Edward Dietrich Children, 1904
Calendar A photograph of the Edward Dietrich children, said to have been taken about 1904, in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, where the family lived at the time. Edward Dietrich […]
The Player Piano
A photograph taken about 1954 of the player piano at the home of William E. “Bill” Dietrich and Helen [Hoffman] Dietrich in Specktown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The piano was purchased […]
Steve Yacynich (1878-1938) – Bar & Movie House Operator
STEVE YACYNICH Steve Yacynich, 50, a resident of East End, Wiconisco, for a number of years, and formerly a Lykens resident, having operated a bar and movie house at this […]
Halifax – Northern Central Railroad Station, 1886
An artist rendition of the Northern Central Railroad Station at Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, as it may have looked in 1886. The station was located on the east side of […]
Merry Christmas
An old Currier & Ives print, “Ameican Homestead Winter,” with a scene reminiscent of the Lykens Valley in days gone by. Merry Christmas!
Mine Accident At Keffers Mountain, 1938
CHERRYVILLE YOUTH BURIED IN RUSH OF COAL AND WATER AT KEFFERS ON TUESDAY BODY NOT YET RECOVERED The body of Lester Lengel, 24, of Cherryville, carried down a mine slope […]
Riegle-Evitts Gathering at the Riegle-Dietrich Homestead
An undated picture post card view of a gathering of Evitts and Riegle family members on the front porch of the Riegle-Dietrich homestead in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]
James Spangler (1880-1925) – Instantly Killed at Short Mountain Colliery
James Spangler, born 3 October 1880, son of Civil War veteran George Spangler (1846-1921) of Lykens, was instantly killed on 16 July 1925 while working on Level 3 of the […]