Pillow Hometown Heroes
The above image represents a part of a Hometown Hero Banner created for Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. For the Hometown Hero Program in Pillow, eighty-one banners were created, each honoring one local veteran. […]
Herndon – 5 Generations of Koble Family, 1930
A five generation Koble family photo taken in 1930 and published in the Harrisburg Evening News, September 10, 1930: One of the few five-generation families of the vicinity of Herndon […]
Jacob J. Buffington – County Commissioner Candidate, 1899
On July 20, 1899, the Lykens Register published a line-drawing portrait and brief biography of Jacob J. Buffington, who at the time was running for Dauphin County Commissioner as a […]
Local Servicemen Meet on Pacific Island, 1944
GRATZ AND LYKENS BOYS MEEY VALLEY BOYS ON PACIFIC ISLAND One recent Sunday afternoon in the Southwest Pacific, a group of valley service boys spent an enjoyable afternoon reminiscing facts […]
The Mormon ‘Invasion’ of Pillow, 1900
Anti-Mormon news articles often appeared in both the Harrisburg and Lykens Valley area newspapers. From the Lykens Register, May 31, 1900: Mormons at Pillow. The Harrisburg Telegraph of last Friday, […]
Gratz – Hoffman Stoves, 1894
An 1894 advertisement for J. H. Hoffman, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, dealer in Stoves, Tinware, Hardware, and Cucumber Pumps. Spouting & Tin & Steel Roofing a Specialty. _____________________________________________ From the […]
Pillow Grange Store, 1894
An 1894 advertisement for Pillow Grange Store Company, Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, dealers in General Merchandise. We keep everything that should be found in a Good General Store and all at […]
Pillow – Shiffers Dairy
An undated cardboard bottle top from Shiffers Dairy, Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. SHIFFERS DAIRY RAW GUERNSEY MILK FROM ACCREDITED HERDS _____________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments […]