Great Gratz Fire of 1924 As Reported by Elizabethville Echo
The story that appeared in the Elizabethville Echo of November 6, 1924 describing the Great Gratz Fire, differed only in the fact that it speculated as to how the fire […]
Wiconisco Post Office, 1907
The stamped corner of a penny post card mailed from Wiconisco Post Office, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, October 21, 1907. Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to […]
Was Wiconisco Home Destroyed by Meteor or Lightning?
The Lykens Standard, published on Friday, September 10, 1926, claimed it was a meteor, and gave the most extensive coverage to the event. The Elizabethville Echo, published the day before […]
Clarence E. Prout (1880-1905) – A Tribute at His Passing
A newspaper photograph of Clarence E. Prout of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, an extraordinary musician from the coal region who passed away in 1905. The Lykens Standard on February 10, […]
Original Wiconisco Fire Company No. 1 Station (2)
An undated photograph of the original Wiconisco Fire Engine Company No. 1 Station Building, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The men and piece of equipment are not identified. Could this be […]
Gratz High School – Baseball Division Champs, 1932
Gratz-Porter H. S. Scrap for Base Ball Honors With but one defeat marked against them the Gratz High School baseball team emerged winners of the lower end group of the […]
Original Wiconisco Fire Company No. 1 Station (1)
A photograph of the original Wiconisco Fire Company No. 1 Station Building, which served the community of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from the time it was built in 1923 to […]
“Colored” Minstrels Perform at Lykens Opera House, 1902
A image of the program for the December 29 and 30, 1902, performance of the Lykens and Wiconisco Minstrels, at the Lykens Opera House, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The version […]