Unidentified Barn & Family
Although the caption that came with this photo indicates that it depicts Isaac Sitlinger and his five children, not that many persons appear in the picture. The location of the […]
Monroe Scheib Family, 1906
An undated photograph of the Monroe Scheib of Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Based on the approximate age of the youngest child in the photo, it probably can be dated […]
Land Acquisitions for the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910-1912
A collection of newspaper briefs describing the acquisition of land in 1910-1912 for the construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad. Two disputed cases are noted: (1) The area of the […]
Henry Schreiner Family Weapon’s Collection
A photograph of what appears to be a display of historical weapons said to once belong to a Henry Schreiner of the Lykens Valley No other information was given with […]
Kathryn E. Dietrich on Radnor Street, Harrisburg, 1917
A snapshot photograph taken about 1917 and identified as Kathryn E. Dietrich (1915-2003) on Radnor Street, Harrisburg. Kathryn was the first-born child of William E. “Bill” Dietrich (1896-1977) and Helen […]
Erdman – Bronze Eagle at Zion Lutheran Church
An undated photograph of a bronze eagle sculpture from the Zion (Klinger) Lutheran Church at Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The sculpture is believed to be over 200 years […]
Isabella Mary [Schwalm] Artz (1856-1920)
A carte de visite photograph, probably taken about 1886, of Isabella Mary [Schwalm] Artz (1856-1920). She was the daughter of Jonathan Schwalm and his wife Elizabeth, and was born in […]
Dockey Reunion, 1959
A photograph of the four surviving Dockey siblings, children of Benjamin H. Dockey (1848-1927) and Mary Anna [Lenker] Dockey (1846-1900) of the Lykens Valley, posing at a reunion in 1959. […]