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Gratz – Simeon Lutheran Confirmation, 1911

In 1911, Rev. Edgar J. Heilman, posed for a photograph with the Confirmation Class of the Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  When this photograph was labeled, he was […]

October 4, 2016
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Norman Lester Riegle (1886-1942)

NORMAN LESTER RIEGLE was born on 4 October 1886, in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  He was the youngest son of HARRISON RIEGLE (1840-1899) and HANNAH [RICKERT] RIEGLE (1847-1919).  […]

October 4, 2016
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Lykens Township – Geise School, 1949

This photograph was taken on 5 October 1949 of the pupils of the Geise School in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  The teacher, standing center, back row, is John H. […]

October 4, 2016
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Lykens Township – Geise School, 1936

This photograph was taken in 1936 of the pupils of the Geise School in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  The teacher, standing right, is Arlene Klinger, who, according to school […]

October 4, 2016
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Gratz – Simeon Reformed Church Confirmation, 1888

One of the earliest known photographs of a confirmation class from the Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, was taken on 30 March 1888.  With the exception of Rev. William […]

October 3, 2016
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Millersburg – Brubaker Tool Corporation & Morton Machine Works, 1957

An advertisement for Brubaker Tool Corporation & Morton Machine Works, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. BRUBAKER TOOL CORPORATION — MORTON MACHINE WORKS Manufacturers High Speed Carbide Metal Cutting Tools Jig and […]

October 3, 2016
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Short Mountain & Lykens Valley Mining Operations, 1862

An old print labeled “Mines of the Lykens Valley and Short Mountain Coal Companies, Henry Thomas, Sole Lessee,” was an illustration on an 1862 map of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  It […]

October 3, 2016
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Lykens Township – Geise School, 1910

This photograph was taken about 1910 of the pupils of the Geise School in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  The teacher, standing far left, is Miss Anna Schoffstall, who, according […]

October 2, 2016

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