Black Performance Company at Lykens, 1907
On December 13, 1907, in the Lykens Standard, an ad appeared for a performance of “The Hottest Coon in Dixey [sic],” to be held at the Lykens Opera House, Wednesday, […]
Railroad Memories of Lenker Station
The Lenkers Railroad Station, built by the Pennsylvania Railroad, was located on the east side of Lenker Station, Mohr Road, Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Heading west from Elizabethville on […]
Wiconisco – First Baptist Church, 1908 (Re-Built)
A colorized version of a 1908 newspaper photo of the First Baptist Church, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The following article appeared in the Lykens Standard, February 14, 1908, on the dedication […]
Rev. Johnson R. Groff – Lutheran Pastor of Lykens
Rev. Johnson R. Groff served as pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from 1901-1904. He died on December 30, 1904, and the Lykens Standard published his […]
Lykens High School, 1907
A newspaper photograph (later colorized) picturing the Class of 1907. Lykens High School, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo appeared in the Lykens Standard, May 24, 1907, along with the following identifications: Front Row […]
Some Fires In Vicinity of Woodside Station
Firefighters work to contain and extinguish a mountainside fire on the north side of Berries Mountain, near Woodside Station in 1935. This fire was one of many that occurred in […]
Railroad Memories of Woodside Station
Some stories about coal train derailments and Woodside Station, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and how the mail was delayed and passengers inconvenienced. Also stories about an engineer who […]
Chicken Thieves Strike in Lykens, 1908
In its November 16, 1906, edition, the Lykens Standard reported on a chicken theft in the borough, and in doing so reminded its readers to look after those who area […]