Loyalton – Man with 2 Wives Kills Father & Self, 1962
A man from Washington, D. C., went to visit his father near Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, supposedly to get financial assistance to help him get through his loss of his […]
Paul A. Helt – Letter from Casablanca, 1942
This interesting story appeared in the Lykens Standard of January 8, 1943. It was based on letters obtained by the Standard that Paul A. Helt sent to his parents and […]
Pine Grove – Pottsville Street Bridge, 1937
A 1937 photograph of the Pottsville Street Bridge, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________________ The photograph appeared in a booklet produced for the Sesquicentennial of the United States Constitution, Pine Grove […]
Morris Blaine Liddick – Sweigard’s World War II Photos
A photograph of Morris Blaine Liddick in his World War II uniform. The photo is from the Sweigard General Store World War II Collection, Matamoras, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Liddick was born on November 16, […]
Les Brown’s First Movie Almost Premiered in Lykens, 1943
Did Lykens almost have a Hollywood film premier? In the promotional article for “Seven Days Leave,” which was scheduled to be featured at the Budd Theatre in Lykens in late […]
Gratz Shirt Factory Destroyed by Fire, 1952
A newspaper photograph of spectators surveying the damage at the Dormar Manufacturing Company’s Gratz shirt factory, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, June 19, 1952. The early evening fire caused $75,000 to […]
Porter Township – Muir School, 1896
A colorized photograph of the 1894 Muir Grade School, Muir, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. In 1896, the two-room frame building in Muir was replaced by a large two-story frame building, which subsequently became […]
Pine Grove – Old Blacksmith Shop & Maple Street, 1937
A 1937 view of the old blacksmith shop and Maple Street, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________________ The photograph appeared in a booklet produced for the Sesquicentennial of the United […]