Ruth Irene [Jury] Weaver (1917-2021) – Centenarian
HALIFAX – Ruth Irene Weaver, age 103, was called home on Friday, May 28, 2021 by the Lord. She was born in Halifax, September 4, 1917 to the late Harvey […]
Post Card from Fisherville to Powls Valley, 1909
A post card mailed from Fisherville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on June 12, 1909, to Powls Valley, same date, and at postmarked at both places. The sender was “Daisy” and the […]
Black-Face Minstrel Show in Fisherville, 1958
A black-face minstrel show was presented by female members of the Community Grange at the Knights of Pythias Hall in Fisherville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on Friday and Saturday March 21, […]
Fisherville – Shirt Factory, 1904
A 1904 photo post card view of the Fisherville Shirt Factory, Fisherville, Dauphin Co., Pennsylvania. Note: Identified from Post Cards of Halifax Community, p. 65. Surmised to be the first […]
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 […]
Isaiah Keiter (1877-1953) & Mayme [Hoffman] Keiter (1881-1950)
An undated colorized portrait photograph of Isaiah Lewis Keiter (1877-1953) and Mary Ellen “Mayme” [Hoffman] Keiter (1881-1950), This couple was associated with the following Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, communities: Lykens Township, […]
The Great Fisherville Fire of 1927 (4)
The following news articles are from newspapers outside the Lykens Valley reporting on the great fire of 1927 at Fisherville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Articles obtained from Newspapers.com. _________________________________________ From the […]
The Great Fisherville Fire of 1927 (3)
The following news article is from the Elizabethville Echo, September 8, 1927, via Newspapers.com. _______________________________________ FLAMES THREATENED TO WIPE OUT TOWN OF FISHERVILLE HARRISBURG COMPANIES RESPOND TO CALL TO AID […]