Joseph Eby (1872-1912)
An undated photograph of Joseph Milton Eby who was born 7 September 1872 in Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of James Eby (1842-1919) and Hannah [Matter] Eby (1837-1915). In […]
James Eby (1842-1919)
An undated cabinet card photograph of James Eby, who was born 28 December 1842, in Dauphin County, son of Peter Eby (1818-1892) and Elizabeth [Matter] Eby (1826-1921). She married Hannah [Matter] […]
Mary E. [Deppen] Stroup (1866-1941) – Widow of Elizabethville & Berrysburg Doctor
Funeral Today For Mrs. J. C. Stroup Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Stroup, age 74 years, widow of Dr. J. Calvin Stroup, died at her home, 5230 Upland Street, Philadelphia, Monday, following […]
Homer A. Klinger (1886-1946) – Millersburg Band & Choir Director
HOMER A. KLINGER Homer A. Klinger, of Lenkerville, died 7 February [1946] at the age of 59 years. Mr. Klinger was a former director of the Millersburg Municipal Band and […]
Tower City – Police Chief Leroy Kopp
An undated photograph of Leroy Kopp (1897-1972) in uniform, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Kopp served as Police Chief of Tower City from 1923 to 1963 and supervised every law […]
Capt. Benjamin J. Evitts in His G.A.R. Uniform
An undated photograph of Capt. Benjamin J. Evitts (1822-1909), a Civil War veteran, sitting on the porch of his son’s residence in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, while wearing […]
Construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1911
By mid-October 1911 construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad was supposed to be completed to Gratz in time for the Gratz Fair. Construction began in earnest in the area around […]
Land Acquisitions for the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910-1912
A collection of newspaper briefs describing the acquisition of land in 1910-1912 for the construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad. Two disputed cases are noted: (1) The area of the […]