Gratz News – December 14, 1927
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz News” section of a local newspaper, for the week of 14 December 1927: Rev. and Mrs. Reichert, of Berrysburg, were entertained […]
The Great Flood of 1972 – Row Houses, 600 Block Main Street, Lykens
A June 1972 photograph of the 600 block Main Street, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, showing the damage done to Mary Thompson‘s row house. ___________________________________ From “Collector’s Limited Edition” of Lykens […]
Tower City Pilot Makes Emergency Landing on Golf Course, 1963
GENE BENDIGO MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING ON GOLF COURSE Gene Bendigo, of Tower City, piloting his Piper Cub en route from Lehighton to Tower City, made a perfect emergency landing Friday […]
Gratz News – January 26, 1927
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz News” section of a local newspaper, for the week of 26 January 1927: Miss Mildred Kocher and Miss Bonawitz of Berrysburg, […]
The Great Flood of 1972 – Damage to Reiff & Nestor Property, Lykens
A June 1972 photograph of the Rattling Creek, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, showing the damage done to the Reiff & Nestor house and sheds. ___________________________________ From “Collector’s Limited Edition” of […]
Ku Klux Klan Parade at Minersville, 1927
The Pottsville Republican, of 30 June 1927, reported on a Ku Klux Klan event for the 4th of July – a parade of Klansmen in Minersville. Klan Parades at Minersville […]
Williamstown – Memorial Day at the Old Catholic Cemetery, 1907
A May 30, 1907 (Memorial Day) photograph at the Old Catholic Cemetery, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _____________________________________ This view was featured the commemorative book published for the centennial of the […]
Victor Ferree (1915-1932) – Froze to Death on Peter’s Mountain
FUNERAL SERVICES SATURDAY FOR BOY VICTIM OF STORM Funeral services for Victor Ferree, 17 year -old Lykens boy, who froze to death in the mountains of Clarks Valley, were held […]