Fred G. Kniley (1865-1948) – Manufacturer
RETIRED MANUFACTURER DIED SATURDAY AT AGE OF 82 Fred G. Kniley, retired manufacturer, died at his home, 646 North Second Street, Lykens, Saturday, January 17 [1948]. He was 82 years […]
Halifax Man Fails in Bid to Keep 14-Year Old Wife, 1932
FAILS IN MOVE TO REGAIN BRIDE OF 14 William M. Hoffman, 19, of near Halifax, was held in $500 bail for court Thursday by Alderman Charters on a charge of […]
Albert Koons & Verna Mae [Heck] Koons -50th Wedding Anniversary
A colorized version of a studio photograph taken in 1921 for the marriage of Albert Koons and Verna Mae [Heck] Koons. The photo was published in the Pine Grove Press Herald, December 30, 1971, […]
Lykens Woman Dies Following Abortion, 1933
Two well-known Pottsville men, W. H. Mortimer, and Robert Wessinger, were arrested in 1933 and charged with performing an illegal or criminal operation (abortion) on Anna Snyder of Lykens, Dauphin […]
Old Gratz Photos – Lot 38
A colorized version of an undated black and white photograph of the house on Lot 38, East Market Street, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It is believed that this house was built […]
Oak Grove Couple Celebrates 47th Wedding Anniversary, 1971
From the Pine Grove Press Herald, November 18, 1971: EVENT CELEBRATED ON WIFE’S 66th BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Strausser of Oak Grove, Pine Grove R.D. 1, celebrated their […]
Mary [Kilraine] Comiskey – Civil War Laundress
A brief story telling of the funeral of a Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania woman, Mary Kilraine, appeared in the Harrisburg Patriot on August 1, 1905: G.A.R. HONORS FOR WOMAN By Associated Press to The […]
Berrysburg Hometown Heroes – Dennis G. Hoffman
SP4 (T) Dennis G. Hoffman – United States Army Army, Vietnam War ________________________________________________ Banner provided by Bonnie Hoffman, Traci Hoffman, Trisha Hoffman, Tandee Hoffman and families. Corrections and additional information should be […]