The obverse and reverse sides of a souvenir “wooden nickel” issued in 1989 for the Sesquicentennial of Wiconisco Township (1839-1989), Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be […]
An undated snapshot photograph of Aaron Esterline (1853-1922) of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and two of his daughters, left, Esther I. Esterline (1898-1982), and right, Carrie May Enterline (1882-1959). _________________________________ […]
A 1907 wedding photo of William Walter Dietrich (1883-1944) and Addie Estella Esterline (1884-1955), who resided in Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as […]
The following article appeared in the Lykens Standard of November 13, 1969: “Kingfish” of the Amos ‘n Andy radio show will sing and preach at the Wesley United Methodist Church […]
Nearly two years into national protests against the Amos ‘n Andy radio program which starred two former black-face minstrel entertainers, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, the Wiconisco Methodist Church decided […]
On Labor Day weekend 1925, the Ku Klux Klan of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, held a huge demonstration in Harrisburg, the county seat and capital city of the state. Large crowds […]
An undated photograph of the interior of the mine at Short Mountain Colliery, Bear Gap, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The two miners are identified as Amos “Spinney” Minnich and Joss Evans. […]
A 1951 photograph of Wiconisco Telephone and Telegraph repairman Paul C. Gonder, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, published as part of an advertisement for the company. Photo caption: Paul C. Gonder, […]