Frank Deitrich (1831-1944) – One of Oldest Retired Farmers of Hegins
FRANK DEITRICH PASSED AWAY Frank Deitrich, 93, one of the oldest retired farmers of Hegins Township, died early Wednesday morning at his home in Hegins R.D. 2. He was ill […]
Halifax – Long’s Greenhouse, 1963
A 1963 advertisement for Long’s Greenhouse, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _________________________________ From the 1963 yearbook, Hal-Wayne-Son, of the Halifax High School, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Available in digital form at […]
Spring Glen – Shade Butter & Eggs, 1966
A 1966 advertisement for Allen A. Shade, Butter & Eggs, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1961 yearbook, La Memoria, of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin […]
Orwin – Twister Destroys Raebuck Chicken House at Orwin, 1952
A sudden wind storm, twister or tornado completely destroyed the poultry barn belonging to the Raebuck family of Orwin, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania on 10 April 1952. Raebuck and his son, […]
Nathan Hoy (1851-1932) – Retired Upper Paxton Township Farmer
NATHAN HOY BURIED SUNDAY Nathan Hoy, age 80 years old, died at the home of his son, Harry U. Hoy, Millersburg, R.D. 1 last Thursday. He was a retired farmer, […]
Amanda [Cooper] Hartman (1841-1932) – Widow of Township Farmer
MRS. AMANDA HARTMAN, 91, BURIED MONDAY Mrs. Amanda Hartman, age 91 years, 3 months and 5 days, died at the home of her niece, Mrs. Ida Bowman, West Broad Street, […]
Post Card Scene of Valley View
An undated post card view of a road and barn at Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Millersburg – Cummings Property North of Town, 1907
A 1907 photograph of the Cummings farm property, north of Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on what was then Route 47. It was though this property that the “Cummings Cut” was […]