Down on the Farm with Marlin Deitrich (Part 1)
Marlin Deitrich (1908-1987) was my great uncle. During our many visits, he would tell stories of his childhood in the Lykens Valley and of growing up on the Deitrich Farm […]
A Treasured Family Photo from 1888
There is an interesting provenance to this photograph of the Harrison and Hannah Riegle family of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. And, this is another story about how family […]
Tintype Memories from the Gratz Fair, 1872
Tintype photography achieved its greatest popularity in the 1860s and 1870s when practitioners of this art traveled to country fairs and set up temporary studios, where for a small fee, […]
Norman Riegle at Undertaker’s School
Norman Riegle was born on 4 October 1886 in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of Harrison Riegle (1840-1899) and Hannah [Rickert] Riegle (1847-1919). Norman’s parents were born and […]
Prohibition Picnic on Jacob Boyer Farm
A photograph of John Daniel and Allen Daniel in their buggy arriving at a Prohibition Picnic on the farm of Jacob M. Boyer, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Prohibition Picnics […]
Loyalton – Band Concert for Mary [Moyer] Boyer, 1920
A photograph of the Loyalton Band performing in a special concert for Mary [Moyer] Boyer in front of her home in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The home was located […]
Jacob S. Shade Jr. (1866-1928)
A portrait of Jacob S. Shade Jr., a miner and farmer of Gratz, and Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Jacob S. Shade Jr. was born 19 May 1866, the […]
Lykens Township – Geise School, 1980
Note: When the above picture was posted on 12 August 2016, it was identified as the Geise School. However, it has since been determined that the photo was incorrectly identified. […]