The Murder of Daniel Troutman, 1880 (3)
Part 3 of 9. On 14 November 1880, Daniel Troutman, a farmer living in Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was killed at his home during an attempted robbery. Two men, Frank […]
Berrysburg – Foster’s General Store (2)
An undated photo post card view of Foster’s General Store, Main and Market Streets, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. __________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this […]
Berrysburg – Foster’s General Store (1)
An undated photo post card view of Foster’s General Store, Main and Market Streets, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. __________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this […]
McClellan Coal Storage Yard, 1900-1931
A 50-page-book, McClellan Coal Storage Yard, 1900-1931, Pennsylvania Railroad Train Stop, by Pearl Bretz Hane, was published in 2012 by the Halifax Area Historical Society, P.O. Box 562, Halifax, Pennsylvania […]
Berrysburg – Evangelical Church (2)
An undated photo post card view of the Evangelical Church of Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This church building dated to 1846 and was built shortly after the Evangelical Congregation, which […]
Branchick Murder-Suicide at Washington Township, 1975
In May 1975, a relative of Theodore Branchick and his wife Mary Branchick, found their bodies in their Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, home. Following police investigation and autopsies, the […]
Robert W. Deibler (1867-1947) – Berrysburg Barber & Auctioneer
Robert W. Deibler Died Saturday Robert W. Deibler, a barber for 63 years and an auctioneer for 56 years, died Saturday evening at his home in Berrysburg. He was 79 […]
The Mistaken Death of William Davis, 1900
In 1900, the relatives in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, of William Davis were notified of his death by suicide in Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania. When the relatives arrived in Danville […]