Gratz Area Man Killed in Harrisburg Railroad Yard, 1906
JOHN WOLFE FATALLY INJURED IN THE HARRISBURG YARD [Lykens Standard, September 21, 1906]. John Wolfe, of Harrisburg, a brakeman on the Pennsylvania railroad, was run over by a shifter in […]
Berrysburg Post Office, 1908
A post card with message mailed from the Berrysburg Post Office, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, June 12, 1908, at 10 A. M., and marked “received” at the Gratz Post Office, […]
Gratz Officials Ordered to Pay Back Money Illegally Received, 1924
OFFICIALS OF GRATZ MUST REFUND $682 George E. Hepler, president, and J. A. Willier, secretary of the Gratz Borough Council, were ordered by the Dauphin County Courts Monday to repay […]
Gratz – Aaron Daniel Piano Sales
Both sides of an undated advertising post card for Aaron Daniel, of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, dealer for pianos manufactured by Carl Brambach & Son. The picture side of the card […]
Millersburg’s Grand Union Rally of 1866
A “Grand Union Rally” was held in Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on September 29, 1866, in support of the candidacy of Gen. John W. Geary, the Republican Party candidate for […]
George W. Schreffler (1857-1924) – Former Editor at “Lykens Standard”
This obituary appeared in the Lykens Standard, February 15, 1924: GEORGE W. SCHREFFLER George Washington Schreffler, aged 66 years, 10 months and 12 days of 6419 Beechwood Street, Philadelphia, was […]
Williamstown Saved from Great Fire, 1924
Quick action by residents and the Williamstown fire company, with some assistance from the wind changing directions, saved Williamstown from the fate of Gratz which one week earlier lost its […]
Huge Ku Klux Klan Event Set for Gratz, 1924
The announcement of an event that was to become the largest Ku Klux Klan demonstration ever held in the Lykens Valley, appeared in the September 26, 1924, edition of the […]