Painting of Jacob Ramberger Farm
Jacob and Clara Ramberger Farm Scene Painted by Leroy Drumheller By Steve E. Troutman Leroy N. Drumheller (1931-2010) lived with his grandmother, Clara [Williams] Ramberger (1874-1953) from the age of […]
Boy Hit With Baseball Bat & Dies, 1906
From the Lykens Standard, June 29, 1906: BLOW ON HEAD WITH BASEBALL BAT PROVES FATAL On Monday evening while George Zimmerman of Williamstown, was playing ball at that place with […]
Upper Dauphin High School – Larry Edward Deiter, 1964
A 1964 colorized portrait photograph of Larry Edward Deiter, a member of the senior class of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1964 yearbook, La Memoria, of […]
3-Year-Old Girl Loses Hand in Chopping Machine, 1906
CHILD’S HAND TORN OFF IN CHOPPING MACHINE On Monday while Jacob B. Shiro, residing one mile south of Gratz, was grinding oyster shells in his chopping mill, his three-year-old daughter […]
Lykens – History of the Prim Family Band, 1889-1906
About 1889, an orchestra was formed in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, consisting of Lykens merchant W. S. Prim and his young girls. According to a history submitted to the Lykens […]
Some Serious Non-Fatal Mine Accidents in January 1906
In early January 1906 the Lykens Standard reported that a record number of fatal accidents occurred in the Anthracite Region in 1905. A total of 610 persons were killed in […]
Upper Dauphin High School – Lynn Lamar Deibler, 1964
A 1964 colorized portrait photograph of Lynn Lamar Deibler, a member of the senior class of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1964 yearbook, La Memoria, of […]
Loyalton – Johns Dairy
Images of two different quart bottles from Johns Dairy, Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The bottle on the left does not indicate the location of the dairy. The bottom on the […]