Pillow – Troutman’s Oil Service, 1972

A 1972 advertising photograph of the facility of Troutman’s Oil Service, Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Troutman’s Oil Service was a distributor of ARCO products. Their slogan was: “You can’t beat […]

Second Trials of Henry Romberger & Frank Romberger, 1881 (2)

Part 2 of 6. In October 1881, new trials began for Henry Romberger and Frank Romberger, who had been previously been convicted of the murder of Daniel Troutman; the new […]

Second Trials of Henry Romberger & Frank Romberger, 1881 (1)

Part 1 of 6. In October 1881, new trials began for Henry Romberger and Frank Romberger, who had been previously been convicted of the murder of Daniel Troutman; the new […]

A Family Member Reflects on the Daniel Troutman Murder of 1880

Prior to 1997, a Troutman descendant, Allen Troutman, reflected on the murder of Daniel Troutman in November 1880 and the trials of the perpetrators that took place in Dauphin County […]

Harvey A. Deppen & Blanche [Hepner] Deppen – 50th Wedding Anniversary, 1965

A newspaper photograph of Harvey A. Deppen and Blanche M. [Hepner] Deppen, taken in 1965 for their 50th Wedding Anniversary, at Pillow, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The article that accompanied the […]

Frank Rumberger – A Narrative of His Career in Crime

As part of the coverage of the execution of Frank Rumberger and Henry Rumberger for the murder of Daniel Troutman, the Harrisburg Telegraph on 27 January 1882 published the interview […]

First Trial of Henry Romberger & Frank Romberger, 1881 (4)

Part 4 of 4. On 28 April 1881, the trial of Henry Romberger and Frank Romberger for the murder of Daniel Troutman began in Dauphin County Court, Harrisburg. Here follows […]

First Trial of Henry Romberger & Frank Romberger, 1881 (3)

Part 3 of 4. On 28 April 1881, the trial of Henry Romberger and Frank Romberger for the murder of Daniel Troutman began in Dauphin County Court, Harrisburg. Here follows […]