Black-Face Minstrel Show at Elizabethville, 1957
A black-face minstrel show was presented at the Elizabethville School by the V. F. W Post at Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, February 28, 1957, March 1, 1957, and March 2, […]
The Gratz Schoolhouses (2)
An undated photo post card view of the two Gratz schoolhouses, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. These buildings were located on the east side of North Center Street across from the […]
Mining Disaster at East Brookside, 1913 (1)
A series of newspaper articles and other memorabilia describing the mining disaster at East Brookside Colliery near Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, that occurred on August 2, 1913, in which […]
Halifax Area Hometown Heroes – Lester A. Enders
PVT LESTER A. ENDERS US ARMY WORLD WAR I ____________________________________ See also: For information on the availability of copies of this book, contact Halifax Area Historical Society. ________________________________ Corrections and […]
Did Woodrow Wilson Favor Chinese Labor Over European Labor?
On October 18, 1912, with only a few weeks to go in the presidential campaign, the Lykens Standard published an article that claimed that Gov. Woodrow Wilson preferred Chinese immigration […]
Gratz – Odd Fellows Group with Flag
An undated photograph identified only as a group of members of the Gratz Odd Fellows (I. O. O. F.) who appear to be participating in some kind of patriotic celebration. […]
Joseph Marra – Upper Dauphin Teacher & Coach
JOSEPH MARRA Joseph “Joe” “Bobby” Marra, formerly from Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, passed quietly to meet his Creator and be reunited with his loving parents and many siblings at 7:57 […]
Lykens Hotel Interior, 1929
A colorized post card from 1929 with three views of the Lykens Hotel (two interior and one exterior), Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The two interior views are of the lobby […]