Williamstown – Wiscount Arco Service Station, 1976
A photograph taken about 1976 of “Sonny” Wiscount’s Arco Service Station, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The station was built by L. Sol Bendigo in 1958. In 1959-1960, it was leased […]
Organized Baseball in the Lykens Valley, 1906
An article in the Lykens Standard of June 29, 1906 describes the second year of organized baseball in the Lykens Valley area. The teams in the league were formed by […]
Lydia L. [Gahres] Rebuck (1921-2021) – Almost a Centenarian
LYDIA L. [GAHRES] REBUCK Lydia L. Rebuck, 99, of Orwin, entered into her heavenly home, Sunday, February 21, 2021 at the Hershey Medical Center. Born in Pitman, April 29, 1921, a […]
Porter Township – Orwin School, 1894
A colorized photograph of the 1894 Orwin Grade School, Orwin, Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. In 1894, a large one-story three-room frame building was erected at a cost of $5000 […]
History of Schools in Tower City & Porter Township to 1871
At the time of the Tower City & Porter Township Centennial, 1968, this building in Reinerton, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was the oldest existing school building. It was built in 1871. […]
Gene E. Bendigo (1952-2022) – Aviation Expert
GENE E. BENDIGO JR. Gene E. Bendigo, Jr., 70, of Tower City, passed away suddenly Sunday, September 4, 2022 at his home. Born in Ashland, February 19, 1952, a son […]
Tower City – Zion Evangelical Church, 1922-1943
An undated colorized photograph of the Zion Evangelical Church, northwest corner of Grand Avenue and Fourth Street, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. This brick building was built on the site […]
Simon W. Romberger – Bandmaster of Reiner City (Muir)
An undated colorized portrait of Simon Wesley “Simmy” Romberger (1853-1916), bandmaster of Reiner City (Muir), Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The following brief biographical sketch of him was found in the Centennial […]