Jackson Township – Who Killed William A. Shaffer?
In early July 1944, William A. Shaffer of Jackson Township, near Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was found in bed, murdered by a shotgun blast that tore off part of his […]
Hubley Township High School – James Runkle, 1944
A portrait photograph of James Runkle, a 1944 graduate of Hubley Township High School, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. James is the tallest member of our class. “Jim” who is very athletic, has starred […]
Hubley Township High School – Sylvia Mattern, 1944
A portrait photograph of Sylvia Mattern, a 1944 graduate of Hubley Township High School, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Sylvia has been with us throughout our entire school life. She is an active member […]
Jonas Garman is Missing & Found, 1899 (4)
The final story in Jonas Garman’s life began in 1899 with the “assignment for the benefit of his creditors,” a comfortable retirement in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and his death, […]
Hubley Township High School, Ceylon Williams, 1944
A portrait photograph of Ceylon Williams, a 1944 graduate of Hubley Township High School, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Ceylon, who is very athletic minded, has starred on the baseball, basketball, and soccer teams. […]
Jonas Garman is Missing & Found, 1899 (3)
A portrait of Jonas Garman (1827-1908) that appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in March, 1899, included with a description of him as a missing person. Garman, who had been postmaster of Lykens, Dauphin County, […]
Jonas Garman is Missing & Found (2)
James Garman, who had been postmaster of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, during the Civil War was a druggist and successful businessman there went missing in 1899 because he was confused with […]
Jonas Garman is Missing & Found, 1899 (1)
A portrait of Jonas Garman (1827-1908) that appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in March, 1899, included with a description of him as a missing person. Garman, who had been […]