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 […]
State Health Commissioner Promotes Smallpox Vaccine, 1906
A portrait of Dr. Samuel G. Dixon (1851-1918), Pennsylvania Commissioner of Health during the period of intense pressure to get all school children vaccinated for smallpox, just after the turn […]
Isaiah Keiter (1877-1953) & Mayme [Hoffman] Keiter (1881-1950)
An undated colorized portrait photograph of Isaiah Lewis Keiter (1877-1953) and Mary Ellen “Mayme” [Hoffman] Keiter (1881-1950), This couple was associated with the following Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, communities: Lykens Township, […]
The Dietrich Family in the Lykens Valley Area
An undated photograph of St. Paul’s Church, Dietrich, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ According to information published in Our Dietrich Lines (2007), a published work on the Dietrich family, there are […]
Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election of 1866 – Defeat of a White Supremacist
The Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election of 1866 pitted a Union General and war hero, John W. Geary, against a avowed racist and white supremacist, Heister Clymer. Geary headed the Republican or […]
African American Population of the Lykens Valley Area, 1860
The African American population as reported in the 1860 Census for selected areas of the Lykens Valley area is presented in today’s blog post. In 1860, African Americans were enumerated […]
Jackson Township – School Directors & Teachers, 1873-1874
On 20 November 1873, the Harrisburg Telegraph published a directory of School Directors and Teachers in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for the school year 1873-1874: Directory of the Public Schools of […]
Simon Sallada’s Tax Bill from Dauphin County, 1847
A copy of a portion of the tax bill for Mr. Simon Sallada [Simon Salida], from Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, issued on 1 February 1847. The location of the property is […]