The Tulpehocken Path
Families of many Civil War veterans of the Lykens Valley area originally settled in Berks County, Pennsylvania, and later migrated north and west along established routes through the mountains. Before […]
Early Colonial History
The first of four pages of the Charter issued to William Penn in 1681 for the Colony of Pennsylvania. The portrait (or cartouche) in the upper left corner is of […]
Count Nicolaus von Zinzendorf (1700-1760)
Count Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf (1700-1760) was a German religious leader and social reformer, a bishop of the Moravian Church, a pioneer missionary, a critic of slavery, an author, a […]
The Enty Family and the Civil War (1)
A multi-post series on an African American pioneer settler in the Lykens Valley area and his descendants, up through their service in the Civil War. The earliest member of the […]
History of Tower City & Porter Township, 1868-1968
A brief “official” history of Tower City and Porter Township , Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, as produced for the centennial celebration 1968: ____________________________________ HISTORY OF TOWER CITY and Porter Township, 1868-1968 […]
African American Population of the Lykens Valley Area, 1860
The African American population as reported in the 1860 Census for selected areas of the Lykens Valley area is presented in today’s blog post. In 1860, African Americans were enumerated […]
African Americans in Pennsylvania
Charles L. Blockson is a Philadelphia-based researcher, writer, and collector of African American memorabilia. He is a co-founder of the African American Museum in Philadelphia and his personal collection of […]
Shikellamy (?-1748) – Oneida Chief
A undated portrait probably from around 1889 by an unknown artist of Shikellamy, a chief of the Oneida who were part of the Iroquois Confederacy. The portrait appeared in Appletons’ […]