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 […]
James Miller (1835-1920)
James Miller, Justice of the Peace, Elizabethville, Pennsylvania, Secretary-Treasurer of the Lykens Valley Mutual Insurance Company, was born 16 February 1835. He is a son of Daniel Miller and Catherine […]
Halifax Township Created, 1804
Halifax Township was officially created in March 1804. Its original territory included the green area shown on the map above. Halifax Township was later diminished by the creation of Jackson […]