Isaac Swab
Isaac Swab, foundryman, was born in Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 5 October 1845. He is a son of Daniel Swab and Sarah [Heller] Swab. Isaac Swab was educated in […]
Jonas B. Swab
Jonas Benjamin Swab, manufacturer of wagons, Elizabethville, Pennsylvania, was born in Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 18 March 1843. He is a son of Daniel Swab and Sally [Heller] Swab. […]
Unknown School Photo #EAHS-16-0002
This is an unidentified school photo from the collection of the Elizabethville Area Historical Society. Photograph #EAHS-16-0002. Written on the back of this picture: “From Fred Keiffer.” Readers are asked […]
Washington Township Created, 1846
Washington Township was officially created on 23 January 1840. There was no further division of this township. However, it appears from studying county maps of 1858 and 1862 that some […]
Henry W. Schreffler (1839-1913)
Henry W. Schreffler, Chief Burgess of Elizabethville, Pennsylvania, was born in Washington Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, 13 November 1839, a son of Jonas Schreffler and Elizabeth [Witmer] Schreffler. Gottfried Schreffler, […]
Samuel B. Romberger (1845-1921)
Samuel B. Romberger, was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 9 August 1845. He is a son of Daniel Romberger and Hannah [Bergstresser] Romberger. His grandfather, Adam Romberger, was […]
Unknown School Photo #EAHS-16-0001
This is an unidentified school photo from the collection of the Elizabethville Area Historical Society. Photograph #EAHS-16-0001. Written on the back of this picture: “From Fred Keiffer.” Readers are asked […]
Elizabethville – High School Graduation Photos, 1895-1954
School Days: Graduates of Elizabethville High School, 1895-1954, by Miles V. Miller, was published on 18 June 1984. The following information was provided by Miller in the preface: On the […]