Mahantongo Valley
Nestled in the pocket of the Blue Mountains of the Appalachians, the Mahantongo Valley extends east from the Susquehana River for seventeen miles. Bordered to the north by Line Mountain, it extends […]
Postmasters of Leck Kill, 1872-1992
Photographs of the inside and outside of Geist’s Store and Tavern, Leck Kill, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The top photo, taken in 1992, features, left to right, Shirley Geist, who began […]
The Murder of Daniel Ferster – An Unsolved Crime from 1926
The bold-face, banner headline in the Shamokin Dispatch of September 7, 1926, told of an early understanding of the death of Daniel Ferster, a young farmer from Rebuck, Northumberland County, […]
Red Cross – Drumheller’s Barber Shop, 1954
A 1954 advertisement for Drumheller’s Barber Shop, Red Cross, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________ From the 1954 Yearbook, The Bruin, of Mahanoy Joint High School, Herndon (Dalmatia), Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, available […]
Roy C. Winkleman (1902-1942) – Fire Chief of Pillow
ROY C. WINKLEMAN Roy C. Winkleman, age 40 years, died at his home in Pillow Sunday evening [1942]. Mr. Winkleman was a native of Hebe, and had been a resident […]