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Wiconisco High School Graduates, 1909-1918

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 5, 2024
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Reading Railroad Service to Philadelphia, 1910

New Time Tables for the Philadelphia and Reading Railway’s “Improved Passenger Train Service to Philadelphia via Schuylkill Haven Short Line” were published in the Elizabethville Echo, July 28, 1910. During […]

January 5, 2024
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Elizabethville – Eby Jewelry & Variety Store, 1907

A 1907 newspaper advertisement for the Joseph M. Eby Jewelry and Variety Store, North Market Street, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. [Elizabethville Echo, January 3, 1907]. THE JEWELRY AND VARIETY STORE […]

January 5, 2024
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Tri-Valley Plate for U. S. Bicentennial, 1976

A photograph of a commemorative plate issued by the Tri-Valley Bicentennial Committee in 1975, for the Bicentennial of the United States (1776-1976). The main feature on the plate is a […]

January 4, 2024
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Pennsylvania Railroad Excursion – Atlantic City, 1910

A 1910 newspaper notice of a special excursion train of the Pennsylvania Railroad from Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to Atlantic City, New Jersey, and other resorts (Cape May, Wildwood, Anglesea, Holly […]

January 4, 2024
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Upper Dauphin High School – Boys’ Basketball, 1955

A 1955 photograph of the boys’ basketball team of the Upper Dauphin Area Joint High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Members and other personnel: Front Row (kneeling):  Derl Paul; Larry Cooper; […]

January 4, 2024
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Upper Dauphin High School – Girls’ Basketball, 1955

A 1955 photograph of the girls’ basketball team of Upper Dauphin Area Joint High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Members and other personnel: Front Row (kneeling):  Janice Zerbe, manager; Gail Shoop; […]

January 4, 2024
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The Unsolved Disappearance of W. D. Frank, 1899

W. D. Frank, a prominent businessman of Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, disappeared without a trace on March 10, 1899. The story told was that he left his home on foot […]

January 3, 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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