Lykens Post Office, 1921
A post card mailed from Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 25 August 1921, with hand cancel circular date stamp used at the time at the Lykens Post Office.. The addressee […]
William L. Troutman (1864-1941) – Pillow Area Teacher & Justice of the Peace
FUNERAL TODAY FOR W. L. TROUTMAN, FORMER SCHOOL TEACHER William L. Troutman, age 76 years, died at his home in Pillow, Sunday evening, following an illness of about two years. […]
Sacramento Post Office, 1929
A small, greeting-card-sized envelope mailed from the Sacramento Post Office, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The hand cancel give the date of mailing as 28 March 1929 and the time as […]
Tower City – Police Chief Leroy Kopp
An undated photograph of Leroy Kopp (1897-1972) in uniform, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Kopp served as Police Chief of Tower City from 1923 to 1963 and supervised every law […]
Blood Tests & Assault Charges in Wiconisco Paternity Case, 1926
Articles in the Harrisburg newspapers in August 1926 chronicled the results of the trial of George Dieter, of Wiconisco, who was accused of assaulting his step-daughter and with being the […]
Elizabethville Post Office, 1910
The message/address side of a picture post card mailed from Elizabethville Post Office, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, at 7 a.m., 29 August 1910. The sender is identified only as “Dave” […]
Penrose C. Romberger (1872-1946) – Teacher, Businessman, Postmaster of Elizabethville
FUNERAL YESTERDAY FOR P. C. ROMBERGER Penrose Cyrus Romberger, age 74 years, died at his home in Harrisburg Saturday afternoon. He was a son of Samuel B. Romberger and Sarah […]
Sunbury Post Office, 1939
The message and address side of a picture post card mailed from Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, to Reading, Pennsylvania, postmarked at the Sunbury Post Office on 1 July 1939, at […]