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Lykens – Birds-Eye View

An undated birds-eye view of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The large culm pile at left center dominated the “skyline” of the town until it was was finally removed. _____________________________________________ Corrections […]

March 12, 2024
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Foreigner Without Passport Arrested in Tower City, 1924

A brief article in the Lykens Standard, February 8, 1924, told of a Canadian who tried to move his family into the United States without having a passport. He was […]

March 12, 2024
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Upper Dauphin High School – Joann Tamie Snyder, 1964

A 1964 colorized portrait photograph of Joann Tamie Snyder, a member of the senior class of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1964 yearbook, La Memoria, of […]

March 12, 2024
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Jacob Miller – Killed by Mine Car, 1909

A tragedy for an immigrant family occurred in April 1909 when Jacob Miller was killed by a mine car at the Summit Branch Breaker, near Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The […]

March 11, 2024
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Orthodox Metropolitan Visits Lykens, 1924

In November 1924, for the celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Church in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and the dedication of the parsonage, it was announced by […]

March 11, 2024
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Upper Dauphin High School – Pauline Mae Smeltz, 1964

A 1964 colorized portrait photograph of Pauline Mae Smeltz, a member of the senior class of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1964 yearbook, La Memoria, of […]

March 11, 2024
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Leah Jane [Row] Michael (1854-1956) – Centenarian

Leah Jane [Row] Michael was married to William H. Michael (1847-1911), a Civil War veteran who died in 1911. She lived to the age of 101, dying in 1956. She […]

March 10, 2024
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Loyalton – Man Injured When Hit By Auto, 1924

The dangers of walking along a highway, even within a small town, were brought home with this unfortunate accident. The car wasn’t speeding, and the driver claimed he was blinded […]

March 10, 2024

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