Retired Miner Killed & Mangled by Train, 1904
DEATHS AND FUNERALS John O’Goreck, formerly of this place [Lykens], but for about two years an inmate of the county home, was run down by an express train on the […]
Millersburg – Electric Power Plant, 1900
A photograph from around 1900 of the electric power plant of Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The Millersburg Electric Light, Heat and Power Company was established in 1891. By 1892, the […]
Wife Dies of Convulsions After Eloping with Another Man, 1895
From the Elizabethville Echo of 19 December 1895 comes this strange story of the wife of Capt. John Steele of Elizabethville who eloped with another man; she was then found […]
Millersburg Centennial Arch, 1907
A photo post card view of the Centennial Arch at Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo appears to be taken looking north from the town square. ____________________________________ Corrections and additional […]
Tremont High School Yearbook Staff, 1950
A 1950 photograph of the yearbook staff of the Tremont High School, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The individuals in the photo are not specifically identified, but a list of members […]
Elizabethville – High School Student Shoots Step-Father, 1941
QUARREL AT ELIZABETHVILLE LEADS TO SHOOTING Stewart Wise, 16-year-old Elizabethville High School pupil was held on a charge of aggravated assault and battery with intent to kill, after it is […]
Tremont High School Alma Mater, 1953
A 1950 version of the Alma Mater of the Tremont High School, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Emily Linn, words Leslie Harner, music ALMA MATER When the evening sunset glowsOn the […]
The Potato Masher Murder in Lykens, 1966
On 3 March 1966 two men got into a fight at a home in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, which resulted in the death of one of them. Charged with the […]