A Specktown Chicken Farm, 1917
In 1917, the William Dietrich family lived in Harrisburg where there was work in the steel mills. Helen [Hoffman] Dietrich shown above on a visit to her home in Specktown, […]
Is This a Photo of Katie Woland?
The above photo was found in a box of keepsakes belonging to Hannah [Rickert] Riegle (1847-1919), Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.. While it was identified by several family members […]
Samuel Sitlinger Farm
An undated photo of Samuel Jefferson Sitlinger (1871-1936) sitting outside his farm house in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A small farm structure which no longer exists can be […]
Samuel Sitlinger Farm & Family, 1929
A photograph taken about 1929 of the Samuel Jefferson Sitlinger family on the Sitlinger homestead/farm in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Identifications: Front Row (children, standing): Lucy [Sitlinger] Troutman; […]
Hannah [Rickert] Riegle (1847-1919), about 1910
A photo post card view of Hannah [Rickert] Riegle (1847-1919), a Civil War widow, posing along the east-facing wall of her farmhouse in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, about […]
Gratz – Simeon Lutheran Church Marriage Certificate, 1915
In the 18th and early 19th centuries, German Lutheran churches in America typically provided elaborately printed and hand-lettered certificates called “frakturs” to commemorate occasions such as births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, […]
Gratz – W. J. McNoldy Photographer, 1905
A photograph from W. J. McNoldy of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken about 1905. The type of photograph shown here was known as a “cabinet card” and measures the typical […]
Who Are Mr. & Mrs. I. D. Shrader?
This photo-card was found in box of keepsakes of Hannah [Rickert] Riegle (1847-1919) of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. On the back of the card is the following message: […]