Isaiah T. Buffington (1850-1929)
Isaiah T. Buffington, senior member of the firm of Buffington and Enders, proprietors of the Elizabethville Planing Mill and Furniture Factory, and also funeral directors, was born in Upper Paxton […]
Elias “Eli” Swab (1824-1898)
Elias “Eli” Swab was born in Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 7 October 1824. The first ancestor in the line of his family to come to America was his great-grandfather, […]
Lykens Valley Coal Company – Mine Tunnel, 1836-1869 – View 1
A view of the Lykens Valley Mine Tunnel entrance at Bear Gap, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This was the first site of commercial coal mining in the Lykens Valley and was […]
Prof. Henry G. Dornheim (1859-1932)
Professor Henry G. Dornheim, formerly principal of the public schools of Elizabethville, Pennsylvania, was born in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 7 November 1859. He is a son of Rudolph H. […]
Rev. Hugh A. Loague (1842-1916)
Rev. Hugh A. Loague, pastor of Sacred Heart Church, Williamstown, Pennsylvania, was born in County Donegal, Ireland, 2 June 1842. He is a son of Francis Loague, a native of […]
Aaron Webner (1853-1922)
Aaron Webner, farmer, Washington Township, was born in Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 2 October 1853, the son of George Webner and Hannah [Longabach] Webner. He attended the common schools […]
Specktown – Dietrich Home Re-Oriented by New Specktown Road
The William E. Dietrich home, is located along Specktown Road, in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The current exterior appearance of the building is basically as it was in […]
Millersburg – Ferry, 1880s
An undated newspaper clipping showing a picture of the Millersburg Ferry in the 1880s, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The caption reads: “The Millersburg Ferry during the 1880s. At this time […]