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Rev. Oscar E. Pflueger – Lutheran Minister of the Lykens Valley

Rev. Oscar E. Pflueger served as minister of Simeon Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1889-1902. Oscar E. Pflueger was born 11 March 1861, a son of James L. Pflueger […]

June 2, 2019
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Air Show Results in Hard Landing, 1930

In April 1930, a two-day air show at newly inaugurated Robinson Field, two-and-a-half miles east of Millersburg, ended when one of the planes was forced to land when one of […]

April 5, 2019
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The Murder of Harold George Morgan, 1980

On 4 October 1980, Harold George Morgan, of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was shot to death at the home of Grant D. Morris of Williams Township, Dauphin County. Morris, who […]

February 27, 2019
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Negro Spiritual Group Sings in Rife, 1948

The Prim Singers, pictured above in a photograph that appeared in the Harrisburg Evening News, 17 October 1946, appeared at several Lykens Valley churches in the latter part of the […]

February 5, 2019
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Midland Pennsylvania Railroad – Events of 1916

News of the year 1916 of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad is presented here as reported in area newspapers. For all previous articles on this doomed project, see:  Midland Pennsylvania Railroad. […]

December 30, 2018
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John DeWalt Novinger (1840-1917) & Leah Jane [Orndorff] Novinger (1846-1933)

An undated portrait of John DeWalt Novinger (1840-1917) and his wife, Leah Jane Orndorff] Novinger (1846-1933).  This couple lived in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  They are buried at […]

November 16, 2018 3 Comments
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Joseph N. Novinger (1810-1882)

An undated portrait photograph of Joseph N. Novinger, who was born 8 February 1910, in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of Jacobus Novinger (1776-1837) and Elizabeth [Messner] […]

September 27, 2018
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Adam S. Shiffer (1887-1953) – Well Driller of Pillow

ADAM S. SHIFFER Adam S. Shiffer, age 66 years, died at his home in Pillow Tuesday morning.  He had been a resident of that community twenty-nine years. Mr. Shiffer was […]

September 2, 2018

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