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Rev. Earl R. Marks – Reformed Minister of the Lykens Valley

Rev. Earl R. Marks served as minister of Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, from 1950 to 1961. ________________________________ Earl R. Marks was born 8 May 1927, at Myerstown, Lebanon […]

May 26, 2020
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Williamstown – Sacred Heart of Jesus Temperance Society

An undated photograph of the men, boys, women and girls of the Temperance Society of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The only individual […]

May 25, 2020
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Hegins – Friedens Lutheran Church forms Own Parish, 1957

FRIEDENS CHURCH FORMS OWN PARISH AT HEGINS (1957) Pottsville Lutheran Conference has granted permission to Friedens Lutheran Church of Hegins to withdraw from the Hegins Parish and form its own […]

May 23, 2020
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Williamstown – Sacred Heart of Jesus Church Choir, 1910

A 1910 photograph of the adult church choir of the Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, WIlliamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The only individual identified in the photo is the […]

May 23, 2020
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Fr. Edward O’Flynn – Roman Catholic Priest of the Lykens Valley

Fr. Edward O’Flynn was pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from 1932 to 1938. He was known as the “Angel of Mercy.” At […]

May 22, 2020
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Shamokin – St. John’s Evangelical Church, 1945

A 1945 advertisement for St. John’s Evangelical Church, 1200 West Arch Street, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. “Sanctuary of Constant Evangelism” Rev. Lester C. Updegrove, Pastor ______________________________________ From the 1945 Le […]

May 21, 2020
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Fr. John Hollern – Lykens Native Who Became a Priest

An undated portrait of Father John Hollern, a native son of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, who became a Roman Catholic priest. Fr. Hollern, while in Lykens, attended Our Lady Help […]

May 21, 2020
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Rev. Samuel Kuhn – Reformed Minister of the Lykens Valley

Rev. Samuel Kuhn served as minister of Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, from 1889 to 1890. Note: His grave marker is pictured above as no photograph of him was […]

May 19, 2020

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