Minstrel Show at Lykens Moose Theatre, 1927
An article in the Lykens Standard of September 2, 1927, promoted the upcoming show of the “L. & W. Minstrel” [Lykens & Wiconisco], which would be held at the Moose […]
Lykens Hotel Interior, 1929
A colorized post card from 1929 with three views of the Lykens Hotel (two interior and one exterior), Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The two interior views are of the lobby […]
David Calvin Klinger (1940-2020) – Nuclear Submarine Commander
David C. Klinger David Calvin Klinger, 80, of San Antonio, Texas, passed away on December 24, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Marilyn [Nutt] Klinger and they enjoyed 56 […]
The Death of Benjamin Seiders, 1896
A story about a young Lykens attorney, Henry E. Buffington, and how he established a legal principle in Pennsylvania, that an individual cannot be convicted for a crime for which […]
Ten Die in Williamstown Colliery Mine Accident, 1904 (2)
Obituaries of the ten men who died of toxic fumes in the mining accident that occurred on May 25, 1904 at the Williamstown Colliery. From the Lykens Standard, June 3, […]
What Did a Haircut Cost in Loyalton in 1966?
Barbers in Loyalton, Wiconisco, and Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, who belonged to the Pennsylvania League of Master Barbers, took out an ad in the Lykens Standard, March 17, 1966, indicating […]
Knights of the Golden Eagle – Initiation Certificate, 1908
An initiation certificate for D. Edgar Lykens in the Knights of the Golden Eagle, Lafayette Castle, No. 59, of Pennsylvania, dated September 14, 1908, and signed by William Smobler and […]
Lykens – C. B. Radio Card (5)
An undated post card for Bill Forney and Esther Forney, “The Central Pennsylvania Fox,” Citizens Band Radio, KQG-3046, 332 North Second Street, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania 17048. _________________________________ Corrections and […]