Halifax – Hometown Heroes (2)
A photograph of the Hometown Heroes Banner honoring all military veterans from Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The following veterans are honored with a photo of their individual banner in a […]
Post Cards of Halifax Community
A 250-page-book, Post Cards of Hallifax Community, Its Borough and Three Rural Valleys: Post Card Treasures of Historical Moments, by Pearl Bretz Hane, was published in 2018 by the Halifax […]
The Dietrich Family in the Lykens Valley Area
An undated photograph of St. Paul’s Church, Dietrich, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ According to information published in Our Dietrich Lines (2007), a published work on the Dietrich family, there are […]
Elizabethville – Swab Wagon Company Catalog
A reproduction catalog of Swab Wagon Company, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. “Wagons That Wear“ _________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Lies Across America: What Our Historical Sites Get Wrong
This book review was first posted on the Civil War Blog on January 16, 2014, under the title, “Ten Questions to Ask at Historical Sites.” It is particularly appropriate today […]
Eisenhower Family Civil War Veterans
Entering Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from the west on Route 209, a large stone monument can be seen up on a grassy bank on the right side of the road. […]
Pillow Pennsylvania Named for Inept Confederate General
Pillow, the northernmost borough in Dauphin County, was incorporated in 1864 as “Uniontown.” Prior to this, the original town, Schneidershtettle [Snydertown], was named after John Snyder, a land developer, but […]
Coal Township High School Yearbook, 1936
A complete digital copy of the 1936 Yearbook, Le Souvenir, of the Coal Township High School, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, is available on Ancestry.com. The cover is shown above. ____________________________ […]