A Black-Face Play in Gratz, 1916
The Harrisburg Telegraph of April 8, 1916, reported the following about a black-face play that was to be presented by the Ladies’ Aid Society of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. While […]
Klingerstown – Al Reed Residence
An undated photograph of the home of Al Reed, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. This house was razed after suffering extensive fire damage. ______________________________ From the Klingerstown Bicentennial Album, 1807-2007, published […]
White Supremacist Breaks Ground for New Halifax High School, 1913
An interesting story appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 18 August 1913, about Civil War veteran and avowed white supremacist of 1866, Godfrey Sammet: GROUND BROKEN FOR NEW HIGH SCHOOL Halifax’s […]
Sunbury – Pomfret Manor Cemetery
An undated colorized photo post card depicting the Pomfret Manor Cemetery at Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, at night. ____________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this […]
Divisions Making Up Porter Township
An 1855 map of Porter Township. A brief “official” history of Tower City and Porter Township , Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was produced for the centennial celebration in 1968. The second […]
The Great Flood of 1972 – Aerial Photo of Lykens
An aerial photograph of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, showing destruction caused by the Wiconisco Creek in the vicinity of North Street and Division Street, from the Great Flood of 1972. […]
Ministers Respond to ‘Despicable’ Cross Burning in Elizabethville
Te following was submitted to the Harrisburg Patriot-News on February 15, 2015, in response to a late January 2015 cross burning in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania: The recent cross-burning incident […]
History of Tower City & Porter Township, 1868-1968
A brief “official” history of Tower City and Porter Township , Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, as produced for the centennial celebration 1968: ____________________________________ HISTORY OF TOWER CITY and Porter Township, 1868-1968 […]