Dauphin County School Directory, 1873-1874
On 20 November 1873, the Harrisburg Telegraph published a directory of School Directors and Teachers in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for the school year 1873-1874: Directory of the Public Schools of […]
Berrysburg – Brothers of the Brush, 1969
A commemorative button issued to recognize the “Brothers of the Brush,” men who grew beards & other facial hair to celebrate the Berrysburg–Mifflin Township Sesquicentennial, 1819-1969, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. […]
Isaac Swab (1845-1924)
A biographical sketch of Isaac Swab, also known as Schwab, as revised and edited from what appeared in the Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County: ISAAC SWAB, foundryman, was born […]
Jacob Stein (1827-1915) – Carpenter for the Railroad & Coal Mines
JACOB STEIN Jacob Stein, the oldest citizen of this place, passed away at the home of his son, C. M. Stein on West Main Street, last Friday [22 January 1915], […]
Anna I. Runk (1867-1944) – Daughter of Lykens Valley U. B. Minister
FUNERAL MONDAY FOR ANNA I. RUNK Miss Anna I. Runk, age 70 years, died at her home in Annville, Pennsylvania, Thursday. She was a daughter of the late Rev. and […]
Gratz News – November 21, 1934
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz News” section of a local newspaper, 21 November 1934: H. T. Yoder, of Harrisburg, was a business caller in town here, […]
Berrysburg – Salem Union Church
An undated photo post card picturing the Salem Union Church, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, _________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Berrysburg – Civil War Patriotic Envelope, 1862
A patriotic envelope or cover possibly mailed from the Berrysburg Post Office, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, February 20, 1862 – during the Civil War. In the lower left hand corner is […]