Trial of the Jackson Township School Directors, 1906
A portrait of Judge George Kunkel (1855-1920), who presided over the trial of the Jackson Township school directors and community members in late March, 1906. The portrait is from the […]
After the Trial of the Jackson Township Anti-Vax “Conspirators”
Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, Commissioner of Health for Pennsylvania, took the results of the March 1906 trial as a victory for compulsory vaccination even though the court had ruled that […]
Wiconisco – Trolley Bridge
An undated real photo post card view of the trolley bridge at Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Jedediah Hotchkiss, Confederate Mapmaker, and Lykens Valley School Teacher (2)
A portion of a map made during the Civil War by Confederate Mapmaker Jedediah Hotchkiss. The map was drawn from notes Hotchkiss made while serving as a teacher in the […]
Carol J. Underkoffler of Wiconisco, 1953
A 1953 portrait photograph of Carol J. Underkoffler, of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from The Serpentine, the 1953 yearbook of the West Chester State Teachers College, West […]
William H. Blackway of Wiconisco, 1949
A 1949 portrait photograph of William H. Blackway, of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from The Serpentine, the 1949 yearbook of the West Chester State Teachers College, West […]
When Did the Phone Company Start Using Phone Numbers?
While this blog post does not answer when the phone company started using telephone numbers instead of names, it does answer when the major phone company in the Lykens Valley […]
Gerald Dieter of Lykens- Editor of Swastika Yearbook, 1935
A 1934 portrait photograph of Gerald Wayne Dieter of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from the Swastika, the 1934 yearbook of the Catawba College, Salisbury, North Carolina, available […]