Simon Girty Jr. – The White Savage
A etching that appeared in a book about Simon Girty Jr., The White Savage, published in 1928, and re-published on Wikipedia. The following story about Simon Girty Jr. appeared in […]
Halifax – Boyer Memorial High School Yearbook Staff, 1943
A 1943 photograph of the yearbook staff of the Boyer Memorial High School, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. While the individuals in the photo are not specifically identified, a staff list […]
Gratz Bicentennial Quilt, 2005
A photograph of the quilt produced for sale for the Gratz Bicentennial Celebration, held in 2005, in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Various historical structures are pictured, including the Theodore Gratz […]
Sally [Keiper] Row and Her Auto
Sarah Ellen [Keiper] Row was the youngest daughter of William Henry Keiper (1851-1913) and Susanna [Row] Keiper (1852-1933). She was born in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 9 November 1889. When […]
Williamstown House Hotel
An undated photograph of the Williamstown House Hotel, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This photograph appeared in an Upper Dauphin Sentinel article written by Pat Bettinger, a 1965 graduate of Williamstown […]
Mauser & Dietrich Children in Specktown, 1922
A snapshot photograph taken about 1922 in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania of the Mauser and Dietrich children. Pictured seated on the scooter is Harold W. Dietrich (1919-1988), son […]
Some Indian Names & Meanings
A listing of some of the place names found in the Lykens Valley and surrounding area, that were derived from Indian names, with a brief explanation as to their Indian […]
Babysitting in the Snow in Robesonia
A series of photographs taken around 1920 in Robesonia, Berks County, Pennsylvania, of the three children of Norman L. Riegle (1886-1942) and Lydia [Helt] Riegle (1883-1942) and their cousin-babysitter, Hannah […]