Lykens Reservoir
An undated colorized photo post card of the reservoir at Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Janet L. Liddick (1939-1944) – Child Died After Struck By Auto
Fatally Injured When Hit By Car Janet Liddick, age 4, a daughter of Mrs. Anna Frank of Matamoras, who was injured when struck by an automobile near her home on […]
Lykens – A Generic Post Card
An undated, colorized, generic post card for Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. “Greetings from Lykens, Pennsylvania.” ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Rebecca Gratz (1781-1869) – An Anecdote, 1955
In 1955, Lloyd M. Bellis and C. H. Willier felt compelled to provide readers of the Gratz Sesquitennial Book with a brief biographical anecdote of Rebecca Gratz (1781-1869), the sister […]
Egle’s History of Gratz, 1883
On the question of when Gratz was actually founded, William Henry Egle noted in 1883 in a selection entitled “Gratz Borough,” noted, without providing proof, that the town was “laid […]
Bellis and Willier, 1955 – Selections on the Creation of Gratz
An historical selection written by Lloyd M. Bellis and C. H. Willier for the Gratz Sesquicentennial, which was celebrated in 1955. The selection contains the following misleading information: (1) The […]
Pine Grove – Stees Monument
An undated photo post card view of the Stees Monument, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The monument was erected by the Patriotic Order of the Sons of America [P. O. […]
First Houses in Gratz as Identified in 1997
A representation of the original Simon Gratz plan for the town of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with speculative notations as to where the earliest houses were located. The question as […]