Gratz Area Fire Company, 1988
A 1988 photo of the Gratz Area Fire Company Building, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, located on South Center Street. The volunteer company serves Gratz, Lykens Township and surrounding communities. It […]
Lykens Fire Department, 1913
A 1913 photo of the Lykens Fire Department, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. None of the persons in the photograph are identified. _________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as […]
Medicare Comes to the Lykens Valley, 1966
On 30 July 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the bill that provided for doctor and hospital services for all those who paid payroll taxes who were 65 […]
Loyalton – Post Office & Snyder’s General Store, 1952
A photo of the Loyalton Post Office, Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken about 1952. The post office and mail boxes are at rear left. Identified in the photograph, left to […]
Loyalton – Postmaster Melva Sitlinger, 1951
A photograph of Melva Sitlinger, Postmaster of Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken about 1951 of her at work behind the counter. The post office was located in Snyder’s General Store […]
Eisenhower – Nixon Winners in Republican Sweep, 1952
The front page of the Elizabethville Echo, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 6 November 1952, announcing the victory of Dwight D. Eisenhower in the presidential election. The Eisenhower family had its […]
Gratz – Municipal Authorities, 1922
MUNICIPAL AUTHORITIES OF GRATZ, PENNSYLVANIA – 1922 Chief Burgess: James M. Kissinger (pictured above) Council: George Hepler; Elmer Coleman; John Williard; Harry Umholtz; Harvey Miller; Ira Rothermel. School Board: Charles […]
History of the Local Draft Board at Elizabethville, World War I
The following article appeared in the Elizabethville Echo, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 20 March 1919. While it is not really a comprehensive history of the local draft board that was […]