Minersville Post Office, 1860s
An envelope or cover mailed at the Minersville Post Office, Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, on an August 18, some time during the 1860s. The letter is addressed to Miss Rebecca […]
Tower City – Knecht Store & Post Office, 1880s
A photograph from the 1880s of the Charles Knecht Store and Tower City Post Office, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Charles Knecht (1841-1915) is standing in the doorway of the […]
Williamstown Post Office, 1882
The stamped corner of a letter with 2 cents postage mailed from the Williamtown Post Office, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, postmarked May 12, 1882. ______________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should […]
Election of 1928 – Lykens Valley Results
A colorized photograph of Charles Curtis and Herbert Hoover, taken after they received the nomination of the Republican Party for Vice President and President in the Election of 1928. (Original […]
Pottsville – President Truman’s Visit, 1952
The first visit of Harry Truman as president to Pottsville occurred on October 21, 1952, and according to the Pottsville newspaper, he was the first sitting president to ever visit […]
Proposal for the Creation of Lykens County
The geographical area encompassing the Lykens Valley Area was not arbitrarily chosen. There is a long-standing historical, economic and cultural identity in the parts of three counties that form the […]
Shamokin – City Hall
An undated colorized post card view of the 1864 City Hall, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. _________________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Elizabethville Post Office, 1910
The stamped corner of a penny post card mailed from the Elizabethville Post Office, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, November 17, 1910, at 5 P. M. ___________________________________ Corrections and additional information […]