Adam C. Long (1844-1908)
Adam C. Long, bookseller and stationer, was born in Jonestown, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, 1 August 1844. Auburn Long, the great grandfather of Adam C. Long, or rather Lang, as the […]
Lykens Township – Geise School Teachers, 1854-1954
The Geise School, or Gise School as it was also known, was in existence in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from about 1854 to 1954, but not necessarily housed in […]
Martin Rickert (1804-1871) & Elizabeth “Betsy” Yerges (1813-1877)
MARTIN RICKERT was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 17 September 1804, the son of JOHANN HARTMAN RICKERT (1780-1828), an immigrant from Bavaria, and CATHERINE [LUBOLD] RICKERT […]
Norman Lester Riegle (1886-1942)
NORMAN LESTER RIEGLE was born on 4 October 1886, in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. He was the youngest son of HARRISON RIEGLE (1840-1899) and HANNAH [RICKERT] RIEGLE (1847-1919). […]
Charles A. Yeager (1868-1941)
Esteemed Citizen of Lykens Succumbs to Heart Attack, Tuesday With the death of Charles A. Yeager, Tuesday morning at 2 o’clock [2 July 1941], which occurred at his residence on […]
Edward Dietrich Home, 1935
A photograph taken about 1935 of the Edward Dietrich home in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Seated in front is Edward Dietrich (1874-1948). Standing behind him are an unknown […]
Lykens – World War I Veterans
The following veterans of World War I from Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, were named in Barrett’s Lykens-Williams Valley History and Pictorial Review, published in 1922. Barrett stated: “In compiling the… […]
Millersburg – A. W. Troutman Company, 1957
An advertisement for A. W. Troutman Company, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A. W. TROUTMAN SERVICENTER Automotive Dealer 44 Years…. 1913 – 1957 1913-1938: Jitney Service; Bus Service to and from […]