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Thomas Kerstetter Family – Almost Killed in Great Gratz Fire of 1924

A snapshot photograph of the Thomas Kerstetter family, who in 1924 were living at the Union House Hotel on the southwest corner of Market and Center Streets, Gratz, Dauphin County, […]

January 4, 2022
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Frederick William Breimeier of Trevorton, 1910

A 1910 portrait photograph of Frederick William Breimeier of Trevorton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from L’Agenda, the 1910 yearbook of Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, available in digital form on Ancestry.com. ____________________________________ […]

January 3, 2022
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Black Residents of Upper Dauphin County, 1870

A portion of the 1870 Federal Census for Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, showing the household of Malachi Bird, a 30-year old barber. The household included Malachi’s wife and three children […]

January 3, 2022
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Clarence E. Prout (1880-1905) – A Tribute at His Passing

A newspaper photograph of Clarence E. Prout of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, an extraordinary musician from the coal region who passed away in 1905. The Lykens Standard on February 10, […]

December 28, 2021
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Irene E. [Sitlinger] Hepler (1934-2021) – Former Member Gratz Boro Council

Irene E. Hepler, 86, of Gratz, passed away peacefully on September 23, 2021, at her home. She was born in Gratz, the youngest daughter of the late George I. Sitlinger […]

December 25, 2021
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Dornsife – Reading Railroad Station (2)

An undated photo view of the setting of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Station at Dornsife, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to […]

December 22, 2021
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Another Photo of a Ku Klux Klan Funeral, 1925

A photograph from the Lykens Standard, April 10, 1925, of the funeral of Jennie Kissinger, which was conducted at her grave in Penbrook Cemetery, Harrisburg. The caption reads: According to […]

December 19, 2021
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Jacob Rickert Chest with Fraktur

A chest with fraktur design that was on exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 2015. The chest bears the name of Jacob Rickert and date 1782. This individual […]

December 12, 2021

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