Election of 1928 – Lykens Valley Results
A colorized photograph of Charles Curtis and Herbert Hoover, taken after they received the nomination of the Republican Party for Vice President and President in the Election of 1928. (Original […]
Proposal for the Creation of Lykens County
The geographical area encompassing the Lykens Valley Area was not arbitrarily chosen. There is a long-standing historical, economic and cultural identity in the parts of three counties that form the […]
Gratz – Hoffman Dairy Bottle Top (4)
An undated bottle top for Hoffman’s Guernsey Homogenized Pasteurized Milk from Hoffman’s Dairy, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Gratz – Fire East of Town Kills Mother & Daughter, 1882
The grave of Savilla [Coleman] Hepler and her daughter Mary Martha Hepler can be found at St. Michael’s United Church of Christ Cemetery, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Both were […]
Gratz – East Main Street
An undated picture post card view (colorized) showing East Main Street, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _____________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Milton O. Umholtz – Miners’ Anthracite Certificate, 1901
An original copy of the Miners’ Anthracite Certificate for Milton Oliver Umholtz (1881-1938) of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. No. 2500. Act of July 15, 1897. Certificate of Competency. To Whom […]
Pine Grove Marimba Band, 1960
A 1960 newspaper photograph of the Pine Grove Marimba Band, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The caption reads: WE’RE ALL READY — These are the six members of the Pine […]
Gratz – Murder at the Militia Encampment, 1856
The above article describing the “fatal affair at Gratztown” appeared in the Philadelphia Public Ledger, September 27, 1856, described the death of George Hoffman Jr. at the annual military encampment at Gratz, Dauphin County, […]