Two Portraits of John B. Lesher (1868-1957) of Williamstown
A studio portrait of John Becker Lesher of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo was taken in 1950. J. B. Becker was an apparel factory owner in Williamstown and other […]
Jane Richter of Elizabethville, 1939
A 1939 portrait photograph of Jane Richter, of Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from The Serpentine, the 1939 yearbook of the West Chester State Teachers College, West Chester, […]
The Dietrich Family in the Lykens Valley Area
An undated photograph of St. Paul’s Church, Dietrich, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ According to information published in Our Dietrich Lines (2007), a published work on the Dietrich family, there are […]
Racist Lodge Dedicates Its New Hall in Gratz, 1873
A photograph taken around 1887 of the Odd Fellows building in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The building, which was built in 1872, was formally dedicated in June 1873, with elaborate […]
Paul Schreiner Died 1935 – Was Factory & Music Academy Manager
PAUL SCHREINER DIED AT WILLIAMSTOWN YESTERDAY [1935] Paul Schreiner, age 32 years, died at his home in Williamstown Wednesday morning after an illness of five weeks. Mr. Schreiner was well […]
Millersburg Black-Face “Artist” Joins Circus, 1970
The Lykens Standard of February 19, 1970, published a news story that indicated that a black-face performer, Robert “Bobby” Snyder, originally from Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, had joined a traveling […]
The Porter Tunnel Mine Disaster, 1977 (2)
The front page of the West Schuylkill Herald for March 10, 1977, a weekly newspaper published in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The articles in that paper are related to […]
Explosion and Fire at Williamstown, 1921
An article from the Harrisburg Telegraph, July 26, 1921, describing the huge fire at Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, which also resulted in a labor dispute at the Lesher and Bausher […]