A snapshot photograph taken in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with four generations of the Edward Dietrich (1874-1948) and Jennie [Keiper] Dietrich (1876-1867) family. Standing are William Dietrich (1895-1977) and Kathryn […]
In June 1910, a cyclone or tornado struck the Lykens Valley area doing a great amount of damage in the Halifax area, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The above photo, originally from […]
A map showing the location of Lenkers, also known as Lenker’s Station, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania (violet dot). The station was located on the Lykens Valley Railroad between Millersburg and Elizabethville. […]
Above, a colorized newspaper photograph of the Wiconisco High School with notable adults standing in front, as published in the Lykens Register, May 31, 1901. Previously published here December 4, 2021. On May 16, […]
CHILD’S HAND TORN OFF IN CHOPPING MACHINE On Monday while Jacob B. Shiro, residing one mile south of Gratz, was grinding oyster shells in his chopping mill, his three-year-old daughter […]
From the Lykens Standard, June 22, 1906: ROBBERY AT GRATZ The store of A. Gross, located on the first floor of the Odd Fellows’ Hall at Gratz, was robbed Thursday […]
In late December 1906, a brief news story appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph about a proposal to build a trolley line from Millersburg to Gratz. The story was picked up […]
A five-year-old boy picked up a loaded gun and somehow was able to discharge it. In doing so, he killed his three-year-old sister. The father, Jacob Shade had left the […]