Lykens High School – Class of 1911
A newspaper photograph of the Class of 1911, Lykens High School, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This photo appeared in the Lykens Standard, August 26, 1910, with the following caption: THE […]
Elizabethville – Broad Street School, 1895-1989
A souvenir crock depicting the Broad Street School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This is a quart shoulder crock. The crocks were originally issued by the Elizabethville Area Bicentennial Committee, 1817-2017, […]
Gratz – Replacement Building at Site of Hoffman Garage
A 2010 photograph of the garage and storage building on the northeast corner of Centre Street and South Street, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The building stands on the site of […]
Reinerton School – 3rd & 4th Grades, 1925
A photograph of the pupils and teacher of the 3rd and 4th Grade Class of 1924-1925, Reinerton School, Reinerton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. None of the individuals in the photo are […]
Millersburg – Susquehanna Lutheran Village
An undated color photo post card view of the Susquehanna Lutheran Village, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Information on the back of the card: Providing Skilled and Intermediate Nursing Care as […]
The Jackson Township Anti-Vaccination Court Case of 1906
This post is an introduction to the seven part series describing the protest that took place in Jackson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, over the enforcement of the compulsory vaccination law […]
Lykens Township – Shepley School Teachers, 1876-1951
A photograph of the interior of the Shepley School, a one-room schoolhouse in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken about 1911 when Charles Henninger was the teacher. The school was […]
Rainfall Results in Railroad Delays, 1924
Flooding has always been a problem in the Lykens Valley area, particularly after a period of heavy rains. This episode was reported in the West Schuylkill Herald of October 3, […]