The Meaning of the Swastika Symbol
On July 20, 1920, an appeared in the Lykens Standard for the Lykens Tire and Repair Shop, Paul Shulz, proprietor, 515 Market Street, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in which the […]
Lykens – American Legion Building, 2018
A series of four photographs from GoogleMaps, street view, of the American Legion Building in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photographs were taken in 2018, near the end of the […]
Tremont – National House & Soldiers Memorial
An undated photo post card view of the National House (Hotel) and Soldiers’ Memorial, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this […]
Fisherville – Messiah Lutheran Church, 2019
A 2019 photo essay of the historic Messiah Lutheran Church, Fisherville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The church and cemetery are located at the intersection of Church Street and Enders Road, two […]
William H. “Bill” Byerly – Baseball Star & World War II Veteran
William H. “Bill” Byerly was a widely-known, highly-talented baseball player in the Lykens Valley area in the decade of the 1930s and into the early 1940s. In 1932, he was […]
Fort Halifax – Discovery of Exact Location, 2021
A photograph taken in October 2019 of the entrance to Fort Halifax Park, Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The park in located along the Susquehanna River along the River Road, […]
Millersburg – “Boys of 1917”
A photograph taken by Noll of the “Boys of 1917” in front of the Millersburg Post Office, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. These were the draftees who were selected to go […]
Hegins – Soldier Mail, 1943
A post card mailed from Riverside, California, August 28, 1943, at 5:30 P. M., to Mr. Charles Huntzinger, Hegins, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, from Pvt. Wilbur L. Huntzinger, Camp Haan, California. […]