Samuel Sitlinger Farm
An undated photo of Samuel Jefferson Sitlinger (1871-1936) sitting outside his farm house in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A small farm structure which no longer exists can be […]
Elizabethville – Buffington & Son Funeral Service, 1957
An advertisement for George F. Buffington & Son, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. GEORGE F. BUFFINGTON & SON Funeral and Ambulance Service ELIZABETHVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 103 West main Street Phone: ENdicott 2-8522 […]
Hannah [Rickert] Riegle (1847-1919), about 1910
A photo post card view of Hannah [Rickert] Riegle (1847-1919), a Civil War widow, posing along the east-facing wall of her farmhouse in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, about […]
Gratz – Simeon Lutheran Church Marriage Certificate, 1915
In the 18th and early 19th centuries, German Lutheran churches in America typically provided elaborately printed and hand-lettered certificates called “frakturs” to commemorate occasions such as births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, […]
Millersburg – Sausser’s Harness and Shoes, 1957
A photo from an advertisement for Sausser’s Harness and Shoes, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. SAUSSER’S HARNESS AND SHOES Making and Repairing Since 1838 MARK W. SAUSSER 258 Union __________________________________ The […]
Gratz – W. J. McNoldy Photographer, 1905
A photograph from W. J. McNoldy of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken about 1905. The type of photograph shown here was known as a “cabinet card” and measures the typical […]
Who Are Mr. & Mrs. I. D. Shrader?
This photo-card was found in box of keepsakes of Hannah [Rickert] Riegle (1847-1919) of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. On the back of the card is the following message: […]
Leah [Radel] Weaver (1921-2008) – Elizabethville Artist
Leah [Radel] Weaver (1921-2008) was a well-known artist of Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and a member of the Millersburg Art Association. The portrait of her (above) was done by Ethel […]