The Conrail Route Through Halifax, 1976-1999
Conrail, or the Consolidated Rail Corporation, was created by the Federal Government in 1976 in an effort to support potentially profitable freight railroads that at the time were in bankruptcy, […]
Map of Fisherville, 1862
An 1862 map of Fisherville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, including a business directory. Cropped from Map of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1862, published by A. Pomeroy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Full map available from […]
Fisherville Charge – Lutheran Church Records, 1895-1965
The Fisherville Charge of the Lutheran Church was centered in northern Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A register containing records of baptisms, marriages, and deaths, is available for the years 1895-1965. Of […]
Mary Elizabeth [Hoffman] Hoffman (1877-1941)
MRS. MARY E. HOFFMAN Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Hoffman, age 63 years, of Enders, wife of Thomas J. Hoffman, who died 27 May 1941, were held in the […]
John Henry Kapp Jr. (1927-1950)
Halifax Man Killed in Auto Accident John Henry Kapp Jr. Is Thrown to Highway When Vehicle Skids John Henry Kapp Jr., 23, of Halifax , R. D., was instantly killed […]
Berrysburg Seminary, 1851-1882
A photograph of the Berrysburg Seminary, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The following is a description and history of this school as it was presented in the Historical Book of Berrysburg […]
Mary R. [Hain] Mattis (1852-1941)
MRS. MARY R. MATTIS Mrs. Mary R. [Hain] Mattis, age 88 years, widow of Solomon S. Mattis, died at the home of her daugther, Mrs. Bertie Fairchilds, in Millersburg, Sunday […]
History of the Local Draft Board at Elizabethville, World War I
The following article appeared in the Elizabethville Echo, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 20 March 1919. While it is not really a comprehensive history of the local draft board that was […]