Rumor of Reopening of Short Mountain Mining, 1936
In 1936, rumors began circulating in the southern anthracite coal fields that the tunnel at the Short Mountain Colliery, located at Bear Gap, north of Lykens and Wiconisco, would be […]
Wiconisco High School – Class of 1902
In May 1902, the Fourth Annual Commencement was held at Wiconisco High School, Wiconisco, Dauphin County Pennsylvania. Only two graduates were honored with diplomas: Miss Gertrude E. Hochlander and Harry […]
Wiconisco High School, 1936
DOINGS IN THE WICONISCO TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL The Baccalaureate services will held in Grace Evangelical-Congregational Church on Sunday, May 24th, at 11:00 A. M. The members of the class, teachers […]
John A. Kull – Lykens Businessman, 1900
A newspaper portrait of John A. Kull, of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This photograph accompanied a then current biographical sketch of him appearing in the Lykens Register, March 22, 1900: […]
Wiconisco High School, Class of 1901
A newspaper photograph of the Wiconisco High School, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with notable adults standing in front, as published in the Lykens Register, May 31, 1901. Identified in the […]
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 […]