The Murder of Daniel Troutman, 1880 (1)
Part 1 of 9. On 14 November 1880, Daniel Troutman, a farmer living in Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was killed at his home during an attempted robbery. Two men, Frank […]
Attempted Murder of Wiconisco Township Police Chief, 1979
From the Pottsville Republican, 12 July 1980: Youth held for court – In shooting of police chief ELIZABETHVILLE – Ronald Lamar Kaster Jr., 19, of 469 Pottsville Street, Wiconisco, has […]
Gratz Drum and Piccolo Band, 1903
A 1903 photograph of the Gratz Drum and Piccolo Band, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo was believed to have been taken by J. S. Aunspach of Pillow, Dauphin County. […]
Benton S. Bowman (1849-1918) – Counterfeiter of Millersburg
The strange story of the life of crime of Benton S. Bowman is told here through stories from area newspapers. Benton Seal Bowman, born in May 1849, was from a […]
Francis J. Hain (1895-1947) – Veteran of World War I
FRANCIS HAIN PASSED AWAY MONDAY Francis J. Hain, age 51 years, died at his home on West Broad Street, town [Elizabethville], Monday evening. He had been in ill health for […]
Ellen [Dietrich] Scheib (1911-2004) – Registered Nurse of Gratz
Ellen Marie Dietrich was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 25 September 1911, the daughter of Walter A. Dietrich (1877-1936) and Maude Elnora [Klinger] Dietrich (1892-1975). On 6 September […]
Elizabethville – Fire Destroys Swab Wagon Company Garage, 1927
In January 1927 at about 5:15 P.M., a fire was discovered in the garage of the Swab Wagon Company, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A report of the fire appeared in […]
Irwin R. Wentzel (1896-1984) & Iva [Koppenhaver] Wentzel (1899-1989)
An undated snapshot photograph, probably taken some time abound World War II, of Irvin R. Wentzel (1896-1984), his wife, Iva Rebecca [Koppenhaver] Wentzel (1899-1989), and their daughter, Lila F. [Wentzel] […]