Cock Fighting in the Lykens Valley – Some Brief News Articles
Cock fighting is a blood sport where birds specially raised and fitted to inflict maximum damage on their opponents square off against each other in a match where humans wager […]
The Dietrich Family in the Lykens Valley Area
An undated photograph of St. Paul’s Church, Dietrich, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ According to information published in Our Dietrich Lines (2007), a published work on the Dietrich family, there are […]
Map of Spain, 1875
Spain is an unincorporated area of Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania that was served by the Pillow Post Office, Dauphin County. It is located between the Mahantongo Creek (which is […]
Gratz Area Veterans Monument, 2010
The Gratz Area Veterans Monument, located in front of the Gratz Community Center, Center Street, was dedicated on Memorial Day, 2005. The ceremony was in memory of Mr. Harry Walter […]
Another Map of Spain
Spain is an unincorporated area of Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania that was served by the Pillow Post Office, Dauphin County. It is located between the Mahantongo Creek (which is […]
Lykens Township Veterans Monument, 2010
On a grassy bank just off Specktown Road in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, is the Lykens Township Veterans Monument – which also could be called the first Gratz […]
Three Specktown Girls in Overalls
An undated snapshot photograph of three young girls of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, posing in overalls. Left to right: Helen [Hoffman] Dietrich (1895-1977); —–?—–; Annie [Welker] Mauser (1899-1959). […]
Rev. Dr. Calvin P. Wehr & Family with Horse & Buggy
An undated photograph of Rev. Dr. Calvin Peter Wehr with his wife, Agnes E. [Peters] Wehr and daughter Florence A. Wehr and Rev. Wehr’s horse and buggy. Rev. Dr. Wehr […]