The Romberger Family in the Lykens Valley
A photograph from 2019 of a Romberger Family Reunion held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. At the table (center) is Bob Averell, family historian, sharing some […]
Excerpts from “The Independent Monthly,” 1879
A letter from Thomas J. Hoffman, of Enders, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and printed in the Elizabethville Echo of June 17, 1943, provided a glimpse of an old issue of The Independent Monthly, published on […]
Berrysburg – Joseph F. Romberger Store
Both sides of an undated advertising card for the Joseph F. Romberger Store in Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. On the front side of the card is a drawing of women […]
Williamstown – Seybert Evangelical Church
A history of the Seybert Evangelical Church of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from its conception in 1826, through the construction of the first church building in Williamstown in 1871, through […]
Highlights from the “Washington Square Democrat,” 1878 (4)
A column entitled “Quarter Century Back,” as published in the Elizabethville Echo, June 26, 1903, refers to the predecessor of the Echo, published in 1878 at Washington Square by J. A. Ettinger, and known at […]
Tropical Storm Agnes as Reported by the West Schuylkill Herald, 1972
And the Rains Came! WORST NATURAL DISASTER IN A LIFETIME Although Tower City and Porter Township, except for Sheridan, suffered less damage from water than many of the other surrounding […]
John H. Keboch (1860-1903) – Berrysburg School Director
JOHN H. KEBOCH DEAD The death of John H. Keboch, of Berrysburg, which occurred on Thursday morning, May 14 [1903], was a painful shock to his many friends throughout Lykens […]
Charles Botteiger Arrested for Robbing Mails, 1903
BAGGAGEMASTER ARRESTED Charles Botteiger, baggage master on Day’s train on the Summit Branch road was arrested upon the arrival of the train at Lykens at 12:10 noon Thursday of last […]