Gratz – 2 East Market Street
An undated picture post card view of the residence at 2 East Market Street (southeast corner of Market and Center Streets), Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. At the time the post […]
Perla May Evitts (1879-1896)
A photo in carte de visite size taken in the early 1880s of Perla May Evitts (1879-1896), the oldest child of William Evitts (1854-1928) and Sarah Adaline [Daniel] Evitts (1859-1925), […]
Daniel F. Wise (1889-1949) – Veteran of World War I
DANIEL F. WISE Daniel Franklin Wise, age 60, a miner and veteran of World War I, died at his home in Williamstown, Friday evening. Mr. Wise was a member of […]
Lykens Valley Cousins of President Barack Obama
On his mother’s side, Barack H. Obama, 44th President of the United States, is supposedly descended from Johann Pieter Straub (1695-c1760s), who arrived at Philadelphia from Germany in 1733, and […]
John G. Ruton (1871-1949) – Found Dead Along Highway
IDENTIFY BODY OF MAN FOUND NEAR LYKENS The body of a man, who collapsed and died along highway Route 209 near Lykens, last Wednesday afternoon, was identified as John G. […]
Susan A. [Zimmerman] Travitz (1857-1949)
MRS. SUSAN A. TRAVITZ Mrs. Susan Amanda Travitz, age 91 years, widow of Cornelius Travitz, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Curtis Zimmerman, Tower City, Wednesday evening. She […]
Dean N. Deibler (1923-1945) – Killed in Action in South Pacific in World War II
FUNERAL FOR NAVY VETERAN [1949] Private funeral services for S1C Dean N. Deibler, age 22 years, who was killed in the South Pacific Area, 27 May 1945, will be held […]
Unknown Woman on Evitts’ Homestead Porch
An undated photograph of unknown woman sitting on the porch of the Evitts homestead on Specktown Road, Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The rocking chair can be seen in […]