John Hartman Farm, 1875
A late 20th or early 21st century view of the 100-acre farm owned by John Hartman in 1875. The date of construction of the buildings in this photograph and the […]
John A. Romberger (1850-1916)
John A. Romberger, dealer in coal, lumber, grain, seeds, and potatoes, Elizabethville, Pennsylvania, was born on the old homestead, in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 21 April 1850, the son […]
Lykens Township Created, 1810
Lykens Township was officially created on 3 September 1810. Its original area (green on map above) included several other townships which were later divided from parts of Lykens Township. Present-day […]
Mifflin Township Created, 1819
Mifflin Township was officially created on 3 September 1810. Its original area (green on map above) included one other present-day township [Washington Township] which was later divided from the southern […]
Wiconisco Township Created, 1840
Wiconisco Township was officially created on 26 June 1840. Its original area (green on map above) included one other present-day township [Williams Township] which was later divided from the eastern […]
Williams Township Created, 1869
Williams Township was officially created on 7 February 1869. In 1869, the township area was separated from Wiconisco Township, which it had been part of since 1840. Prior to being […]
Samuel B. Romberger (1845-1921)
Samuel B. Romberger, was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 9 August 1845. He is a son of Daniel Romberger and Hannah [Bergstresser] Romberger. His grandfather, Adam Romberger, was […]
Isaac Sitlinger (1833-1908)
Isaac Sitlinger, farmer and stockman, was born in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 15 September 1833. George Sitlinger, the father of Isaac Sitlinger, was born in Germany, and formerly spelled his name […]