Lykens Township – Apple Orchard of Gowen Weist, 1911
A photograph of the model apple orchard of Gowen Weist, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, that appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 16 March 1911, as part of a essay on […]
Gratz – Elementary School Faculty, 1970
A photograph of the Gratz – Lykens Township Elementary School Faculty for the 1969-1970 school year. The school was located on the east side of North Center Street, Gratz, Dauphin […]
Thomas W. Hoffman – Medal of Honor Recipient
Thomas William Hoffman was born in Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 21 July 1839, the son of Amos A. Hoffman (1809-1897) and Amanda [Harper] Hoffman (1815-1897). He was the great-great-grandson […]
Isaac Rickert Family
An undated photograph that has been identified at the Isaac “Sam” Rickert (1852-1922) and Kinda Alverta “Lura” [Hoffman] Rickert family of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This Rickert family […]
Lykens Township – Adult Class in Pennsylvania German
An undated photograph of an adult class in the Pennsylvania German Language, taught in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Those who participated had an interest in keeping alive the language […]
Lykens Township – Teachers of One Room Schools, Early 1800s to 1955
The committee that prepared the commemorative book for the Gratz Sesquicentennial of 1955, attempted to produce a comprehensive listing of all those persons who taught in the schools of Lykens […]
Lykens Township – Erdman Covered Bridge, 1952
A copy of a badly preserved news clipping from 1952 shows one of the last photographs taken of the covered bridge over Pine Creek, at Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, […]
Josiah P. Stine (1837-
Josiah P. Stine, farmer and tanner, was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 9 September 1837, the son of son of John P. Stine and Regina [Coleman] Stine. He […]