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Millersburg – Ferry, 1974 – Pilot Jack Dillman

A 1974 newspaper photo from the Citizen-Standard (Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania) showing Jack DIllman piloting the  Millersburg Ferry across the Susquehanna River, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ______________________________ Corrections and […]

June 13, 2016
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Millersburg – Ferry, 1974 – New Version of “The Falcon”

A photograph from an unknown local newspaper dated 1974, of the Millersburg Ferry, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo caption reads: The Millersburg Ferry will soon put the new version […]

June 13, 2016
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Moses Nutt Barnyard

An undated photograph of the Moses Nutt farm barnyard, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. None of the persons in the photo have been identified.  Moses Nutt was born 17 October […]

June 13, 2016
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Peter Matter’s Children from First Marriage

An undated photograph of the children of Peter Adam Matter with his first wife, Hannah Rebecca [Batdorf] Matter, possibly taken in Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Identifications have been provided […]

June 13, 2016
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Gratz – Miners on the Path to the Mines

A photograph of Gratz area miners on the path leading to the “Gratz Airhole” where the men climbed down a long ladder to get to their work level in the […]

June 12, 2016
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Gratz – Some Residents Who Worked in the Mines

An undated photograph of a group of five miners from Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Front Row (seated):  Harry Wise; Daniel Wiest. Back Row (standing):  John Umholtz; Elias Shade; Harry Knohr. […]

June 12, 2016
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Gratz – The Air Shaft

The major mining operations that employed large numbers of men were on the other side of Short Mountain from Gratz and Lykens Township.  But getting there was quite a feat.  […]

June 12, 2016 1 Comment
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Caroline [Klinger] Miller Family, 1916

A photograph of the Caroline [Klinger] Miller family, taken about 1916, in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Identifications: Front Row (seated & standing):  Caroline [Klinger] Miller; Hannah [Miller] Umholtz; Catherine […]

June 11, 2016

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