Dr. S. D. Diffenderfer – Traveling Dentist, 1910
This DENTAL ANNOUNCEMENT appeared in the Elizabethville Echo, October 20, 1910: Dr. S. D. Diffenderfer of Middleburg, Pennsylvania, desires to inform the public he will visit the towns named below […]
Klingerstown – Early Mahantongo Valley Grist Mill
A snapshot photograph of a portion of a limited edition print of an oil painting by Deanna Wiseman who was raised in Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The print was sold […]
Charles L. Blockson (1933-2023) – Historian of the Underground Railroad
Charles Leroy Blockson, “Historian of the Underground Railroad,” died June 14, 2023, at his home in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was 89 years old. For those interested in the history […]
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 […]
Dalmatia Agway Fertilizer Blend Service
An undated advertising item (rain gauge) from Dalmatia Agway Blend Service (Meckley Service), offices in Dalmatia, Northumberland County; Klingerstown, Schuylkill County; and Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. fertilizer – lime – […]
Marie M. Artz (1922-2022) – Centenarian
MARIE M. ARTZ Marie M. Artz, age 100, formerly of Valley View, passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at Providence Place, Pine Grove. She was born on Sunday, May 7, […]
Charles L. Blockson (1933-2023) – Historian of the Underground Railroad
Charles Leroy Blockson, “Historian of the Underground Railroad,” died June 14, 2023, at his home in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was 89 years old. For those interested in the history […]
Klingerstown Fire Company No. 1
A 2011 photograph of the Klingerstown Fire Company building in Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The view is looking north from St. Michael’s Church Cemetery. The main part of the structure, […]