Map of Lykens, 1875
An 1875 map of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. For a fully enlargeable map, see: Atlas of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1875, Compiled, Drawn and Published from Personal Examinations and Surveys, by […]
Abundance of Coal in Valley, 1911
The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure. In addition to […]
Guy R. Klinger (1889-1948) – Rural Mail Carrier
GUY R. KLINGER LAID TO REST SUNDAY Guy R. Klinger, aged 59 years, died Thursday afternoon at the home of Walter Umholtz in Gratz. He was a son of the […]
Emma [Hawk] Kreider (1876-1948) – Killed in Fall From Porch
LYKENS WOMAN KILLED IN FALL FROM PORCH Mrs. Emma Kreiner, 71, was fatally injured when she fell from a second floor balcony at her home, North Market Street, Lykens. Mrs. […]
Lykens Newspaper Reflects on the Election of Woman Governor of Texas, 1924
An interesting editorial appeared in the Lykens Standard of 5 September 1924 which commented with some skepticism on the election of an anti-Ku Klux Klan, woman governor in the state […]
The Ku Klux Klan Funeral of James Spangler, 1925 (4)
One of four photographs of the Ku Klux Klan funeral of James Spangler in 1925 in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, that was published by the Lykens Standard, 31 July 1925. In […]
The Ku Klux Klan Funeral of James Spangler, 1925 (3)
One of four photographs of the Ku Klux Klan funeral of James Spangler in 1925 in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, that was published by the Lykens Standard, 31 July 1925. In […]
The Ku Klux Klan Funeral of James Spangler, 1925 (2)
One of four photographs of the Ku Klux Klan funeral of James Spangler in 1925 in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, that was published by the Lykens Standard, 31 July 1925. In […]