The cover of Gratz Memories, Volume 5, published by the Gratz Historical Society, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 2005. Contributors: William Alliso, H. Pefeer, S. P. Heilman, Charles Buffington, Jacque Buffington, Ned Weaver, Edward L. Bechtel, Robert Coleman, Robert Geist, Blair Keefer, Alfreda Leffler, John A. Romberger, Matilda […]
On September 17, 1907, at the cider mill of Senary Erdman in Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, a boiler exploded killing Elmer Artz, seriously injuring Samuel Martz, and injuring […]
A newspaper advertisement from the Valley Citizen, Valley View, February 7, 1952, for Leitzel’s Garage, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. 1000 – TIME TO CHANGE OIL! At the first […]
A newspaper photograph of the covered bridge known as the “Red Bridge,” at Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo appeared in the Lykens Standard, July 25, 1925, with […]
An undated advertising ashtray from De Eck Bar, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Beer – Wine – Liquor Norma Straub & Leo Straub ___________________________________ Corrections and additional information should […]
The cover of the souvenir edition of The Bicentennial Book: Upper Paxton Township, 1767-1967. In 175 pages, it is a “review of the historical background and development of Upper Paxton […]
A black-face minstrel show was presented as part of the entertainment at the annual Sunday School Picnic of Zion (Klinger’s) Lutheran and Reformed Church, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]
A photograph from around 1900 of the DeEck Tavern and Hotel, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This hotel and tavern was established by Sinary Erdman, a Civil War veteran. […]