Thomas M. Williams
Thomas M. Williams, manager of the Lykens Valley and Summit Valley Branch Coal Company,was born in Wales, Great Britain, 5 June 1835. He is the only child of John Williams […]
Elizabethville – Primary School, 1905
The Elizabethville Primary School, 45 West Broad Street, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, photograph was taken on 30 March 1905. The identification provided with this photograph: Front Row (left to right, […]
Henry “Harry” Herman (1833-1918)
Henry “Harry” Herman, farmer, Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was born in Mifflin Township, now Washington Township, Dauphin County, 7 November 1833, son of John Herman and Rebecca [Heller] Herman. […]
Adam C. Long (1844-1908)
Adam C. Long, bookseller and stationer, was born in Jonestown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 1 August 1844. Auburn Long, the great grandfather of Adam C. Long, or rather Lang, as the […]
Rev. John J. Stauffer (1860-1924)
Rev. John J. Stauffer, pastor of Salem Reformed Church, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was born 11 July 1860, in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, a son of Daniel Stauffer and Fannie […]
Rev. Oscar E. Pflueger (1861-1913)
Rev. Oscar E. Pflueger, pastor of Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church, Elizabethville [also Simeon Lutheran, Gratz; St. John’s Lutheran, Berrysburg; St. Jacob’s Lutheran, Jackson Township; and Zion Lutheran, Rife], was born […]
Solomon Rettinger (1834-1899) and Susanna Rickert (1833-1911)
Solomon Rettinger was born 28 October 1834 in Lykens Township, probably in Specktown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of Jacob Rettinger (1813-1890) and Catherine [Hoover] Rettinger (1812-1883). On 24 […]
A Treasured Family Photo from 1888
There is an interesting provenance to this photograph of the Harrison and Hannah Riegle family of Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. And, this is another story about how family […]