World War II – Ernest N. Davidson – Killed in Action
MILLERSBURG MAN KILLED IN ACTION IN FRANCE MILLERSBURG, 11 August 1944 — Staff Sgt. Ernest N. Davidson, of Millersburg, was killed in action on 15 July 1944, in France, according […]
John Henry Kapp Jr. (1927-1950)
Halifax Man Killed in Auto Accident John Henry Kapp Jr. Is Thrown to Highway When Vehicle Skids John Henry Kapp Jr., 23, of Halifax , R. D., was instantly killed […]
Mary R. [Hain] Mattis (1852-1941)
MRS. MARY R. MATTIS Mrs. Mary R. [Hain] Mattis, age 88 years, widow of Solomon S. Mattis, died at the home of her daugther, Mrs. Bertie Fairchilds, in Millersburg, Sunday […]
Halifax – Enders Greenhouses, 1957
An advertisement for Enders Greenhouses, Halifax Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Easter Time is Flower Time An Invitation – You Are Invited without any obligation on your part, to visit our […]
A Country Auction in Specktown, 1977 (3)
This is Part 3 of a multi-part series on a Country Auction that took place in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 18 June 1977. The auction was for the […]
History of the Local Draft Board at Elizabethville, World War I
The following article appeared in the Elizabethville Echo, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 20 March 1919. While it is not really a comprehensive history of the local draft board that was […]
John Rickert (1829-1910)
John Rickert, farmer, was born near Gratz, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 4 January 1829, a son of Henry Rickert and Sarah [Romberger] Rickert. Adam Romberger, maternal grandfather of John […]
Upper Paxton Township, 1785 – Mother Township of the Lykens Valley
At the time of the creation of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from a portion of Lancaster County, 4 April 1785, there was only one township in the upper part of the […]