Fred P. Margerum Reports from Armenia, 1921-1922
From about May of 1921 through July 1922, Fred P. Margerum of Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, served in a humanitarian capacity as a field commander for Near East Relief, a […]
“The Plantation” at the Penn Harris Hotel
An undated advertising post card view of “The Plantation” dining room at the Penn Harris Hotel, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The racist culture of this state capital hotel was obvious […]
Fred P. Margerum Travels to Armenia, 1921
The passport photograph for Fred P. Margerum, included in his April 5, 1921 application for a U. S. Passport. The two pages of the passport application along with a third […]
Harrisburg – Mexican War Monument (1)
An undated colorized post card view of the Mexican War Monument in Capitol Park, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Published by the Rotograph Company. __________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be […]
Harrisburg – Mexican War Monument (2)
An undated post card view of the Mexican War Monument in Capitol Park, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. __________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
The Aftermath of the Armenian Genocide
Fred P. Margerum, of Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, returned home from his humanitarian work in Armenia in 1922 and wrote a brief history of the Armenian Genocide, its aftermath, and […]
Sarah Ellen Dietrich (1915-1921) – Died of Lock Jaw After Vaccination
SAD DEATH ON CHRISTMAS EVE On Christmas eve Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dietrich of near Gratz were taking their 6 year old daughter, Sarah Ellen Dietrich, to the Harrisburg Hospital, […]
Sunbury – Welcome Home Day, 1919
A 1919 photo post card view of the welcome home parade for World War I soldiers, Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. __________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments […]