The Great Gratz Fire of 1924 as Reported by the Lykens Standard (1)
In the early morning hours of 3 November 1924, a disastrous fire swept through the center of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The perfect storm of the failure of the borough […]
The Great Gratz Fire of 1924 as Reported by the Lykens Standard (2)
In the early morning hours of 3 November 1924, a disastrous fire swept through the center of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The perfect storm of the failure of the borough […]
Claude E. Hunter (1883-1938) – Found Dead in Garage
CLAUDE E. HUNTER Funeral services for Claude E. Hunter, age 55 years, of Tower City, were held from the residence Saturday afternoon. Rev. G. P. Stoudt, pastor of the Tower […]
Sons of William Evitts of Specktown
A photo post card from about 1917 of the sons of William Evitts and Sarah Adaline [Daniel] Evitts of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Pictured are (left to right): […]
Statement on Election of 1928 by Imperial Wizard of Ku Klux Klan
In the presidential election of 1928, Governor Alfred E. Smith, the candidate of the Democratic Party who by faith was a Roman Catholic, was pitted against Herbert Hoover, the candidate […]
Lykens Township – Lubold School, 1937
A 1937 photograph, partially damaged by improper archival storage, of the teacher and students of the one-room Lubold School, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The teacher in the photo is […]
Reuben Walt – Killed in Baseball Game, 1906
Reuben Walt, born 8 June 1876, at Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, was the son of Willoughby C. Walt and Amanda Nancy [Sultzbaugh] Walt. The father was a Civil War veteran […]
Theodore Klinger (1876-1956)
An undated portrait of Theodore Klinger, born 12 December 1876 in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He married Mary McClata Williard in Hegins, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in 1893 and the […]