Gratz – Byler’s Hotel & Klinger Store Destroyed by Fire, 1886
An 1862 street map of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, showing the location of the store and hotel that were destroyed by fire on May 1, 1886. To this time, this […]
Loyalton – Man with 2 Wives Kills Father & Self, 1962
A man from Washington, D. C., went to visit his father near Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, supposedly to get financial assistance to help him get through his loss of his […]
Gratz Shirt Factory Destroyed by Fire, 1952
A newspaper photograph of spectators surveying the damage at the Dormar Manufacturing Company’s Gratz shirt factory, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, June 19, 1952. The early evening fire caused $75,000 to […]
A History of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1905-1921
A photograph taken on September 15, 1910, of the groundbreaking ceremonies at Killinger, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, which was to be constructed from […]
Hilda C. [Huntzinger] Herb (1923-2022) – Almost a Centenarian
HILDA C. HERB Hilda C Herb, age 99, formerly of Valley View, passed away Saturday, December 31, 2022, at Providence Place, Pine Grove. She was born on Tuesday, February 13, […]
Gratz Fair, 2014
Both sides of an advertising card for the 2014 Gratz Fair, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This was the 141st Annual Fair and took place from September 14 through September 20, […]
Pitman Man Makes TV Debut at Age 80, 2000
A newspaper photograph of Harry H. “Lut” Willier Jr. of Pitman, Schuylkill County, making his television debut on Berks Community Television (BCTV) in 1980, singing his copyrighted son, “Uff Waxe” […]
Gratz – Memories Book, Volume 5
The cover of Gratz Memories, Volume 5, published by the Gratz Historical Society, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 2005. Contributors: William Alliso, H. Pefeer, S. P. Heilman, Charles Buffington, Jacque Buffington, Ned Weaver, Edward L. Bechtel, Robert Coleman, Robert Geist, Blair Keefer, Alfreda Leffler, John A. Romberger, Matilda […]