Palo Alto – Children Line Up to See Santa Claus, 1949
A colorized newspaper photograph of children lining up to see Santa Claus at the Citizens Fire Company in Palo Alto, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. None of the individuals in the photo […]
Lykens Stamp Club – “Love Rock” Cachet, 1933
In September 1933, the Lykens Stamp Club of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, sponsored a commemorative cachet [drawing on envelope] recognizing the legend of Love Rock, which is located at Lykens […]
Pine Grove – Hike & Firemen’s Truck Ride, 1960s
A newspaper photograph from the late 1960s showing a group of young people assembled at the Brickyard, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, for a hike and firemen’s truck ride. Nothing […]
A Murder-Suicide in Carsonville, 1931
The following murder-suicide story appeared in the Elizabethville Echo, September 3, 1931: CARSONVILLE MAN SHOOTS GIRL THEN COMMITS SUICIDE, SATURDAY Motivated by jealousy and the fact that his sweetheart had […]
Gratz Bicentennial, 1805-2005 (2)
The back cover of the Gratz Bicentennial, 1805-2005 program, featuring information about the official dedication of the Gratz Ball Park Monument honoring Carl A. Scheib, Simon Gratz Day, June 18, 2005, at […]
A Murder-Suicide in Pitman, 1938
On May 2, 1938, Charles Klein of Pitman, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, shot and killed his wife while having an argument with her on the lawn of her parent’s house. He […]
Fisherville Man in Hunting Party Accidentally Kills Another, 1925 – Murder Trial, 1926
On December 10, 1925, a group of men from the Elizabethville and Halifax areas, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, set out to hunt deer on Berry’s Mountain. At one point, three shots […]
Lykens – “Love Rock” Post Office Cachet, 1938
May 15 to May 21, 1938, was National Air Mail Week. Post Offices in communities near air mail routes recognized this event by producing commemorative envelopes with cachets (art work […]