Lykens Township – Reigle Barn Fire, 1925
A fire of unknown origin broke out in a barn in rural Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The lack of a phone to call in the alarm significanly delayed a […]
Gratz – DalCar Motors, 1988
A 1988 advertisement (business card) for DalCar Motors, Route 25, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1988 yearbook, La Memoria, of the Upper Dauphin High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A […]
Lykens – Romberger Dairy, 1955
A 1955 advertisement for Romberger’s Modern Dairy, Lykens, R. D., Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Milk – Cream ___________________________________ From the 1955 yearbook, La Memoria, of the Upper Dauphin Joint High School, Elizabethville, Dauphin […]
Fire Destroys Romberger Home, 1878
A story describing a fire at the John Romberger home near Short Mountain, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was reported by the Millersburg Herald and reprinted by the Sunbury Gazette, […]
A Visit to Coney Island, New York
Young people from the area around Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, had a tintype photo taken when they visited Coney Island, New York, in the 19th Century. The original tintype (black […]
Gratz Area Man Killed in Harrisburg Railroad Yard, 1906
JOHN WOLFE FATALLY INJURED IN THE HARRISBURG YARD [Lykens Standard, September 21, 1906]. John Wolfe, of Harrisburg, a brakeman on the Pennsylvania railroad, was run over by a shifter in […]
Wiconisco High School Graduates, 1951-1952
Above, a colorized newspaper photograph of the Wiconisco High School with notable adults standing in front, as published in the Lykens Register, May 31, 1901. Previously published here December 4, 2021. On May 16, […]
Wiconisco High School Graduates, 1946-1950
Above, a colorized newspaper photograph of the Wiconisco High School with notable adults standing in front, as published in the Lykens Register, May 31, 1901. Previously published here December 4, 2021. On May 16, […]