Washington Township – Bush Farm – Aerial View, 1940s
An aerial view of the Clair Bush farm, Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, believed to have been taken in the mid 1940s. The road running across the picture is the […]
Gratz – Some Residents Who Worked in the Mines
An undated photograph of a group of five miners from Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Front Row (seated): Harry Wise; Daniel Wiest. Back Row (standing): John Umholtz; Elias Shade; Harry Knohr. […]
Gratz – The Air Shaft
The major mining operations that employed large numbers of men were on the other side of Short Mountain from Gratz and Lykens Township. But getting there was quite a feat. […]
Gratz – Miners on the Path to the Mines
A photograph of Gratz area miners on the path leading to the “Gratz Airhole” where the men climbed down a long ladder to get to their work level in the […]
Reformed Church Centennial Celebration, 1893
A celebration of the Centennial of the Reformed Church was held in 1893 and local Reformed churches in the Lykens Valley area joined together in contributing to the festive event […]
Ruth Rebecca [Riegle] Stiely (1895-1984)
A photograph of Ruth Rebecca [Riegle] Stiely in her auto outside her school. She was a teacher in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This is possibly the Kissinger School, where […]
John Monroe Stiely (1884-1934) & Ruth Rebecca [Riegle] Stiely (1895-1984)
A portrait of John Monroe Stiely and Ruth Rebecca [Riegle] Stiely. John Monroe Stiely was born 28 March 1884, the son of Reuben H. Stiely (1847-1921) and Sarah Jane [Kissinger] […]
Milton Oliver Umholtz Family
A 1908 photograph of the Milton Oliver Umholtz Family of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Identifications as made by a daughter of one of the persons in the picture: Front Row: […]