Lightning Kills Florence Showers in Her Home, 1913
The following story appeared in the Harrisburg Patriot, 3 July 1913: LIGHTNING KILLS TOWER CITY GIRL IN HER HOME Father Stunned by Same Bolt Unable to Go To Her CHURCH […]
Ambrose Burnside Lincoln Hoffman (1865-1939) – Inventor of the Clover Club Cocktail
Ambrose Burnside Lincoln Hoffman, was born in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 31 August 1865, the son of William Hoffman and Amanda C. [Fritz] Hoffman. and was a direct descendant of […]
Williamstown – Lykens Valley Light and Power Company, 1922
Lykens Valley Light and Power Company, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Our aim is to serve all of the people, who wish to be served, all of the time. As […]
Elizabethville – Baseball Field & Grandstand, 1921
A picture of the local baseball diamond in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This was the first field constructed primarily for baseball and was a result of the formation of the […]
Why Are These Gratz Residents in Black-Face?
This photograph appeared with an article in the Upper Dauphin Sentinel (Millersburg, Pennsylvania), 25 March 1997, advertising the book, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz [Gratz Book]. The […]
Cyril Shade (1926-2001)
Cyril Harry Shade was born on 6 May 1926 in Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of Harry Luther Shade and Mary Rachael [Shade] Shade of that place. He […]
Jonathan S. Zerbe (1857-1941)
Jonathan S. Zerbe, hotel Keeper, Loyalton, Pennsylvania, was born in Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, 16 November 1857. His father, George Zerbe, was born in Northumberland County, educated in […]
Dietrich-Riegle Homestead Featured in Tschamber Painting
The William Dietrich and Helen [Hoffman] Dietrich homestead is located along Specktown Road, Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The home and property originally belonged to Hannah [Rickert] Riegle, […]