Election of 1928 – Lykens Valley Results
A colorized photograph of Charles Curtis and Herbert Hoover, taken after they received the nomination of the Republican Party for Vice President and President in the Election of 1928. (Original […]
Black Residents of Upper Dauphin County, 1880
A portion of the 1880 Federal Census for Gratz Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, showing two families living in the same household. The 1880 Census used two terms to identify Blacks […]
Black Residents of Upper Dauphin County, 1870
A portion of the 1870 Federal Census for Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, showing the household of Malachi Bird, a 30-year old barber. The household included Malachi’s wife and three children […]
John Hawk of Carsonville – Dealer in Tar
A photograph made from a pre-Civil War tintype of John Hawk, Carsonville, Jefferson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Hawk was a peddler of tar and worked in both Dauphin and Lebanon […]
Carsonville Hotel, 2014
A 2014 street view photo from GoogleMaps.com of the Carsonville Hotel, Carsonville, Jefferson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ________________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Carsonville – Street Scene in Snow
An undated photograph of Carsonville, Jefferson Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The snow-covered street is Powells Valley Road and the large building in the center of the photo is the Carsonville […]
John A. Proudfoot – White Supremacist, 1866
During the Civil War, John A. Proudfoot served as a Private with Company H of the 192nd Pennsylvania Infantry. His military record is from his muster on 21 February 1865 […]
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 […]