monroe County, was fatally wounded when a shotgun in the hands […]
Cora [Eby] Geise (1887-1976) – High School Graduation, 1903
A 1903 graduation photograph of Cora Agnes [Eby] Geiss (1887-1976), Elizabethville High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. See also: Elizabethville – High School, 1903 _____________________________ Corrections and additional information […]