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Amish Quilts

On 9 August 2001, the United States Postal Service released four stamps depicting Amish Quilts.  The Amish, a conservative religious sect who lead a plain life based on Biblical teachings, […]

October 25, 2017
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The Poison Toe Murder, 1937 (4)

Supposedly, a photograph of Clair Guy Wingert, of Clarks Valley, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken some time after the February 1937 murder of William McElwee. The murder was allegedly committed by […]

October 24, 2017
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Lykens Valley Railroad Station at Lenkers, 1916

One of the only known photos of the Lenkers Station, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, is from the Interstate Commerce Commission files of 1916. According to information found at Dauphin County Railroad […]

October 24, 2017
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Millersburg Sesquicentennial Publicity Committee, 1957

A 1957 photograph of the Millersburg Sesquicentennial Publicity Committee, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Appearing in the photo: Front Row (seated):  Richard P. Jury; Alfred Chubb; Rev. S. A. Sitler. Back […]

October 24, 2017
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Gratz – Samuel’s Evangelical Congregational Church, Women, 1978

A photograph taken about 1978 of the Women’s Class of the Samuel’s Evangelical Congregational Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Pictured are: Front Row (standing):  Fae Morgan; Iva Reed; Laura Hepler; […]

October 24, 2017
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The Poison Toe Murder, 1937 (3)

A story appeared in the Harrisburg Evening News, 25 February 1937, describing the funeral which took place in Dauphin Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for William H. McElwee, murder victim.  The […]

October 23, 2017
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Millersburg – The Old Red Covered Bridge, 1895

An 1895 winter view of the covered bridge over the Wiconisco Creek at the southern end of Market Street, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  The Millersburg Roller Mills appears in the […]

October 23, 2017
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Cosmetics & Sunbonnet Committee for Gratz Sesquicentennial, 1955

Members of the Cosmetics and Sunbonnet Committee for the Gratz Sesquicentennial of 1955 met for this picture in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Identified in the photo are: Front Row (seated):  […]

October 23, 2017

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