Ku Klux Klan Riot at Lilly, 1924
The front page of the Altoona Mirror, April 7, 1924, describing events of two days earlier. Lilly is a small town in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, about 125 miles west of […]
Levi Umholtz Family – More Questions
An undated photograph, possibly from around 1920, of a reunion or anniversary celebration of the Levi Umholtz family at a house in either Gratz or Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Levi […]
When Did the Phone Company Start Using Phone Numbers?
While this blog post does not answer when the phone company started using telephone numbers instead of names, it does answer when the major phone company in the Lykens Valley […]
Gerald Dieter of Lykens- Editor of Swastika Yearbook, 1935
A 1934 portrait photograph of Gerald Wayne Dieter of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from the Swastika, the 1934 yearbook of the Catawba College, Salisbury, North Carolina, available […]
The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921
On May 31 and June 1, 1921, mobs of White residents of Tulsa, Oklahoma, some deputized by city authorities, descended on the Black neighborhood of Greenwood, also known as Black […]
Near East Relief and the Lykens Valley Area
Today’s blog post looks at news items from the Elizabethville Echo that described community efforts to educate and raise funds for relief for the tens of thousands of orphans of […]
Shamokin – Generic Post Card
An undated generic color photo post card view published for Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The card features a photo (at top) of Native American women in traditional dress and a […]
Pottsville – Military Parade
An undated photo post card view of a Military Parade during Old Home Week, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ______________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this […]