Children at a Lykens Township Picnic, 1930
A photograph taken about 1930 of children at a picnic, possibly in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The occasion of the picnic and exact location are not known. Children […]
Harry Carson Swab (1869-1942) – Helped Construct Panama Canal
HARRY C. SWAB PASSED AWAY TUESDAY Harry Carson Swab, age 72 years, died at his home, South Market Street, town [Elizabethville], early Tuesday morning following a lingering illness. Mr. Swab […]
Alvin D. Heckert (1919-1941) – Died in Troop Maneuvers
LOSES LIFE DURING ARMY MANEUVERS Private Alvin Daniel Heckert, of the U.S. Army, son of Daniel N. Heckert of near Berrysburg was killed Friday night, during “blackout: maneuvers of troops […]
William Dietrich Family, 1915
A portrait of the William E. Dietrich family of Specktown, Lykens, Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken in 1915 shortly after the birth of daughter Kathryn E. [Dietrich] Gasbarro (1915-2003). Standing, […]
Dr. David Jackson Hawk (1887-1942) – Tower City Physician
TOWER CITY PHYSICIAN DIED SATURDAY Stricken ill while playing tennis near his home, Dr. David J. Hawk, age 55, died suddenly Saturday afternoon. Dr. Hawk had been a practicing physician […]
Francis Ray Madenford (1928-1942) – Killed in Highway Accident
BOY KILLED IN HIGHWAY ACCIDENT TUESDAY Francis Madenford, age 13, of Joliet, Schuylkill County, was killed when struck by a bus of the Reading Transportation Company in Reinerton, while he […]
Lelia A. [Jackson] Campbell (1883-1941)
MRS. JAMES R. CAMPBELL Mrs. Lela A.Campbell, wife of James R. Campbell, died at her home, Halifax R. D. 2, Sunday night. She is survived by her husband, one daughter, […]
Scheib Family Reunion
An undated photograph of a Scheib family reunion, probably held in Gratz or Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Because many of the people in the photo are unidentified, a number […]