On the night of January 16, 1900, Elmer E. Barner shot and killed his brother-in-law, Isaac J. Miller, at Miller’s home near Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Barner had claimed that his own wife was […]
Charles Leroy Blockson, “Historian of the Underground Railroad,” died June 14, 2023, at his home in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was 89 years old. For those interested in the history […]
A photograph of the cover of Loyalton Memories, by Catherine [Hassinger] Kieffer, self-published in 2001. An undated photo of Oakdale Railroad Station, later known as Loyalton Station, of the Lykens […]
An undated generic post card from Trevorton, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, featuring a bi-plane and two cartoon characters. Let’s sail ’round the moon and then stop at TREVORTON, PENNSYLVANIA for refreshments. […]
An undated cabinet card portrait photograph of an unidentified married couple taken at the Philips Photography Studio, Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania – probably at the time of their marriage. _______________________________________ Corrections […]
A portrait of Fred Gump Jr., who was alleged to have been kidnapped and sexually assaulted by Harry Thaw. The caption for the photo, when it appeared in the Harrisburg […]
An undated colorized post card view of West Falls, Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Note the two men sitting on the rocks. _______________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as […]
An 1862 street map of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, showing the location of the store and hotel that were destroyed by fire on May 1, 1886. To this time, this […]