Lykens – Dedication of Ashlar Lodge, 1924
This news article appeared in the Lykens Standard, April 25, 1924, describing the dedication of the new Ashlar Lodge Temple on Market Street, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ASHLAR LODGE DEDICATED […]
Elizabethville – Last Days of the Red Tavern, 1903
The last days of the Red Tavern, an Elizabethville landmark on South Market Street across from the railroad station, began when the property was sold at sheriff’s sale in January […]
Millersburg High School Football, 1926
A 1926 photograph (recently colorized) of the football team of the Millersburg High School, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Identified in the photo: Front Row (seated): M. Baker; K. Buffington; J. Kulp; […]
Millersburg – Serbian Suicides by Walking Into Train, 1932
A 36-year-old native of Serbia who was a road worker on the State highway, took his own life in March 1932 by walking head-on into a fast-moving express train heading […]
Hotel Koppenhaver Advertises for White Employees
“Jim Crow” in Millersburg? Here is a series of “help wanted” ads from Harrisburg newspapers, all seeking employees for work at the Hotel Koppenhaver, Millersburg. It was common practice to […]
Millersburg – Miller Fountain
An undated colorized post card view of the Daniel Miller Memorial Fountain, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The fountain is located on the median of Market Street (Route 147) at Market […]
Millersburg – Sheriff’s Sale of the Freeland House, 1886
In 1886, the Freeland House, the property of Thaddeus S. Freeland (1837-1915) was sold at Sheriff’s Sale at the County Court House in Harrisburg. The hotel was purchased by Mary […]
Millersburg Fire Company, 1907
A 1907 photograph of the Millersburg Fire Company in front of their original fire house. The original photo is in black and white and was recently colorized for presentation on […]