Upper Paxton Township – Cummings Farm
A real photo post card view (recently colorized) from around 1907 of the road out of Millersburg into Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. This photograph, probably taken by Charles […]
Millersburg – Hebron United Brethren Church (2)
An undated photo post card view of the Hebron United Brethren Church, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Millersburg – First Train at New Station, 1898
A real photo post card view (recently colorized) of the first train arriving at the new Millersburg Passenger Railroad Station, April 28, 1898, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _____________________________________________ Corrections and […]
Millersburg – Fraudster Claiming To Be Polar Explorer “Bounces” Hotel Bill, 1881
An old photo, recently colorized of the square in Millersburg, showing the Freeland House (at left), near the end of the 19th Century, nearly 20 years after a fraud occurred […]
William C. Mills (1841-1916) – Civil War Naval Veteran of Millersburg
During the Civil War, William C. Mills saw both infantry service and naval service, but it is for his naval service that he was most remembered. His name appears on the Millersburg Soldier […]
Who Had the Biggest Big-Game Trophy Room?
Composite photograph showing how big-game trophies are displayed in private homes. In the early part of the 20th Century, hunters tried to emulate this type of decor in which their […]
Millersburg – New Bride Suicides with Poison, 1924
17 YEAR OLD BRIDE ENDS LIFE BY POISON Mrs. May [Rothermel] Wolfgang, 17 years old, of Millersburg, a bride of three months, ended her life by taking poison on Saturday, […]
Was Harry Ochenreider Killed at Brookside, 1924?
A brief article in the Lykens Standard, December 12, 1924, told the following story: SHERIDAN MAN KILLED AT EAST BROOKSIDE A delayed shot which caused the men in No. 5 […]