Lykens Township – Geise School Report Card, 1903
The front and back of a report card [Teacher’s Report to Parents] from the Geise School (also known as the Gise School), Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, school year 1902-1903. […]
First Two Children of Harrison Riegle & Hannah [Rickert] Riegle, 1873
Separate photographs of the first two surviving children of Harrison Riegle (1840-1899) and Hannah [Rickert] Riegle (1847-1919) of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. On the left is Chauncey A. […]
William David Davis Family
A photograph of the William David Davis family of Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, and Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken about 1918. Pictured are: Front row (seated): William David Davis (1856-1931), […]
Harvey Benjamin “Ben” Evitts (1895-1964) – World War I
A photographic post card from 1918 of Harvey Benjamin “Ben” Evitts of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in his World War I military uniform. He was born 15 March 1895, […]
Three Specktown Girls, 1911
A photographic post card, taken about 1911, of three girls from Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Front Row (seated): Carrie Mauser. Back Row (standing): Helen Hoffman; Nora E. “Mora” […]
Harvey Benjamin “Ben” Evitts (1895-1964)
A photographic post card from about 1913 of Harvey Benjamin “Ben” Evitts of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He was born 15 March 1895, the son of William Evitts (1854-1928) and […]
Specktown’s First & Only Golf Course, 1940s
A golf course was never established in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, but the possibility existed and it was explored in the late 1940s. One day, Harold Dietrich showed […]
Flossie Rebecca [Evitts] Kline (1892-1919)
A studio portrait from about 1918 of Flossie Rebecca [Evitts] Kline of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. She was born 10 February 1892, the daughter of William Evitts (1854-1928) and Sarah […]