Gratz Woman Murders Ex-Lover, 2006 (2)
A photograph taken in January 2007 of a member of the search party looking in the wooded areas along a road in Perry County, Pennsylvania, for any evidence in the […]
Lykens Brush Factory, 1898-1912
In 1898, one of the most promising industries in the development of the Lykens Valley was begun in Lykens Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by George W. Sheesley and his son, […]
Gratz Woman Murders Ex-Lover, 2006 (1)
A photograph taken in January 2007, of the home of Elaine Pierson, of Perry County, Pennsylvania, who was reported as missing by her friends. The photo appeared in the Carlisle […]
Irvin C. Adams Gets Ford Achievement Award, 1969
A portrait of Irvin C. Adams as it appeared on the front page of the Lykens Standard, July 24, 1969, along with an announcement that he had received the Customer […]
Lykens Fire Destroys Three Businesses, 1970
A newspaper photograph showing of the some of the damage caused by a fire that raged though three Lykens businesses on Sunday night, February 15, 1970. The caption for the […]
Excerpts from “The Independent Monthly,” 1879
A letter from Thomas J. Hoffman, of Enders, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and printed in the Elizabethville Echo of June 17, 1943, provided a glimpse of an old issue of The Independent Monthly, published on […]
The Great Lykens Fire of 1912
Reports from two newspapers on the fire that destroyed a portion of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in November, 1912. ______________________________________________ From the Harrisburg Daily Independent, November 13, 1912: LYKENS VISITED […]
Lykens High School at Height of Flu Epidemic, 1918
A photograph taken in 1918 showing Lykens High School at the height of the flu epidemic of 1918. Note the medical tents at the left. The photo appeared in the […]