Original Wiconisco Fire Company No. 1 Station (1)
A photograph of the original Wiconisco Fire Company No. 1 Station Building, which served the community of Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from the time it was built in 1923 to […]
Another Photo of a Ku Klux Klan Funeral, 1925
A photograph from the Lykens Standard, April 10, 1925, of the funeral of Jennie Kissinger, which was conducted at her grave in Penbrook Cemetery, Harrisburg. The caption reads: According to […]
Lykens – K. K. K. In Charge of Funeral of Miner, 1925
In what was probably the biggest Ku Klux Klan demonstration up to this time in the Lykens Valley area, hundreds of hooded members of that order took charge of the […]
More News Briefs About the Ku Klux Klan, 1925
In 1925, the Ku Klux Klan was very active in the Lykens Valley area. Additional news briefs have been located about those activities and are given here in this blog […]
Millersburg – Historical Society Museum, 2016
A photograph taken in 2016 of the front of the building housing the Museum of the Historical Society of Millersburg and Upper Paxton Township, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This building […]
Lykens – Moose Theatre Nears Completion, 1922
A newspaper photograph (Lykens Standard, November 17, 1922) of an artist’s rendering of the new Moose Home, then under construction and nearing completion in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The building […]
More News Briefs About the Ku Klux Klan, 1924
In 1924, the Ku Klux Klan was just beginning its rise in the Lykens Valley area. Two additional examples have been found of Klan activity, one from Pine Grove, Schuylkill […]
Millersburg Gun & Conservation Club, 2019
A photograph taken in October 2019 of the historic Millersburg Gun and Conservation Club building in the park along the Susquehanna River, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ________________________________________________ Corrections and additional […]