Tower City High School, 1922
This building was erected in 1922 for use as Tower City High School, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It remained in use as Tower City High School until Pennsylvania urged the creation […]
Election of 1928 – Lykens Valley Results
A colorized photograph of Charles Curtis and Herbert Hoover, taken after they received the nomination of the Republican Party for Vice President and President in the Election of 1928. (Original […]
John S. Reiff – Sheriff-Elect of Dauphin County, 1899
A line-drawn portrait of John S. Reiff, Sheriff-Elect of Dauphin County, as presented in the Lykens Register, November 9, 1899. The results of the election, by communities, were also published […]
Porter-Tower Area Joint School Board, 1960
A newspaper photograph of the Porter Township – Tower City Area Joint Board of Education, which appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald, Tower City, January 15, 1960. Members pictured: Front […]
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 […]
African American Population of the Lykens Valley Area, 1860
The African American population as reported in the 1860 Census for selected areas of the Lykens Valley area is presented in today’s blog post. In 1860, African Americans were enumerated […]
Rush Township – School Directors & Teachers, 1873-1874
On 20 November 1873, the Harrisburg Telegraph published a directory of School Directors and Teachers in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for the school year 1873-1874: Directory of the Public Schools of […]