Loyalton – The Indian Head Inn Fire, 1990
A early morning fire on February 24, 1990, in Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, completely destroyed the Indian Head Inn, a landmark old hotel and restaurant on the northeast corner of […]
Robert Woodside (1865-1932) & Ella [Neitz] Woodside (1867-1952)
Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge Robert E. Woodside, in his biography, My Life and Town, self-published in 1979, devoted several pages to his parents, Robert Woodside (1865-1932) and Ella [Neitz] Woodside […]
Shamokin – Park Roller Coaster Destroyed by Wind, 1923
The famous roller coaster or scenic railway at Edgewood Park, Shamokin, Northumberland County, was destroyed by high winds at the end of March 1923. The roller coaster went by the […]
Gratz – Memories Book, Volume 2
The cover of Gratz Memories, Volume 2, published by the Gratz Historical Society, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1987. Contributors: Margaret Dowling, Leah Hollenbach, Lena Kessler, Luma Rothermel, Guy Schieb, Lois Schoffstall, Carolyn Schwalm, Marie Stine, Hannah [Clark] Seeger, Myrtle Koppenhaver, Hal Hepler, Harry Shiro Sr., Laura […]
Tower City _ Generic Post Card
An undated generic post card view of a car on a road in the woods, supposedly near Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. “Greetings from Tower City, Pennsylvania” ________________________________________________ Corrections and […]
Millersburg – The Bridge That Never Was
A colorized photograph of Robert E. Woodside, Attorney General of Pennsylvania, and Gov. John S. Fine, examining a bill that the governor signed that would have built an extension of […]
Hal Hepler – Memories of the Great Gratz Fire of 1924
Many descriptions of the Great Gratz Fire of November 4, 1924, have been published – including the accounts of newspapers of the local area and region and summaries of the fire written […]
Gratz – Memories Book, Volume 1
The cover of Gratz Memories, Volume 1, published by the Gratz Historical Society, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. June, 1986. The contents includes the following: Memories of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]