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Elizabethville – Newton Hall

Both sides of a 2010 Christmas tree ornament issued by the Elizabethville Area Historical Society, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The ornament recognizes Newton Hall, said to be the oldest existing home in […]

September 16, 2023
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Wiconisco – The Great Fire of 1904

A photograph of the destruction at Schaeffer’s Knitting Mill, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from the fire of September 27, 1904. Photo from Liberty Hose Company No. 2, Lykens. From the […]

September 16, 2023
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Pine Grove – Route 125 Along Swatara Creek, 1937

A 1937 photo of Route 125 along the Swatara Creek, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County. _______________________________________ The photograph appeared in a booklet produced for the Sesquicentennial of the United States Constitution, Pine […]

September 16, 2023
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Ernest M. Magnelli – Sweigard’s World War II Photos

A photograph of Ernest M. Magnelli in his World War II uniform. The photo is from the Sweigard General Store World War II Collection, Matamoras, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Magnelli was born November 1, 1917 […]

September 16, 2023
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Hegins Township High School – Baseball, 1951

A 1951 colorized photograph of the baseball team of Hegins Township High School, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. None of the individuals in the photo are identified. _______________________________________ Corrections and […]

September 15, 2023
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Porter Township – Reinerton or Bearmont School, 1897

A colorized photograph of the 1897 Reinerton or “Bearmont” Grade School, Reinerton, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. In 1897, a large one-story frame school was erected on the west side of Yohe Street […]

September 15, 2023
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Pine Grove – High Bluff Along Route 443, 1937

A 1937 view of the high bluff along Route 443, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________________ The photograph appeared in a booklet produced for the Sesquicentennial of the United States […]

September 15, 2023
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Albert Lubold – Sweigard’s World War II Photos

A photograph of Albert L. Lubold in his World War II uniform. The photo is from the Sweigard General Store World War II Collection, Matamoras, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Lubold was born January 14, 1922, […]

September 15, 2023

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