In June 1872, a man representing himself as the agent for a traveling circus, ordered 25 prepared dinners from the Freeland House, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Based on the promise […]
An undated photograph of a band from Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
From the Lykens Standard, December 4, 1908: THE BIJOU THEATRE Mr. George G. Grenier, Manager of the Great Eastern Vaudeville Company has just completed arrangements to install a one-hour entertainment […]
About 1889, an orchestra was formed in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, consisting of Lykens merchant W. S. Prim and his young girls. According to a history submitted to the Lykens […]
On December 13, 1907, in the Lykens Standard, an ad appeared for a performance of “The Hottest Coon in Dixey [sic],” to be held at the Lykens Opera House, Wednesday, […]
By Steve E. Troutman The Rough and Ready Cornet Band poses in Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, at the red brick hotel on the square in 1906. The handsome uniformed men […]
An undated post card view of Market Street, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Note the trolley and track in the center of the street. The Opera House is the three story building […]
An undated post card view of Market Street, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The three story building (left of center) is the Opera House. _____________________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added […]