Hotel Koppenhaver Advertises for White Employees
“Jim Crow” in Millersburg? Here is a series of “help wanted” ads from Harrisburg newspapers, all seeking employees for work at the Hotel Koppenhaver, Millersburg. It was common practice to […]
Gratz – Aaron Daniel Piano Sales
Both sides of an undated advertising post card for Aaron Daniel, of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, dealer for pianos manufactured by Carl Brambach & Son. The picture side of the card […]
Gratz – Fort Jackson
Six close-up views of a 1907 post card depicting the structure known as Fort Jackson, formerly located at the Cold Spring (south end of Spruce Street), Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]
The Salem Church of Rough & Ready
The following was taken from a talk by Steve E. Troutman at the Gratz Historical Society meeting, October 28, 2010 held at the Simeon Lutheran Church in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________________________ Tonight I want […]
Highway Robbery Near Loyalton, 1906
The dangers of traveling the back roads of the Lykens Valley at night became evident to Frank Wiest, a butcher. He was brutally attacked and robbed in September 1906 near […]
The Broad Mountain Murder Mystery, 1925
An unsolved crime! White slavery and houses of ill-repute (road houses) formed the background of the murder mystery on Broad Mountain. On April 5, 1925, the badly burned body of […]
Rep. Clay W. Evans (1844-1918) – Soldier, Politician & Businessman
Clay W. Evans (1844-1918), was a veteran of the Civil War and the Indian Wars. He was a successful Schuylkill County businessman who served his community as a public official […]
Charles L. Blockson (1933-2023) – Historian of the Underground Railroad
Charles Leroy Blockson, “Historian of the Underground Railroad,” died June 14, 2023, at his home in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was 89 years old. For those interested in the history […]