Jedediah Hotchkiss, Confederate Mapmaker, and Lykens Valley School Teacher (2)
A portion of a map made during the Civil War by Confederate Mapmaker Jedediah Hotchkiss. The map was drawn from notes Hotchkiss made while serving as a teacher in the […]
Lila M. [Snyder] Boyer – Centenarian
Lila M. [Snyder] Boyer Lila Margaret Boyer of Bryan, Texas, age 106, passed away peacefully on 03/18/2021. She was born in Klingerstown, Pennsylvania, February 26, 1915, to Edwin Snyder and […]
Hilda M. [Schwalm] Donton (1917-2020) – Centenarian
HILDA M. DONTON Hilda Magleda Donton, age 102, of Valley View, passed away Sunday, November 8, 2020 at Tremont Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born November 30, 1917, in Klingerstown, […]
Klingerstown Baseball Team, 1912
A photograph taken about 1912 of a baseball team at Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Identified in the photo: Front Row (seated): Harry C. Romberger; William “Bill” Wiest. Back Row (standing): […]
Rev. Ralph E. Starr – Reformed Minister of the Lykens Valley
Rev. Ralph E. Starr served as minister of David’s Church, Killinger, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from 1919 to 1924. ________________________________ Rev. Ralph E. Starr, the only living [in 1950] former pastor […]
Klingerstown, Spring Glen & Gratz – Davis Insurance Agency
An undated plastic salt and pepper set with advertising for the Davis Insurance Agency of Klingerstown and Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, and Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ______________________________ Corrections and additional […]
Klingerstown – Generic Post Card
An undated generic post card with “Greetings from Klingerstown,” Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. “THE FIRST ONE WE LANDED” ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this […]
Klingerstown Post Office, 1880
A cover mailed from the post office at Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on December 3, 1880, to C. Tower, 228 South Seventh Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ______________________________ Corrections and additional information […]