The Polish Row Murders, 1918
A story of two men who were killed in a knife fight on Easter Eve 1918, at Polish Row, a housing area for miners in Wiconisco Township, near Lykens, Dauphin […]
Sacramento – Mourning Card, 1922
The black border around this envelope indicates that it contained a notice of death or a notice of sympathy. It was postmarked at 6 a.m. on 25 December 1922, at […]
Lykens – The Flood of 1924
A 1924 photograph of some of the damage caused by the flood which occurred that year. The view is of the washed-out bridge between Lykens and Wiconsico, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]
Millersburg – McKinley Funeral Train, 1901
The funeral train for President William McKinley passed through Harrisburg on 16 September 1901, on its way from Buffalo, New York, to Washington, D.C., via Harrisburg, on the Pennsylvania Railroad. […]
A Country Auction in Specktown, 1977 (8)
This is Part 8, and final post of a multi-part series on a Country Auction that took place in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 18 June 1977. The auction […]
A Country Auction in Specktown, 1977 (1)
This is Part 1 of a multi-part series on a Country Auction that took place in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 18 June 1977. The auction was for the […]
Leah [Radel] Weaver (1921-2008) – Elizabethville Artist
Leah [Radel] Weaver (1921-2008) was a well-known artist of Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and a member of the Millersburg Art Association. The portrait of her (above) was done by Ethel […]
The Children of Charles G. Riegle Who Was Killed in Mines, 1913
On 19 March 1913, Minnie [Coleman] Riegle was notified that her husband, Charles G. Riegle was killed in a mine accident at Short Mountain Colliery. At the time, she was […]