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Loyalton – Stone Hill Coal Company

Images of an undated advertising item from the Stone Hill Coal Company, Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Lester Hassinger, Owner “Always Pushing Coal” ________________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added […]

January 21, 2024
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Upper Dauphin High School – Joan Elaine Ditty, 1964

A 1964 colorized portrait photograph of Joan Elaine Ditty, a member of the senior class of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1964 yearbook, La Memoria, of […]

January 21, 2024
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Wiconisco High School Graduates, 1931-1935

Above, a colorized newspaper photograph of the Wiconisco High School with notable adults standing in front, as published in the Lykens Register, May 31, 1901. Previously published here December 4, 2021. On May 16, […]

January 21, 2024
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Harrisburg – Paxtang Church

An undated colorized post card view of the Paxtang Church, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, said to be the oldest church in Pennsylvania. _______________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added […]

January 20, 2024
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Lykens Native Survives San Francisco Earthquake, 1906

On April 18, 1906, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake hit San Francisco, California. In addition to the shaking which resulted in the collapse and/or severe damage to buildings, fires broke out […]

January 20, 2024
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Joseph Loreck Killed & Two Injured in Repairing Mine Slope, 1906

On March 28, 1906, a Polish immigrant living in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was instantly killed by a fall of slate at Short Mountain Colliery. Two other men were injured. […]

January 20, 2024
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Wiconisco High School Graduates, 1926-1930

Above, a colorized newspaper photograph of the Wiconisco High School with notable adults standing in front, as published in the Lykens Register, May 31, 1901. Previously published here December 4, 2021. On May 16, […]

January 20, 2024
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Carsonville Couple Die Hour Apart from Heart Attacks, 1906

Henry Buffington (1836-1906) and his wife Christianna Catherine [Runk] Buffington (1838-1906), farmers, died about one hour apart at their home in Carsonville, Jefferson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. According to the […]

January 19, 2024

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Norman Gasbarro, Ed.D., is a genealogical/historical researcher and writer living in Philadelphia, PA. Norm taught history for over twenty-five years. He is a graduate of Muhlenberg College with a major in history and holds advanced degrees from Rowan University (NJ) and Columbia University (NY). Contact

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