What Did a Haircut Cost in Loyalton in 1966?
Barbers in Loyalton, Wiconisco, and Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, who belonged to the Pennsylvania League of Master Barbers, took out an ad in the Lykens Standard, March 17, 1966, indicating […]
Ten Die in Williamstown Colliery Mine Accident, 1904 (1)
Articles describing the mining accident that occurred on May 25, 1904 at the Williamstown Colliery, where ten men died as a result of toxic fumes in the tunnel. _______________________________________ From […]
Bear Valley Mine Explosion Kills Six, 1908 (5)
This post is part of a series of articles on the explosion that occurred at Bear Valley, No. 1 Shaft, Summit Branch Colliery, near Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, July 15, […]
Bear Valley Mine Explosion Kills Six, 1908 (1)
This post is part of a series of articles on the explosion that occurred at Bear Valley, No. 1 Shaft, Summit Branch Colliery, near Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, July 15, […]
The Curious Case of Dr. Charles Miller
A story of an unsolved murder of a Lykens man in 1889 with his reminiscences of life in Lykens at the beginning of the Civil War. This blog post, by […]
Wiconisco – Hotel Pontius, 1909
A 1910 advertising calendar for the Hotel Pontius, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Calendars of this type featured generic pictures which had little to do with the business they were advertising. […]
Wiconisco – Reservoir Water Supply
An undated colorized post card photo of the Reservoir Water Supply, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Wiconisco – Post Office, 1910
The stamped corner of a penny post card mailed from Wiconisco Post Office, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on October 18, 1910, at 1:00 p.m. _______________________________________ Corrections and additional information should […]