Map of Halifax, 1862
An 1862 map of Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, including a business directory. Cropped from Map of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1862, published by A. Pomeroy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Full map available from […]
Charles Musser Jr. (1925-1946) – Died in Naval Hospital, D.C.
HALIFAX SAILOR DIED THURSDAY Seaman Third Class Charles J. Musser, of Halifax R. D. 1, died in the National Naval Hospital, Washington, D. C., last Thursday. He had been a […]
Map of Halifax, 1858
An 1858 map of Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Cropped from Map of Dauphin County Pennsylvania 1858, published by William J. Barker, Philadelphia. Full map available at Pennsylvania State Archives. __________________________________ […]
Mary M. Albright (1899-1944) – Women’s Army Corps, World War II
FUNERAL YESTERDAY FOR WAC MEMBER Pvt. Mary M. Albright, age 44 years, formerly of Halifax, died in the Will Rogers Air Field Hospital, Oklahoma City, on Friday. Private Albright, who […]
Raymond B. Hoffman (1925-1944) – Killed in Air Crash in Nevada
FUNERAL FOR HALIFAX AIR CRASH VICTIM Funeral services for Pfc. Raymond B. Hoffman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert H. Hoffman Sr., of Halifax, R.D., who was killed in an […]
Harry E. Pike (1871-1933)
HALIFAX MAN ENDS LIFE WITH BULLET MONDAY The body of Harry Pike, 61, of Halifax, was found in a chicken house on the property of Guy L. Heckert, tombstone manufacturer […]
Rev. John Nicholas Hemping (1778-1855)
Rev. John Nicholas Hemping – Lutheran Minister of the Lykens Valley Rev. John Nicholas Hemping was pastor of the Lykens Valley Parish from 1812-1850. This parish included Stone Valley, Mahanoy […]
Harvey A. Deppen & Blanche [Hepner] Deppen – 50th Wedding Anniversary
A portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey A. Deppen, taken on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary in 1965, and published in a local newspaper with the following article: […]