Aunt Sally in a Six Generation Photo, 1974
Sarah Ellen Keiper was born on 9 November 1889 in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the youngest child of William Henry Keiper (1851-1913) and Susanna [Row] Keiper (1852-1933). Aunt Sally, as […]
Emma [Dodd] Crawley (1864-1952) – Oldest Resident of Wiconisco
MRS. EMMA CRAWLEY Mrs. Emma Crawley, age 87, of Center Street, Wiconisco, died 4 January 1952 at 5:15 P.M. at her home, death was due to old age and complications. […]
Melva Sitlinger (1901-1985) – Postmaster of Loyalton
An undated portrait photograph of Melva Naomi Sitlinger, who was born in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 23 February 1901, daughter of Samuel Jefferson Sitlinger (1871-1936) and Bertha Della […]
Short Mountain Colliery Operations Area, 2016
A cut from a 2016 topographical map showing the area of operations of the Lykens Valley Coal Company (Short Mountain Colliery) at Bear Gap, Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]
Short Mountain Colliery – Shop Building, 2016
A 2016 photograph of the only surviving major building from the coal mining operations at the Short Mountain Colliery, Bear Gap, north of Lykens and Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The […]
Lykens – High School Class of 1911
A newspaper photograph of the members of the 1911 senior class of the Lykens High School. The photo appeared in the Lykens Standard of 26 August 1910. None of the […]
Racist Views of Lykens Valley Indians, 1922
In 1922, a book entitled Lykens-Williams Valley History – Directory and Pictorial Review: Embracing the Entire Lykens and Williams Valley, in An Effort to Preserve the Past and Perpetuate the […]
Lykens – Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, September 1885 (1 of 1)
A map created by the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company, Sanborn Map Company, for Lykens Borough, September 1885 (1 of 1), Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. For further information about the availability of […]