Henry Feindt – Postmaster of Lykens, 1908
As postmaster of Lykens since 1902, Henry Feindt has proved one of the most satisfactory official the borough has ever had. Mr. Feindt is one of the old, substantial citizens […]
History of Lykens to 1908
A birds-eye view of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, taken about 1899. The photograph was featured as part of an article titled “History of Lykens,” that appeared in a special Souvenir […]
Replacement Theory in the Coal Region, 1862
During the Civil War, the term “contraband” came to refer to persons who were held as slaves, who by their own means, or as a result of liberation by the […]
Gordon Post Office, 1913 (2)
The stamped corner of a penny post card mailed at the Gordon Post Office, Gordon, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, November 3, 1913, at 6 p. m. _________________________________ Corrections and additional information […]
Enders Post Office, 1910
The stamped corner of a penny post card mailed from the Enders Post Office, Enders, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, December 30, 1910. __________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as […]
Millersburg Post Office, 1885
An envelope or cover mailed from the Millersburg Post Office, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, some time in 1885, to Mrs. Mary J. Heisey, at Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ________________________________ Corrections […]
Ashland Post Office, 1915
The stamped corner of penny post card, mailed from the Ashland Post Office, Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, with machine cancel and date, February 15, 1915, 7 a. m. _____________________________________________________ Corrections […]
Lykens – “Love Rock” Post Office Cachet, 1938
May 15 to May 21, 1938, was National Air Mail Week. Post Offices in communities near air mail routes recognized this event by producing commemorative envelopes with cachets (art work […]