Mahantongo Valley
Nestled in the pocket of the Blue Mountains of the Appalachians, the Mahantongo Valley extends east from the Susquehana River for seventeen miles. Bordered to the north by Line Mountain, it extends […]
Terry G. Strohecker (1944-2022) – Livestock Dealer
Terry had a passion with farms and cattle. In 1964 he formed a business partnership of Strohecker & Baumert Livestock with the late Gary Baumert and in 1999 incorporated it […]
Arlene A. [Kolva] Boyer Schminky Kratzer (1916-2020) – Centenarian
Arlene A. Kratzer Arlene A. Kratzer, 104, of Dalmatia, passed away on November 29, 2020, at Nottingham Village, Northumberland. She was born in Upper Paxton Township on September 5, 1916, […]
Hebe Covered Bridge
An undated photograph of the covered bridge at Hebe, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. This bridge was one of many that got destroyed in the flood of 1972. _______________________________________ Corrections and additional […]
The Great Pillow Fire of 1926 (3)
The following news article is from the Lykens Standard, April 23, 1926, via Newspapers.com. _______________________________________ $5,000 DAMAGE DONE IN FIRE WHICH THREATENED HEART OF PILLOW BORO; 5 COMPANIES FIGHT BLAZE […]
Frank H. Reed (1882-1930) – Pillow Native’s Mysterious Death in Pittsburgh
FORMER PILLOW RESIDENT MEETS TRAGIC DEATH (1930) Frank H. Reed Found Dead In Gas-Fille Room of Lodging House at Pittsburgh Where He Had Lived for several Years Relatives of Frank […]
Gratz News – August 29, 1934
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz News” section of a local newspaper, for the week of August 29, 1934: Mrs. Jacob Maurer, of Herndon, is spending [sic] […]
Roy C. Winkleman (1902-1942) – Fire Chief of Pillow
ROY C. WINKLEMAN Roy C. Winkleman, age 40 years, died at his home in Pillow Sunday evening [1942]. Mr. Winkleman was a native of Hebe, and had been a resident […]