Gratz News – May 13, 1936
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz News” section of a local newspaper, 13 May 1936: Rev. Ralph Todd, of Pine Swamp, was entertained over the week end […]
New Road from Lykens to Tower City, 1941
NEW ROAD OPENED The new highway between Lykens and the Dauphin-Schuylkill County line, at the southern end of Tower City, was opened to traffic on Saturday, October 4 [1941]. Practically […]
Richard Nolen – Recollections of 40 Years, 1825-1865 (7 of 7)
Part 7. From the Lykens Standard, 6 June 1902: RECOLLECTIONS OF 40 YEARS Regarding the Lykens Valley Coal Mines and Vicinity Adjacent BY RICHARD NOLEN, ESQ. Which first appeared in […]
Minnie A. [Coleman] Riegle (1880-1958) – Widowed from Short Mountain Accident, 1913
An undated portrait photograph of Minnie Amanda [Coleman] Riegle (1880-1958), who was born near Gratz, in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 21 December 1880, the daughter of John C. Coleman […]
The Fatal Wounding of James Savage, Baseball Player of Williamstown, 1932
In October 1932, James Savage [a.k.a. Savidge], a war veteran and baseball player of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was fatally wounded in a fracas at Donaldson, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The […]
Williams Valley High School Golf Team, 1979
A 1979 photograph of the golf team of the Williams Valley High School, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Pictured are: Front Row (kneeling): Mr. Cickavagte, head coach; Bob Raudenbush; Karen […]
David Lawson Thompson of Williamstown, 1935
A 1935 portrait photograph of David Lawson Thompson of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from the 1935 yearbook, Quittapahilla, of the Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, […]
Meriam M. Evans of Williamstown, 1930
A 1930 portrait photograph of Meriam M. Evans, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from The Serpentine, the 1930 yearbook of the West Chester State Teachers College, West Chester, […]