David Kissinger Farm, 1875
A late 20th or early 21st century view of the 105-acre farm owned by David Kissinger in 1875. The date of construction of the building in this photograph is not […]
Jacob Arnts (1858-1914)
Jacob Arnts, creameryman, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was born in Bainbridge, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 13 January 1858, the son of John Arnts and Barbara [Jacobs] Arnts. The grandfather, Garret Arnts, […]
Lykens Township Created, 1810
Lykens Township was officially created on 3 September 1810. Its original area (green on map above) included several other townships which were later divided from parts of Lykens Township. Present-day […]
Isaac Sitlinger (1833-1908)
Isaac Sitlinger, farmer and stockman, was born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 15 September 1833. George Sitlinger, the father of Isaac Sitlinger, was born in Germany, and formerly spelled his name […]
Frank P. Ferree (1853-1917)
Frank P. Ferree, farmer and stockman, Gratz, Pennsylvania, was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 25 May 1853. Isaac Ferree, the great-grandfather of Frank P. Ferree, was a native […]
Dr. Monroe Daniel Lehr (1860-1937)
Dr. Monroe Daniel Lehr, Lykens, Pennsylvania, was born in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 22 July 1860, a son of Henry R. Lehr and Sarah [Lebo] Lehr. Dr. Monroe Daniel Lehr‘s […]
World War II – Raymond H. Holwig- Killed in Action
Raymond H. Holwig CHRONOLOGY From the Harrisburg Telegraph, 27 July 1943: Marriage Applications Raymond H. Holwig, 22, Wiconisco, and Eleanor Smeltz, 20, Gratz. ________________________________ From the Harrisburg Telegraph, 26 August […]
World War II – Lawrence C. Engle – Killed in Action
Lawrence C. Engle From a local newspaper (probably Elizabethville Echo) at the time of his death, about 8 March 1945: PVT. L. ENGLE REPORTED KILLED IN GERMANY Mrs. Estella […]