The Poison Toe Murder, 1937
A murder took place in Clarks Valley, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in late February 1937. It was committed by Clair Guy Wingert, a trapper and hunter from that area. After staying […]
Children at a Lykens Township Picnic, 1930
A photograph taken about 1930 of children at a picnic, possibly in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The occasion of the picnic and exact location are not known. Children […]
Gratz American Legion
The following history of the Gratz American Legion, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was written by C. H. Willier and appeared in the souvenir book, Gratz Sesquicentennial, July 2-4, 1955: The […]
Antique Car Committee for Millersburg Sesquicentennial, 1957
In 1957, the members of the Antique Car Committee for the Millersburg Sesquicentennial, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, posed for this photograph. Identified in the photo are: Front Row (seated): George […]
Fire Destroys Gratz High School, 1927
Headlines from the Elizabethville Echo of 20 January 1927 tell of a fire which seriously damaged the Gratz school, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 17 January 1927. HEAVY LOSS BY […]
The Poison Toe Murder, 1937 (10)
A photograph of Clair Guy Wingert, of Clarks Valley, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and three young boys, supposedly taken in July 1937 at the Y.M.C.A. camp near Dauphin Borough, Dauphin County, […]
The Poison Toe Murder, 1937 (8)
A story appeared in the Shamokin News Dispatch, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, 2 March 1937, describing the death at the Dauphin County Prison, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, of Clair Guy Wingert who […]
Specktown – Summer, 1960
A photograph of a summer day in 1960 in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Standing in the yard of the Riegle-Dietrich Homestead are: Kathryn E. [Dietrich] Gasbarro (1915-2003) and […]