Hegins Man Dies in Fire, 1981
A photograph of the aftermath of a fatal 1981 fire at 658 E. Main Street, Hegins, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in which 26-year-old Paul L. Klinger lost his life. The fire […]
Midland Pennsylvania Railroad – Events of 1920
News of the year 1920 of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad is presented here as reported in area newspapers. For all previous articles on this doomed project, see: Midland Pennsylvania Railroad. […]
Donkey Ball in the Lykens Valley – Animal Cruelty or Hilarious Fun? (2)
A small collection of newspaper articles from the Lykens Standard, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, announcing and describing Donkey Ball events in the greater Lykens Valley area. For all other blog […]
Donkey Ball in the Lykens Valley – Animal Cruelty or Hilarious Fun? (3)
A small collection of newspaper articles from the Elizabethville Echo, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, announcing and describing Donkey Ball events in the greater Lykens Valley area. For all other blog […]
Samuel Erdman Kicked to Death at Erdman, 1911
In late August 1911, a barroom fight at the Erdman Hotel in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, resulted in the death of Samuel Erdman, a farmer from near Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. […]
Harry D. Bressler Jr. (1920-1947) – Killed at Limestone Quarry
FUNERAL SUNDAY FOR QUARRY SLIDE VICTIM Funeral services for Harry D. Engle Jr., 27, of Klingerstown, who lost his life when caught in a slide of earth and rocks at […]
Reflections of a Former One-Room School Teacher, 1936
On 26 April 1936, former one-room school teacher Christie [Boyer] Latsha, reflected on her time in 1902 as a teacher at the Troutman School in Lykens Township, her year as […]
Fire Ruins Valley View Enterprises, 1966 (4)
From the Pottsville Republican and Herald, 15 November 1966: VALLEY VIEW PLANT DESTROYED BY FIRE Valley View Enterprises, a one-story cinder block construction building, was destroyed by fire that started […]