Hegins – Hay Wagon Causes Death of Farmer, 1924
FATAL INJURY TO AARON H. OTTO A very sad accident occurred on the farm of Harry Otto, Hegins, on Saturday evening, July 12 [1924], when his father, Mr. Aaron H. […]
C. Wayne Bair (1921-2021) – Almost a Centenarian
C. WAYNE BAIR C. Wayne Bair, age 99, of Hegins, passed away Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at his residence. He was born on Wednesday, June 22, 1921, in Tremont, a […]
Douglas Kenneth Troutman (1941-2020) – Founding Member of Men in Harmony
DOUGLAS KENNETH TROUTMAN FOUNTAIN – Douglas Kenneth Troutman, 79 of Fountain, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at home. Doug was born on June 3, 1941 at Hershey Hospital, […]
Hegins – 145th Anniversary of Friedens Lutheran Church, 1961
A newspaper photograph of Rev. Ralph W. Bagger, pastor of Friedens Lutheran Church, Hegins, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, at the time of the 145th Anniversary of the church. The photo accompanied […]
Hegins & Fountain – United Church of Christ
Two 1982 photographs: Friedens United Church of Christ, Hegins, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (top photo); and Christ United Church of Christ, Fountain, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (bottom photo). In “Focus… on the […]
The Enty Family in the Civil War (2)
A multi-post series on an African American pioneer settler in the Lykens Valley area and his descendants, up through their service in the Civil War. The earliest member of the […]
Fountain – Christ Church, United Church of Christ, 2010
A 2010 photograph of the Christ Church, United Church of Christ, Fountain, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Fountain is located along Route 25 at its eastern end very close to where the […]
Fountain All Wars Veterans Memorial, 2010
Behind the Christ Church, United Church of Christ, Fountain, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, lies a small, but historic cemetery. Within that cemetery is the Fountain All Wars Veterans Monument. The bronze […]