William Sweitzer Farm, 1875
An undated photograph of a home located in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on what was in 1875, the 105 acre farm of William Sweitzer. The home was built about […]
Jacob Shade Farm, 2000
A photograph from about 2000 of the barns on the Jacob Shade farm in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The date of the construction of these barns is not known […]
Jacob S. Shade Sr. (1831-1891)
A portrait of Jacob S. Shade Sr., born 7 March 1831, in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, the son of John Jacob Shade (1790-1871) and Anna Marie [Klinger] Shade (1791-1854). Jacob S. […]
Jacob S. Shade Jr. (1866-1928)
A portrait of Jacob S. Shade Jr., a miner and farmer of Gratz, and Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Jacob S. Shade Jr. was born 19 May 1866, the […]
William Hawk & John Hoover Sr. Farm, 1875
A recent photograph of buildings on what was in 1875 the 102 acre farm of William Hawk and John Hoover Sr., Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Currently, this property […]
Edward Dietrich Home, 1935
A photograph taken about 1935 of the Edward Dietrich home in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Seated in front is Edward Dietrich (1874-1948). Standing behind him are an unknown […]
Edward Dietrich Family, 1936
A photograph taken in 1936 on the occasion of the 40th Wedding Anniversary of Edward Dietrich and Jennie [Keiper] Dietrich, on their farm in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]
Lykens Township – Specktown School, 2000
A photograph, taken about 2000, of one of the first Amish, one-room schoolhouses built in the central Lykens Valley. It is located on a farm owned by the Samuel Stolzfus […]