Millersburg – World War II Patriotic Cover, 1945 (1)
A World War II era patriotic cover or envelope mailed from Millersburg Post Office, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on August 11, 1945, at 7:30 a.m. The cachet features the flag […]
Tower City – World War Welcome Home Parade,1919
A 1919 photograph of the welcome home celebration for World War I veterans in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________________ Photo is from the West Schuylkill Herald (Tower City), June […]
John A. Proudfoot – White Supremacist, 1866
During the Civil War, John A. Proudfoot served as a Private with Company H of the 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry. His military record is from his muster on 21 February 1865 […]
Enders Family Civil War Veterans
One family with Dauphin County origins had a sure heads up on identifying and honoring its Civil War veterans for the Civil War Sesquicentennial. In 1764, Capt. Philip Christian Enders […]
John S. Bottomstone – White Supremacist, 1866
During the Civil War, John S. Bottomstone served as a Private in the 36th Pennsylvania Infantry (Emergency of 1863), Company C, and as a Private in the 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry, […]
Pine Grove – Veterans’ Meeting, 1930
A 1930 photograph of a group of nine veterans of the Pine Grove area, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, taken at a veterans’ meeting. Three wars – the Civil War, the Spanish […]
Charles E. McFarland – White Supremacist, 1866
Charles McFarland was born on 21 October 1837 in Ohio and died on 7 December 1895 in Pennsylvania. During the Civil War, Charles E. McFarland, served in the 46th Pennsylvania […]
Klingerstown – Schwalm’s Hotel & Walborn Barber Shop
An undated photograph of Schwalm’s Hotel and the Klingerstown Bank Building, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo was taken after the hotel had been converted to apartments. Located in this […]