Wiconisco – Early History of Fire Engine Company No. 1
A photograph taken in 1938 of the front of the Wiconisco Fire Engine Company No. 1 Building, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, along with a fire engine of the time. The […]
Lykens Comedy Company, 1900-1904
The cover of the script of the play, The Yankee Detective, by W. E. Stedman, one of the first plays performed by the Lykens Comedy Company in 1900, Lykens, Dauphin […]
Valley View – Black-Face Minstrel Show, 1925
A black-face minstrel show was presented by the Lykens & Wiconisco (L & W) Home Town Minstrels at the Midland Theatre, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on the evening of […]
Wiconisco High School – First Commencement, 1899
The first ever commencement exercises were held for the Wiconisco High School on May 26, 1899. The Lykens Register of June 1, 1899, reported the event with more than a […]
Some Prohibition Raids in Upper Dauphin, 1925
The following three stories of moonshine, bootleg liquor, stills, and “high-power beer” are from the Lykens Standard, September 25, 1925: WEEKEND LIQUOR RAIDS IN UPPER DAUPHIN COUNTY While making investigation […]
Halifax – Ku Klux Klan Event at I. O. O. F. Hall, 1925
An advertisement that appeared in the Lykens Standard on April 24, 1925, for a Ku Klux Klan event that was to take place at the Odd Fellows Hall, Halifax, Dauphin […]
The Meaning of the Swastika Symbol
On July 20, 1920, an appeared in the Lykens Standard for the Lykens Tire and Repair Shop, Paul Shulz, proprietor, 515 Market Street, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in which the […]
Trolley Bridge at Wiconisco, 1901
An undated photo post card view of the trolley bridge over the railroad tracks at Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Although the card indicates that the location of the bridge was […]