Elizabethville – Last Days of the Red Tavern, 1903
The last days of the Red Tavern, an Elizabethville landmark on South Market Street across from the railroad station, began when the property was sold at sheriff’s sale in January […]
Was a Spy Captured Near Harrisburg in 1863?
Three Harrisburg Men Capture Confederate Spy in the River Col. Demming and Simon Gratz Who Caught “Rebel” Will Meet on Fiftieth Anniversary of Event According to Samuel Bates, an incident occurred […]
Dornsife – Generic Post Card
An undated generic post card from Dornsife, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Printed on the card are the words “Just Landed At…,” and sender has added “Dornsife“, Pennsylvania – Nice Place – […]
Millersburg – Serbian Suicides by Walking Into Train, 1932
A 36-year-old native of Serbia who was a road worker on the State highway, took his own life in March 1932 by walking head-on into a fast-moving express train heading […]
Loyalton Woman Unconscious From Electrical Storm, 1924
ELECTRICAL STORM RENDERS LOYALTON LADY UNCONSCIOUS The electrical storm which passed over this section Sunday afternoon seemed to center about Loyalton where quite a bit of damage was done. Lightning […]
Hotel Koppenhaver Advertises for White Employees
“Jim Crow” in Millersburg? Here is a series of “help wanted” ads from Harrisburg newspapers, all seeking employees for work at the Hotel Koppenhaver, Millersburg. It was common practice to […]
Lykens – A Profile of Albert A. Rudisill, 1906
In its October 12, 1906 edition, the Lykens Standard profiled merchant Albert A. Rudisill: A. A. RUDISILL’S WONDERFUL SUCCESS The phenomenal growth of A. A. Rudisill‘s mercantile business is the […]
Millersburg – Sheriff’s Sale of the Freeland House, 1886
In 1886, the Freeland House, the property of Thaddeus S. Freeland (1837-1915) was sold at Sheriff’s Sale at the County Court House in Harrisburg. The hotel was purchased by Mary […]