Black Residents of Upper Dauphin County, 1880
A portion of the 1880 Federal Census for Gratz Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, showing two families living in the same household. The 1880 Census used two terms to identify Blacks […]
Black Residents of Upper Dauphin County, 1870
A portion of the 1870 Federal Census for Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, showing the household of Malachi Bird, a 30-year old barber. The household included Malachi’s wife and three children […]
Berrysburg Sesquicentennial (1819-1969) – Commemorative Plate
A commemorative souvenir plate issued for the Sesquicentennial of Berrysburg and Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1819-1969. Buildings featured on the plate: St. John’s Lutheran Church, 1798 Lee Lenker Farm […]
John C. Fitting – Memories of Teaching in a One-Room School
John C. Fitting (1860-1933) taught for twenty-seven years in the one-room schoolhouses of Jackson Township and Wayne Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. After his retirement, he agreed to be interviewed by […]
Berrysburg – St. John’s Lutheran Church Confirmation, 1896
An 1896 group photograph of the Confirmation Class of St. John’s Lutheran Church, Berrysburg, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo was taken by M. M. Bernard‘s Studio of Lykens […]
Charles Eby Family
A studio portrait photograph taken around 1894 of the Charles Eby Family of the Lykens Valley. The family lived in various communities of the valley including Elizabethville, Washington Township, Berrysburg, […]
A History of the Shaffer, Miller, & Schrawder Familes
A History of the Shaffer – Miller – Schrawder Families was privately printed in 1980 as a spiral bound typescript of 410 pages. The author was Lois Green Schoffstall. Included […]
The Dietrich Family in the Lykens Valley Area
An undated photograph of St. Paul’s Church, Dietrich, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ According to information published in Our Dietrich Lines (2007), a published work on the Dietrich family, there are […]