Body of River Drowning Victim Found, 1925
A story of an impoverished young man, formerly of Lykens, trying to collect driftwood from the Susquehanna River so he could heat his home for his wife and five young […]
Upper Dauphin High School – Football Coaches, 1989
A 1989 photograph of the football coaches of the Upper Dauphin Area High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Pictured (left to right): M. Wertz; J. Mateer; W. Clouser; R. Klinger; […]
Lykens – Auto Dealer Dies Following Kidney Stone Surgery, 1924
This story from the Lykens Standard, March 28, 1924: GEORGE CAIRNS DIED YESTERDAY FOLLOWING OPERATION MANAGED LYKENS MOTOR COMPANY – WAS LOCAL COUNCILMAN George D. Cairns, manager of the Lykens […]
Dalmatia – Brosius Market, 1988
A 1988 advertisement (business card) for Brosius Market, Dalmatia, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Your Shurfine Store Groceries — Produce — Meats ___________________________________ From the 1988 yearbook, La Memoria, of the Upper Dauphin […]
Lykens – Toddler Inhales Peanut & Dies, 1925
The danger of allowing a small child to play while eating peanuts was brought home to the Samuel Pell family of Lykens in early May 1925, when young Carl Pell […]
Charles Coles & Charlotte [Minnich] Coles – 25th Wedding Anniversary
The publisher of the Lykens Standard, Charles M. Coles (1870-1940), and his wife, Charlotte [Minnich] Coles (1880-1944), senior partner of the firm, celebrated their 25th Wedding Anniversary, as reported in […]
Lykens Man Killed in Philadelphia Explosion, 1925
In 1925, Herman Grell, a former resident of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was killed in a massive explosion that took place on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. The story was […]
Lykens – The Station, 1995
A 1995 advertisement (business card) for The Station, 535 Market Street, Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Hardware — Lumber — Paints Glidden Products ___________________________________ From the 1995 yearbook, La Memoria, of the […]