Loyalton – Man with 2 Wives Kills Father & Self, 1962
A man from Washington, D. C., went to visit his father near Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, supposedly to get financial assistance to help him get through his loss of his […]
Les Brown’s First Movie Almost Premiered in Lykens, 1943
Did Lykens almost have a Hollywood film premier? In the promotional article for “Seven Days Leave,” which was scheduled to be featured at the Budd Theatre in Lykens in late […]
Gratz Shirt Factory Destroyed by Fire, 1952
A newspaper photograph of spectators surveying the damage at the Dormar Manufacturing Company’s Gratz shirt factory, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, June 19, 1952. The early evening fire caused $75,000 to […]
Tri-Valley High School, 1983 – 5th Reunion, 1988
A newspaper photograph of the 5th Reunion of the Class of 1983, Tri-Valley High School, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The reunion was held in 1988 at the Valley View […]
Wiconisco – Great Fire of December 1964
A photograph of the rear of the area which once contained several structures on Pottsville Avenue, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, that were destroyed fire an early morning fire, December 10, […]
A History of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1905-1921
A photograph taken on September 15, 1910, of the groundbreaking ceremonies at Killinger, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, which was to be constructed from […]
Millersburg – Woodside Recalls High School Days, 1918-1922
A photograph of the school building in Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, where Robert Woodside received his education from 5th grade through high school graduation in 1922. In his memoir, My […]
Mahantongo Creek Covered Bridge North of Paxton
An undated photograph of the covered bridge across the Mahantongo Creek north of the community of Paxton, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The bridge no longer exists. It was […]