In the 1860 Census of Washington Township, (Post Office Elizabethville), Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, there appears a family identified in the “Color” column as “m” for Mulatto. The head of the […]
On 1 March 1780, the Pennsylvania Legislature passed a law providing for the gradual abolition of slavery. It was meant to protect the rights of Pennsylvanians who owned slaves as […]
Daniel John Hendricks was found murdered in 1857 on a mountain path near Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. William Williams was arrested and tried for the crime. In 1858, Williams was […]
A 1971 photograph of the Student Council of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Pictured from front are: Front Row: Mr. Wolfe, advisor; Pam Leitzel, president. Second […]
Elsie Mae Schoffstall, a 62-year-old-widow living with her bed-ridden mother in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was found dead on her living room floor on the morning of 1 November 1979. […]
Elsie Mae Schoffstall, a 62-year-old-widow living with her bed-ridden mother in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was found dead on her living room floor on the morning of 1 November 1979. […]
The Harrisburg Evening News, in its article of 28 November 1924 describing the dedication of the Lykens Valley Pioneer Monument, included the names of the attendees: DEDICATE SHAFT TO PIONEER […]
a 1920 photograph of the teacher and students of the Lykens Valley Vocational School at Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Identified in the photo are: Front Row (standing on ground & […]