World War II – James A. Brauer
James A. Brauer From the Harrisburg Telegraph, 2 April 1945: Area soldiers who have lost their lived in the European Theatre of operations are: Pvt. James A. Brauer, whose wife […]
World War II – Francis G. Faust – Killed in Action
Francis G. Faust Not much is known about this individual, Francis G. Faust, except that he was reported “Killed in Action” and his name and photograph appeared in the Lykens […]
World War II – Lawrence C. Engle – Killed in Action
Lawrence C. Engle From a local newspaper (probably Elizabethville Echo) at the time of his death, about 8 March 1945: PVT. L. ENGLE REPORTED KILLED IN GERMANY Mrs. Estella […]
World War II – Lykens and Wiconisco Homeoming Celebration, 1946
A commemorative program in celebration of the homecoming of World War II soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines to Lykens and Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 31 August to 2 September […]
Edward Romberger (1841-1907)
Edward Romberger, farmer, Washington Township, was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 30 July 1841, son of Daniel Romberger and Hannah [Bergstresser] Romberger. He acquired his education for the […]
Washington Township – Boyer School, 1858
As the cut from the 1858 Dauphin County Township map shows, the BoyerSchool was located in Wiconisco Township, not in Washington Township where it ended up when the township lines […]
Loyalton – Stone Hill School, 1858
As the cut from the 1858 Dauphin County Township map shows, the Stone Hill School was located in Wiconisco Township, not in Washington Township where it ended up when the […]
John Gunderman (1837-1913)
A photograph of John Gunderman taken in the 1890s. John was born 26 December 1837 in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of Michael Gunderman (1809-1889) and Rebecca Minnich [Riegle] Gunderman […]