Second Trials of Henry Romberger & Frank Romberger, 1881 (1)
Part 1 of 6. In October 1881, new trials began for Henry Romberger and Frank Romberger, who had been previously been convicted of the murder of Daniel Troutman; the new […]
Rufus Willier Family (2)
An undated photograph of the family of Rufus Freemond Willier and Anna [Rabuck] Willier, of Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Compare to: Rufus Willier Family _________________________________ Corrections […]
Beisel Family
An undated photograph taken near the end of the 19th century of the Beisel family, Lykens Valley, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The father, Adam Franklin Beisel, does not appear in the […]
A Family Member Reflects on the Daniel Troutman Murder of 1880
Prior to 1997, a Troutman descendant, Allen Troutman, reflected on the murder of Daniel Troutman in November 1880 and the trials of the perpetrators that took place in Dauphin County […]
Susanna [Row] Keiper (1852-1933) – Life Sketches of Aged People
Susanna [Row] Keiper, who was born 1 February 1852 in Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was interviewed by the Millersburg Sentinel, in early January 1933, for an article that appeared […]
Who is Buried at the Hoffman Monument?
A question has been asked about the burials in the old cemetery located where the John Peter Hoffman Monument now stands. The monument, which was dedicated in 1924 by the […]
Specktown – Ice Cream Scoops from Bill Dietrich’s Store
Three old ice cream scoops, dating from the 1920s, now part of a family collection. Theses scoops were once used by Bill Dietrich at his store in Specktown, Lykens Township, […]
Paul Molko Dies Following Robbery & Beating, 1981
On 5 November 1981, Paul Molko, 66, of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was beaten and robbed in a parking lot on state game lands in Lykens Township, Dauphin County. He […]