Pennsylvania Profiles – Prop Merchants
A story of the lumber merchants who supplied support timbers for the anthracite coal mines of Dauphin, Northumberland and Schuylkill Counties. Presented as part of “Pennsylvania Profiles,” a weekly series […]
Lykens – Crime Ring Caught & Jailed, 1907
A newspaper photograph of Isaac P. Bowman, leader of a crime ring responsible for burglaries, assaults and highway robberies in the Lykens Valley area and surrounding areas in late 1906 […]
Upper Dauphin National Bank Directors, 1969
A newspaper photograph of the new directors of the Upper Dauphin National Bank, with offices in Pillow, Millersburg and Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo appeared in the Lykens Standard, […]
The Romberger Family in the Lykens Valley
A photograph from 2019 of a Romberger Family Reunion held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. At the table (center) is Bob Averell, family historian, sharing some […]
Joanne Irene Bowser – Mahanoy Joint High School, 1962
A 1962 portrait photograph of Joanne Irene Bowser, a member of the senior class of Mahanoy Joint High School, Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Also, an undated childhood photo: ____________________________________ From the 1962 Yearbook, The Bruin, […]
Henry Leroy Laudenslager (1919-1986) – Mayor of Gratz
HENRY LAUDENSLAGER – WAS MAYOR OF GRATZ Henry Laudenslager, 66, mayor of Gratz, died Sunday in Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lebanon. Mr. Laudenslager was a member of Gratz Borough Council […]
Black Residents of Upper Dauphin County, 1880
A portion of the 1880 Federal Census for Gratz Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, showing two families living in the same household. The 1880 Census used two terms to identify Blacks […]
Black Residents of Upper Dauphin County, 1870
A portion of the 1870 Federal Census for Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, showing the household of Malachi Bird, a 30-year old barber. The household included Malachi’s wife and three children […]