Halifax Barn Fire, 1924
This story of a fire near Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was reported in the Lykens Standard, September 26, 1924: BARN AND CROPS DESTROYED BY FIRE AT HALIFAX Handicapped by the […]
Fisherville – Generic Post Card
An undated generic post card view for Fisherville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, picturing a man and woman sitting on a radiator. “Hot Air From Fisherville, Pennsylvania.” ____________________________________ Corrections and additional information […]
Elizabethville – Generic Post Card
An undated generic post card image from Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Greetings from Elizabethville, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Halifax – Susquehanna River Flood, 1936
A photo post card image of the March 1936 flood of the Susquehanna River at Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to […]
Berrysburg – Generic Post Card, 1911
A generic post card image from around 1911 from Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. “Greetings From Berrysburg, Pennsylvania“ ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
14-Year-Old Boy Kills Grandmother in 1924 – Gets Death Penalty
A newspaper photograph of William Cavalier, a 14-year-old boy from near Pottsville, Schuylkill County, who in January 1925, was convicted of first-degree murder, and sentenced to death, for shooting his […]
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 […]
Strict Vaccination Rules for 1925-1926 School Year
The campaign to eradicate smallpox continued in 1925 with strict vaccination rules issued to schools in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Heading up the County Board of Health was Dr. D. E. […]