Berrysburg – High School Band, 1946
A 1946 photograph of the Berrysburg High School Band, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Identified in the photo are: Front Row: Sylvia Morris; James Evans; Dean Schreffler; Jean Wagner; Stanley Wiest; […]
Harry E. Pike (1871-1933)
HALIFAX MAN ENDS LIFE WITH BULLET MONDAY The body of Harry Pike, 61, of Halifax, was found in a chicken house on the property of Guy L. Heckert, tombstone manufacturer […]
Berrysburg – Hoover Brothers, 1969
An advertisement for Hoover Brothers, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Compliments of HOOVER BROTHERS Berrysburg, Pennsylvania _______________________________ This advertisement appeared in the Historical Book of Berrysburg and Mifflin Township, printed in […]
Gratz – Lettich’s Radiator Shop, 1988
A photo of Lettich’s Radiator Shop, across from the Gratz Fairgrounds, on the south side of Route 25, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The business was established in 1946 and in […]
Rev. John Nicholas Hemping (1778-1855)
Rev. John Nicholas Hemping – Lutheran Minister of the Lykens Valley Rev. John Nicholas Hemping was pastor of the Lykens Valley Parish from 1812-1850. This parish included Stone Valley, Mahanoy […]
The Murder of Charles Roland at Wiconisco, 1865
From the Pittsburgh Gazette, 8 August 1865: A Mysterious Death A well-known farmer names Charles Roland met with a sudden an mysterious death at his home in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, […]
Elizabethville – High School, 1919
A photo of the Class of 1919 from School Days: Graduates of Elizabethville High School, 1895-1954, by Miles V. Miller, which was published on 18 June 1984. Identification of the […]
Three Children Killed in Axe Murder in Lykens, 1932
THREE CHILD AXE VICTIMS BURIED SATURDAY Three child victims, hacked to death last Wednesday [12 July 1932] in their home at Lykens, by an apparently drink-crazed father were buried in […]