Gratz News – December 5, 1934
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz News” section of a local newspaper, 5 December 1934: Mrs. Carrie Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schminky did shopping in Harrisburg, […]
Gratz News – November 7, 1934
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz News” section of a local newspaper, for the week of November 7, 1934: C. U. Kratzer made a business trip to […]
The Legend of Simon Gratz & Thomas Jefferson
When Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia in 1776, he was renting two rooms in the home of Jacob Graff, at the location of 7th and Market […]
Photos of the Train Collision at Herndon, 1972 (4)
A photograph from the Subury Daily Item, 13 March 1972, of the aftermath of the freight train and coal train collision that occurred at Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Photo Caption: […]
Three Mile Island Evacuation Plan, 1979
The nuclear accident at Three Mile Island, near Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, occurred on 28 March 1979. On 1 April 1979, the Philadelphia Inquirer published an evacuation plan for the […]
Millersburg – Ruins from a Cyclone, 1908
A real photo post card view dated 11 May 1908 showing cyclone damage at the old Garner homestead, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. At the time of this writing, no news […]
Edward L. Gratz Heads Firemen’s Convention in Lykens, 1936
The Lykens Standard of 12 June 1936 gave full front page coverage to the Dauphin County Volunteer Firemen’s Convention which was held in Lykens at that time. A portrait of […]
Orwin – Twister Destroys Raebuck Chicken House at Orwin, 1952
A sudden wind storm, twister or tornado completely destroyed the poultry barn belonging to the Raebuck family of Orwin, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on 10 April 1952. Raebuck and his son, […]