Elizabethville – Evangelical Church
An undated picture post card view of the Ebenezer Evangelical Church which was located on the southeast corner of Main and Buttonwood Streets in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The building […]
Founding of the Hoffman Family Association, 1913 (1)
The Elizabethville Echo chronicled the founding of the Hoffman Family Association in its 1913 editions. The text of the articles follow here: __________________________________ From the Elizabethville Echo, 17 April 1913: […]
Contracts Awarded for Construction of Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910
On 29 July 1910, the Harrisburg Telegraph announced the awarding of contracts for the construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad along with expectations as to when the work would begin: […]
Gratz – Fort Jackson
An undated photograph of a group of young people taken at Fort Jackson at the southern end of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, reached from the present Spruce Street, at a […]
Are These Pictures of Fort Jackson?
The three badly focused, undated photographs shown here were believed to have been taken at the southern end of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, reached from the present Spruce Street, at […]
Attendees At Lykens Valley Pioneer Monument Dedication, 1924
The Harrisburg Evening News, in its article of 28 November 1924 describing the dedication of the Lykens Valley Pioneer Monument, included the names of the attendees: DEDICATE SHAFT TO PIONEER […]
Abraham Gross Family, 1955
A photograph taken at the Gratz Fairgrounds in 1955 of the family of Abraham “Abe” Gross, who was born in Russia in March 1873 and emigrated to the United States […]
Gratz Shirt Factory Fire, 1952
In 1952, the Dormar Manufacturing Company, operators of the Gratz Shirt Factory, sustained a major loss when a relatively new building was destroyed by fire. The fire was reported in […]