Free Blacks in Lykens Township & Gratz, 1830
Eight African Americans have been identified in the Census of 1830, Gratz, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The 1830 Census was the second in which Gratz was recognized as a […]
Benjamin B. Leitzel’s Smokehouse
Spain is an unincorporated area of Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania that was served by the Pillow Post Office, Dauphin County. It is located between the Mahantongo Creek (which is […]
Free Blacks in Lykens Township & Gratz, 1820
Two African Americans have been identified in the Census of 1820, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The 1820 Census was the first in which Gratz was recognized as a town. […]
Memories of Troutman’s School (2)
Troutman’s School, also known as Trautman’s School, was a one-room school house in the Spain section of Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. John D. Troutman collected stories of Spain and […]
Klingerstown – Peter Klinger Homestead
An undated photograph of the Peter Klinger family homestead, Klingerstown, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo is attributed to Carlos G. Klinger. See also: According to information in the Klingerstown Bicentennial […]
Memories of Troutman’s School (1)
Troutman’s School, also known as Trautman’s School, was a one-room school house in the Spain section of Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. John D. Troutman collected stories of Spain and […]
Rev. A. Levan Zechman – Reformed Pastor of the Lykens Valley
Rev. A. Levan Zechman served as minister of Simeon Reformed Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, from 1937 to 1949. ________________________________ In January 1938, Rev. A. Levan Zechman began his pastorate in […]
Lykens 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 […]