Gratz – Simeon Reformed Church Confirmation, 1888
One of the earliest known photographs of a confirmation class from the Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, was taken on 30 March 1888. With the exception of Rev. William […]
Lykens Township – Geise School, 1875
A portion of a Lykens Township map from 1875 shows the location of the Geise School. The road going south and west from the school is currently named Specktown Road. […]
Lykens Township – Geise School, 1906
This photograph, taken on 21 March 1906, is one of the few interior views of pupils of the Geise School in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. At the time of […]
George B. Garber (1870-1941)
FORMER RAILROAD EMPLOYEE DIED AT GRATZ George B. Garber, age 70 years, died at his home in Gratz on Monday [17 March 1941]. Mr. Garber was a son of the […]
Solomon Hess Farm, 1875 (2)
An undated photograph of buildings on what was 8 acres of a 67 acre farm in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, which was owned by Solomon Hess in 1875. The […]
Jacob Umholtz Farm, 1875
An 1875 map showing two 74 acre tracts of land owned by Jacob Umholtz in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The land is located along a road leading northwest out […]
Jacob M. Boyer (1868-1943)
An undated portrait of Jacob M. Boyer, who was born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in August 1868, the son of John E. Boyer (1841-1895) and Mary [Moyer] Boyer (1844-1927). On […]
John Moyer (1840-1913) & Sarah [Gonser] Moyer (1841-1903)
Undated portraits of John Moyer (1840-1913) and Sarah [Gonser] Moyer (1841-1903) of Gratz and Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Both are buried at Gratz Union Cemetery, Gratz. The Moyer family […]