County Fire Convention in Lykens, 1936
A newspaper photo of a 1936 fire engine published in the Lykens Standard, May 1, 1936, with an article on the upcoming County Fire Convention planned for Lykens in June. […]
Near East Relief and the Lykens Valley Area
Today’s blog post looks at news items from the Elizabethville Echo that described community efforts to educate and raise funds for relief for the tens of thousands of orphans of […]
Fred P. Margerum Travels to Armenia, 1921
The passport photograph for Fred P. Margerum, included in his April 5, 1921 application for a U. S. Passport. The two pages of the passport application along with a third […]
The Aftermath of the Armenian Genocide
Fred P. Margerum, of Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, returned home from his humanitarian work in Armenia in 1922 and wrote a brief history of the Armenian Genocide, its aftermath, and […]
Pine Grove – American Legion Dinner-Dance, 1969
A ticket for admission to the 50th Anniversary Dinner-Dance for American Legion Pine Grove Post 374, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, Saturday, May 31, 1969, held at St. Peter’s Lutheran […]
Sunbury – Farm House at Odd Fellows Orphanage
An undated colorized post card view of the Farm House at the I. O. O. F. Orphanage, Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. __________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as […]
The Pottsville Club
An undated colorized post card view of the Pottsville Club, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ______________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Sunbury – Construction of I. O. O. F. Orphanage, 1907
A photo post card view from October 1907 showing construction of the new building at the Odd Fellows’ (I. O. O. F.) Orphanage, Sunbury, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The old buildings […]