The Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election of 1866 pitted a Union General and war hero, John W. Geary, against a avowed racist and white supremacist, Heister Clymer. Geary headed the Republican or […]
The African American population as reported in the 1860 Census for selected areas of the Lykens Valley area is presented in today’s blog post. In 1860, African Americans were enumerated […]
Finding a complete list of all with some connection to the Lykens Valley area who served in the Revolutionary War is nearly impossible, but several attempts have been made, one […]
Eight African Americans have been identified in the Census of 1840, Mifflin Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. All eight were in the same household, that of Peter Crabb, identified as Peter […]
On 20 November 1873, the Harrisburg Telegraph published a directory of School Directors and Teachers in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for the school year 1873-1874: Directory of the Public Schools of […]
A commemorative button issued to recognize the “Brothers of the Brush,” men who grew beards & other facial hair to celebrate the Berrysburg–Mifflin Township Sesquicentennial, 1819-1969, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH WILL CELEBRATE SESQUICENTENNIAL OF ITS FOUNDING SUNDAY, JULY 13, 1930 [Part 1 of 2 – The Festivities] Photo above is of the church as it appeared […]
MRS. AMANDA HARTMAN, 91, BURIED MONDAY Mrs. Amanda Hartman, age 91 years, 3 months and 5 days, died at the home of her niece, Mrs. Ida Bowman, West Broad Street, […]