World War II – Charles E. Ziegler – Killed in Action
A portrait of Sgt. Charles E. Zeigler which appeared in a local newspaper at the time he was reported missing. An article with the photograph told the following: Sgt. Charles […]
The Poison Toe Murder, 1937 (6)
A story appeared in the Harrisburg Evening News, 1 March 1937, describing the death at the Dauphin County Prison, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, of Clair Guy Wingert who was accused killing William […]
Millersburg Rotary Club, 1957
A 1957 photograph of the Millersburg Rotary Club No. 7444, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. “Service Above Self.” Pictured are: Front Row (standing on ground): Oscar Row, past president; George Nelson; […]
Gratz School – Upper Grades, 1884
A photograph of the students enrolled in the upper grades (5 through 8) of the Gratz Schools, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, believed to have been taken about 1884. Identified in […]
Theodore E. Miller (1846-1926)
A portrait of Theodore E. Miller (1846-1926), a teamster and Justice of the Peace, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. __________________________________ From: “Who’s Who in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania,” Lykens-Williams Valley History-Directory […]
The Poison Toe Murder, 1937 (5)
A photograph of Clair Guy Wingert, of Clarks Valley, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken into custody some time shortly after the February 1937 murder of William McElwee. The murder was allegedly […]
Tower City – Public School Building, 1922
A 1922 view of the public school building at Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post. This photograph appeared […]
World War II – Freeman E. Bordner – Killed in Action, 1945
LENKERVILLE SOLDIER REPORTED KILLED Mr. and Mrs. Earl G. Bordner of Lenkerville, have been advised by the War Department that their son, Sergeant Freeman E. Bordner, 26, has been reported […]