George S. J. Keen (1874-1934) – State Legislator & Wiconisco Druggist
WICONISCO DRUGGIST DIED SUNDAY George S. J. Keen, age 59 years, died of a heart attack at his home in Wiconisco Sunday afternoon. Mr. Keen was a native of Wiconisco […]
Wiconisco – Veleska’s Restaurant
An undated advertising matchbook cover for Veleska’s Restaurant, Pottsville Street, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Undercover Gal’ FOR EATS and DRINKS SUPERB Bring Your Friends TO VELESKA’S BEER – BEST IN […]
Dennis R. Woll (1953-2016) – Owner-Operator of Wolley’s Bar, Lykens
DENNIS R. WOLL Dennis R. Woll, 63, of Williamstown, passed away Wednesday evening, May 18 2016, at his home with his family by his side after a 3 1/2 year […]
Gratz News – December 5, 1934
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz News” section of a local newspaper, 5 December 1934: Mrs. Carrie Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Schminky did shopping in Harrisburg, […]
S. Alice Studholm of Wiconisco, 1918
A 1918 portrait photograph of S. Alice Studholm, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from The Serpentine, the 1918 yearbook of the West Chester State Normal School, West Chester, […]
Gratz News – November 7, 1934
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz News” section of a local newspaper, for the week of November 7, 1934: C. U. Kratzer made a business trip to […]
Wiconisco Post Office, about 1869
A envelope or cover mailed around 5 November 1869 from Wiconisco Post Office, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to Mr. Eugene Snyder, Attorney at Law, No. 10, North Third Street, Harrisburg, […]
Henry Breslin – Another Victim of Lykens Valley Bigotry?
Henry Breslin was born on 6 April 1846 in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of James Breslin Sr. (1821-1909), an immigrant from Donegal, Ireland, and a Roman Catholic, and […]