Thomas H. Ransom – Barber of Millersburg
Thomas Henry Ransom was born as a slave in Winchester, Virginia, January 22, 1855, to Thomas Ransom and Margaret Ransom, maiden name unknown. He first appeared in official Lykens Valley […]
Gratz Fair – Trapeze Artist, 1912
A real photo post card image believed to be from about 1912 of a crowd at the Gratz Fair watching a trapeze artist, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________ Corrections and […]
Gratz – Black-Face Gathering at Town Square
This undated post card was incorrectly identified by an eBay seller as a Memorial Day celebration in 1907 in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, when in fact it was previously identified […]
Gratz – Oldest House in 1907
A 1907 post card view of the oldest house in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This house was the early homestead of Squire George Hoffman (1798-1887) and was located on the […]
1906 Gratz Fair Ad Featured Seditionist $100 Bank Note
A 1906 advertisement for the Gratz Fair featuring a facsimile of a $100 Confederate States of America bank note on one side and, in the same style as the note, […]
Grading for the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1909
A set of four photographs of grading for the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, which began 1908 and 1909. The railroad was planned to run from Millersburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to […]
Gratz Agricultural Fair Ticket, 1878
An admission ticket to the Gratz Agricultural Fair for 1878, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The ticket bears the name of John Messner and is for his family as well – […]
The Curious Case of Dr. Charles Miller
A story of an unsolved murder of a Lykens man in 1889 with his reminiscences of life in Lykens at the beginning of the Civil War. This blog post, by […]