A Valentine from Katie Kroh to Her Son Ray
An undated Valentine’s Day post card found in a collection of old papers. Although this card was never mailed, it is addressed to Ray Kroh and is from his mother […]
Italian Laborers Severely Injured in Railroad Construction Explosion, 1911
The Pinkerton Construction Company of Philadelphia, given the contract to build the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, decided to hire mostly foreign laborers instead of local labor. The workers, many of whom […]
My First Horseback Ride, 19 May 1946
I don’t remember my first horseback ride, but a photographer was there to document the event. This photo essay shows my grandparents, William Dietrich (1896-1977) and Helen [Hoffman] Dietrich (1895-1977) […]
Down on the Farm with William E. Dietrich
William E. Dietrich (1896-1977) was my grandfather. He was born in Lykens, but he spent his youth on the family farm in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, after his parents […]
Fire Razes Loyalton Barn, 1933
From the Elizabethville Echo, 1 June 1933: FIRE RAZED BIG LOYALTON BARN TUESDAY MORNING Fire of undetermined origin destroyed a huge barn on the farm of William Hechler a short […]
Mending Uncle Walter’s Trousers, July 1953
Walter Albert Evitts (1884-1965) grew up in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania and married Mabel Eliza Riegle (1883-1964), his next door neighbor. In the late 1950s the snapshot shown […]
United War Work Campaign, 1918
A receipt issued to Mrs. Hannah Louisa Riegle of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for her contribution of 50 cents on 13 November 1918. The solicitor/collector was Verna Evitts, […]
The Ku Klux Klan Funeral of James Spangler, 1925 (4)
One of four photographs of the Ku Klux Klan funeral of James Spangler in 1925 in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, that was published by the Lykens Standard, 31 July 1925. In […]