Ivy [Taylor] Bopp (1917-2020) – Centenarian
IVY TAYLOR BOPP Ivy [Taylor] Bopp, 103, of Williamstown, passed away Saturday, January 18th [2020] at the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center. Ivy was born January 2, 1917, in Warrington England, […]
Minstrel Show at Lykens Moose Theatre, 1927
An article in the Lykens Standard of September 2, 1927, promoted the upcoming show of the “L. & W. Minstrel” [Lykens & Wiconisco], which would be held at the Moose […]
Mining Disaster at East Brookside, 1913 (1)
A series of newspaper articles and other memorabilia describing the mining disaster at East Brookside Colliery near Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, that occurred on August 2, 1913, in which […]
David Calvin Klinger (1940-2020) – Nuclear Submarine Commander
David C. Klinger David Calvin Klinger, 80, of San Antonio, Texas, passed away on December 24, 2020. He was the beloved husband of Marilyn [Nutt] Klinger and they enjoyed 56 […]
Ten Die in Williamstown Colliery Mine Accident, 1904 (2)
Obituaries of the ten men who died of toxic fumes in the mining accident that occurred on May 25, 1904 at the Williamstown Colliery. From the Lykens Standard, June 3, […]
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, […]