Jacob A. Light’s National Clock
An undated post card picturing “The National Clock.” Greatest Religious and Historical Exhibit on Tour Supported by Donation It took Millersburg resident Jacob A. Light eighteen years to carve this […]
Klansman Harvey Bowers Killed in Auto Crash, 1924
A blog post on Jake Wynn‘s Wynning History, featured a story about Ku Klux Klan member Harvey A. Bowers, May 17, 2018, who was killed in a car crash on […]
10th Anniversary of Porter-Tower High School Class of 1963
A 1973 photograph of the 10th anniversary reunion of the Porter Township – Tower City High School Class of 1963, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Front Row: Dana [Miller] Koch; […]
Richard Buffington and the Salem Oak, 1675
Richard Buffington (1654-1748) was the immigrant ancestor of all persons with the Buffington surname who lived at any time in the Lykens Valley. He arrived in American about 1676 and […]
The Ku Klux Klan at the Jennie Kissinger Funeral, 1925
A newspaper photograph from March 31, 1925, of the Ku Klux Klan’s participation in the funeral of Jennie Kissinger at the Penbrook Cemetery, Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo appeared […]
The Great Pillow Fire of 1926 (3)
The following news article is from the Lykens Standard, April 23, 1926, via Newspapers.com. _______________________________________ $5,000 DAMAGE DONE IN FIRE WHICH THREATENED HEART OF PILLOW BORO; 5 COMPANIES FIGHT BLAZE […]
Harrisburg- Block Letter Post Card (1)
An undated block letter “Greetings from” post card from Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Each letter features a building or scene of Harrisburg. ______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added […]
Harrisburg – Block Letter Post Card (2)
An undated block letter “Greetings from” post card from Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Each letter features a building or scene of Harrisburg. ______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added […]