Why Are These Gratz Residents in Black-Face?
This photograph appeared with an article in the Upper Dauphin Sentinel (Millersburg, Pennsylvania), 25 March 1997, advertising the book, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz [Gratz Book]. The […]
Harrison Riegle (1840-1899) & Hannah [Rickert] Riegle (1849-1919)
Harrison Riegle, farmer and stockman, was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 15 November 1840. Daniel Riegle I, the grandfather of Harrison Riegle, was a native of Berks County, […]
Peter L. Stine (1827-1902)
Peter L. Stine, merchant, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, 26 July 1827, the son of John P. Stine and Regina [Coleman] Stine. Frederick Stine, […]
Cyril Shade (1926-2001)
Cyril Harry Shade was born on 6 May 1926 in Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of Harry Luther Shade and Mary Rachael [Shade] Shade of that place. He […]
Josiah Boyer (1831-1917)
Josiah Boyer, farmer, Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, 22 December 1832, son of Peter Boyer and Christiana [Harp] Boyer. Peter Boyer was also […]
Lykens Valley Coal Company – Bear Gap Mine Tunnel
A picture post card view of the entrance to the Bear Gap Mine Tunnel of the Lykens Valley Coal Company, which went approximately 3300 feet into Coal or Thick Mountain […]
Dietrich-Riegle Homestead Featured in Tschamber Painting
The William Dietrich and Helen [Hoffman] Dietrich homestead is located along Specktown Road, Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The home and property originally belonged to Hannah [Rickert] Riegle, […]
Prof. Henry G. Dornheim (1859-1932)
Professor Henry G. Dornheim, formerly principal of the public schools of Elizabethville, Pennsylvania, was born in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 7 November 1859. He is a son of Rudolph H. […]