Clemson Island House
A representation of the Clemson Island House, on Clemson Island in the Susquehanna River across from Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, produced on a wood block by Hometowne Collectibles for the […]
Five Injured in Bus Crash North of Halifax, 1943
In February 1943, on a return trip to the Lykens Valley from the Middletown Air Depot, a bus operated by the Williams Valley Transportation crashed into a bridge north of […]
Man Dies in Williamstown Train Station, 1946
DIES SUDDENLY IN RAILROAD STATION Milton S. Warfel, 426 Juliann Street, Williamstown, was taken ill with a heart attack in the Reading Railroad Station at Williamstown on Tuesday morning and […]
Halifax – Methodist Episcopal Church
An undated view cropped from an old post card picturing the Methodist Episcopal Church of Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This building is now the headquarters and museum of the Halifax […]
Son of Halifax Druggist Jumps to Death from Train, 1907
A young college student from Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was accidentally killed when he jumped off the freight train on which he had hitched a ride. The story was reported […]
After the Trial of the Jackson Township Anti-Vax “Conspirators”
Dr. Samuel G. Dixon, Commissioner of Health for Pennsylvania, took the results of the March 1906 trial as a victory for compulsory vaccination even though the court had ruled that […]
Halifax Post Office, 1911
A circular date stamp and cancel of the Halifax Post Office, Halifax, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, June 21, 1911, 3 P.M. From the corner of an old penny post card. _____________________________________ […]
Fisherville Post Office, 1890
Both sides of an envelope or cover mailed from the Fisherville Post Office, Fisherville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on January 29, 1890, Powell Brothers in Springboro, Crawford County, Pennsylvania. The postal […]