Millersburg – Shippen’s Dam, 1917
A photo post card view of Shippen’s Dam, north of Millersburg in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This card was mailed from the Millersburg Post Office on August 24, […]
Killinger – David’s United Church of Christ, 1984
A 1984 photograph of David’s United Church of Christ, Killinger, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. From a program cover.
Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election of 1866 – Defeat of a White Supremacist
The Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election of 1866 pitted a Union General and war hero, John W. Geary, against a avowed racist and white supremacist, Heister Clymer. Geary headed the Republican or […]
African American Population of the Lykens Valley Area, 1860
The African American population as reported in the 1860 Census for selected areas of the Lykens Valley area is presented in today’s blog post. In 1860, African Americans were enumerated […]
Revolutionary War Soldiers with a Connection to the Lykens Valley
Finding a complete list of all with some connection to the Lykens Valley area who served in the Revolutionary War is nearly impossible, but several attempts have been made, one […]
Adam Weise in the Revolutionary War
Adam Weise was born December 23, 1751, in New Goshenhoppen Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvnaia, to John George Weise and Eva Weise. When he was twenty three years old, he moved […]
Slaves in the Household of Adam Bender, 1810
A section of a page from the Census of 1810 for Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, showing the household of Adam Bender. The interpretation of the original page, shown […]
Upper Paxton Township – School Directors & Teachers, 1873-1874
On 20 November 1873, the Harrisburg Telegraph published a directory of School Directors and Teachers in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for the school year 1873-1874: Directory of the Public Schools of […]