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Reilly Township High School – Washington D. C. Trip, 1947

A colorized newspaper photograph of the May 27, 1947, senior class trip of Reilly Township High School, Reilly Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, to Washington, D. C. Identified: Front Row:  Madge Minnichback; […]

January 28, 2023
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Palo Alto – Children Line Up to See Santa Claus, 1949

A colorized newspaper photograph of children lining up to see Santa Claus at the Citizens Fire Company in Palo Alto, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. None of the individuals in the photo […]

January 25, 2023
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Lykens Stamp Club – “Love Rock” Cachet, 1933

In September 1933, the Lykens Stamp Club of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, sponsored a commemorative cachet [drawing on envelope] recognizing the legend of Love Rock, which is located at Lykens […]

January 22, 2023
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Pine Grove – Hike & Firemen’s Truck Ride, 1960s

A newspaper photograph from the late 1960s showing a group of young people assembled at the Brickyard, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, for a hike and firemen’s truck ride. Nothing […]

January 22, 2023
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A Murder-Suicide in Carsonville, 1931

The following murder-suicide story appeared in the Elizabethville Echo, September 3, 1931: CARSONVILLE MAN SHOOTS GIRL THEN COMMITS SUICIDE, SATURDAY Motivated by jealousy and the fact that his sweetheart had […]

January 21, 2023
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Gratz Bicentennial, 1805-2005 (2)

The back cover of the Gratz Bicentennial, 1805-2005 program, featuring information about the official dedication of the Gratz Ball Park Monument honoring Carl A. Scheib, Simon Gratz Day, June 18, 2005, at […]

January 20, 2023
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A Murder-Suicide in Pitman, 1938

On May 2, 1938, Charles Klein of Pitman, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, shot and killed his wife while having an argument with her on the lawn of her parent’s house. He […]

January 19, 2023
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Fisherville Man in Hunting Party Accidentally Kills Another, 1925 – Murder Trial, 1926

On December 10, 1925, a group of men from the Elizabethville and Halifax areas, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, set out to hunt deer on Berry’s Mountain. At one point, three shots […]

January 18, 2023

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