Gratz News – October 12, 1927
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz News” section of a local newspaper, 12 October 1927: Those who attended the Holy Communion held here, Sunday were Miss Marie […]
John Edmund Hoover (1898-1930) – Big Lick Mine Victim
In December 1930, John E. Hoover was killed at the Big Lick Colliery of the Williamstown Mines, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. His obituary, as published by a local newspaper is […]
Gratz News – December 7, 1927
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz News” section of a local newspaper, 7 December 1927: Mrs. Ursula Klinger, Mrs. Clarence Klinger, and Mrs. Walter Umholtz, of Hegins, […]
Gratz News – June 6, 1929
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz News” section of a local newspaper, 5 June 1929: Dr. and Mrs. G. M. Schminky of Harrisburg, called in town here […]
Gratz – Lettich’s Garage & Radiator Shop, 1955
A 1955 photograph of Lettich’s Garage and Radiator Shop, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Lettich sold Mobil petroleum products as indicated on the building. ____________________________ This photograph appeared in the souvenir […]
Millersburg – First Airplane, 1913
A photograph taken on 10 September 1913 of the first airplane (or aeroplane) to land at Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo appeared in the Souvenir Book for the Millersburg […]
Aviators Visit Lykens Valley, 1913
FLYING EXHIBITIONS BY WALTER E. JOHNSON A GREAT TREAT Lykens Valley in general and Elizabethville in particular were fortunate in having one of the most noted aviators in the country […]
Walter E. Johnson Flying Exhibition at Gratz, 1913
WALTER E. JOHNSON FLIES TO GRATZ “They Shall fly as the eagle.” — Habakkuk, Chapter 1, Verse 8 Perhaps the most thrilling spectacle ever witnessed here was the flight yesterday […]