Lykens – Bressler’s Central Livery, 1898
An envelope or cover dated July 8, 1898, postmarked at the Lykens Post Office, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 7 A. M. The corner card is for H. A. Bressler, […]
Lykens – Birds-Eye View
An undated birds-eye view of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The large culm pile at left center dominated the “skyline” of the town until it was was finally removed. _____________________________________________ Corrections […]
Orthodox Metropolitan Visits Lykens, 1924
In November 1924, for the celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the Russian Orthodox Church in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and the dedication of the parsonage, it was announced by […]
Lykens – Uhler Drug Store Fire Was Costly, 1924
UHLER DRUG STORE FIRE ESTIMATED $2,000 The fire which occurred at the Uhler Drug Store, Main and Market Streets, Saturday morning, October 25 [1924], caused a loss estimated at about […]
Williamstown Saved from Great Fire, 1924
Quick action by residents and the Williamstown fire company, with some assistance from the wind changing directions, saved Williamstown from the fate of Gratz which one week earlier lost its […]
Jacob F. Werner Decapitated by Train, 1924
The death certificate of Jacob F. Werner, of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, indicates he died on March 10, 1924, and that he was “killed by train; head crushed,” and the […]
Jonathan Baddorf & Jane [Row] Baddorf – 50th Wedding Anniversary, 1924
A newspaper photograph (Lykens Standard, March 14, 1924) of Jonathan Baddorf (1848-1939) and Leah Jane [Row] Baddorf (1852-1939) at their 50th Wedding Anniversary. The photograph was accompanied by a brief […]
Lykens Newspaper Pays Tribute to Lucy Gaston, 1924
Lucy Page Gaston (1860-1924) was an anti-tobacco activist who founded the Anti-Cigarette League in Chicago in 1899, which quickly grew nationwide to more than 300,000 members. Her movement was aligned […]