Air Show Results in Hard Landing, 1930
In April 1930, a two-day air show at newly inaugurated Robinson Field, two-and-a-half miles east of Millersburg, ended when one of the planes was forced to land when one of […]
The Murder of Harold George Morgan, 1980
On 4 October 1980, Harold George Morgan, of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was shot to death at the home of Grant D. Morris of Williams Township, Dauphin County. Morris, who […]
Negro Spiritual Group Sings in Rife, 1948
The Prim Singers, pictured above in a photograph that appeared in the Harrisburg Evening News, 17 October 1946, appeared at several Lykens Valley churches in the latter part of the […]
Midland Pennsylvania Railroad – Events of 1916
News of the year 1916 of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad is presented here as reported in area newspapers. For all previous articles on this doomed project, see: Midland Pennsylvania Railroad. […]
John DeWalt Novinger (1840-1917) & Leah Jane [Orndorff] Novinger (1846-1933)
An undated portrait of John DeWalt Novinger (1840-1917) and his wife, Leah Jane Orndorff] Novinger (1846-1933). This couple lived in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. They are buried at […]
Joseph N. Novinger (1810-1882)
An undated portrait photograph of Joseph N. Novinger, who was born 8 February 1910, in Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of Jacobus Novinger (1776-1837) and Elizabeth [Messner] […]
Adam S. Shiffer (1887-1953) – Well Driller of Pillow
ADAM S. SHIFFER Adam S. Shiffer, age 66 years, died at his home in Pillow Tuesday morning. He had been a resident of that community twenty-nine years. Mr. Shiffer was […]
Upper Paxton Township – Topographical Map
An undated topographical map of Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, produced by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The communities of Millersburg, Reservoir Heights, Cloverly Acres, Lenkerville, Killinger, […]