An undated, colorized photograph of Annie Bertha [Coleman] Shaffer (1879-1934) and her mother, Amanda Louisa [Snyder] Coleman (1854-1951) standing in front of their Lykens Valley home, possibly in Gratz, Dauphin […]
ZERBE CHILD DIES IN HOSPITAL Peter Zerbe, 18 monts old son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zerbe, Lykens R. D. 1, was pronounced dead on arrival at the Pottsville Hospital […]
A newspaper advertisement from the Valley Citizen, Valley View, February 7, 1952, for Leitzel’s Garage, Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. 1000 – TIME TO CHANGE OIL! At the first […]
A button issued for the 1989 Simon Gratz Days, the 6th Annual Show, held in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, July 1-2, 1989. The button features an image of an antique […]
A short news item appeared in the Lykens Register of October 31, 1873, noting the following: The old frame schoolhouse near Buffington’s mill in Lykens Township, has been supplanted by […]
A story of an old gristmill in the Lykens Valley appeared in the Harrisburg Patriot on April 10, 1981. The story featured a photograph of Charles A. Sitlinger, retired dairyman […]
Earl F. Keefer – U.S. Navy – WWII ________________________________________________ Banner provided by his family. Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post. Blog readers are encouraged to […]
The above banner was created in the format of the Gratz Hometown Hero Banners, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It features a photograph of the Gratz Veterans’ Memorial, located on North […]