Fred Stiely (1901-1981) – Major League Baseball Player from Pillow
Fred Warren Stiely was born in Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1 June 1901, the son of Ellsworth M. Stiely and his wife Mary. He played in three seasons of Major […]
Hegins Township – Topographical Map
An undated topographical map of Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, produced by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The communities of Hegins, Valley View, and Fountain are part of […]
William L. Troutman (1864-1941) – Pillow Area Teacher & Justice of the Peace
FUNERAL TODAY FOR W. L. TROUTMAN, FORMER SCHOOL TEACHER William L. Troutman, age 76 years, died at his home in Pillow, Sunday evening, following an illness of about two years. […]
Dietrich Family Portrait Saved & Passed to the Next Generation
On 30 March 2017, a photograph appeared in The Citizen-Standard (Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania) along with the following caption: Who are they? This old photo was recently found after […]
Construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1911
By mid-October 1911 construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad was supposed to be completed to Gratz in time for the Gratz Fair. Construction began in earnest in the area around […]
Dockey Reunion, 1959
A photograph of the four surviving Dockey siblings, children of Benjamin H. Dockey (1848-1927) and Mary Anna [Lenker] Dockey (1846-1900) of the Lykens Valley, posing at a reunion in 1959. […]
Contracts Awarded for Construction of Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910
On 29 July 1910, the Harrisburg Telegraph announced the awarding of contracts for the construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad along with expectations as to when the work would begin: […]
World War II – Delmar Wagner (1934-1945) – Died of Wounds Received in Germany
FUNERAL FOR WAR VETERAN Funeral services for Pfc. Delmar Wagner, age 20 years, of Valley View, who died of wounds received in action in Germany, 1 April 1945, will be […]