The Murder of Jennie E. Barr – A Trial & An Acquittal
About four years after the murder of the Tremont widow Jeannie E. Barr, a young neighbor was arrested and charged with the crime. The prosecution claimed the accused made confessions […]
Reflections of a Former One-Room School Teacher, 1936
On 26 April 1936, former one-room school teacher Christie [Boyer] Latsha, reflected on her time in 1902 as a teacher at the Troutman School in Lykens Township, her year as […]
Irvin M. Buffington (1872-1948) – Founder of Gratz National Bank
IRVIN M. BUFFINGTON Irvin M. Buffington, age 75 years, died at his home in Gratz Saturday afternoon. Mr. Buffington had been a resident of that community over thirty years. Mr. […]
Interior View of Timbered Mine Gangway
An undated interior view of a typical, timbered mine gangway with unidentified miner standing next to a coal car. _______________________________ Photo was published in the Republican and Herald (Pottsville, Pennsylvania) […]
Tremont High School Faculty, 1957
A 1957 group photograph of the members of the Tremont High School Faculty, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. While no one is identified in this photo, there are individual portraits available […]
Millersburg High School – Mixed Chorus, 1951
A 1951 photo of the Mixed Chorus of the Millersburg High School,Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. None of the individuals in this photograph are identified. ____________________________ From the 1951 Yearbook, Susquehannock, […]
The Murder of Jennie E. Barr – An Unsolved Crime from 1977
In the late evening of 29 March 1977, the widow Jennie E. Barr was found dead in the first floor den of her home by a neighbor. She had been […]
Gratz Sisters of Lykens Visit Gratz, 1929
In November 1929, two Gratz sisters, Della Gratz (1875-1946) and Carrie Gratz (1872-1942), of Lykens, visited properties in Gratz that were associated with their great-grandfather, Simon Gratz. Simon Gratz is […]