Racist Lodge Dedicates Its New Hall in Gratz, 1873
A photograph taken around 1887 of the Odd Fellows building in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The building, which was built in 1872, was formally dedicated in June 1873, with elaborate […]
Sacramento – Carl Farms Thermometer
An undated advertising thermometer from Carl Farms, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Fresh killed, dressed and drawn poultry from our pen to your pan. _______________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be […]
Ministers Respond to ‘Despicable’ Cross Burning in Elizabethville
Te following was submitted to the Harrisburg Patriot-News on February 15, 2015, in response to a late January 2015 cross burning in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania: The recent cross-burning incident […]
Gratz News – Mid-April 1944
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz News” section of a local newspaper, probably in mid-April 1944: Mrs. Amanda Coleman of Lykens spent a few days of last […]
Midland Pennsylvania Railroad – Proposed by Lykens Valley Board of Trade, 1910
The 1910 cover of the brochure published by the Lykens Valley Board of Trade presenting the benefits to be attained by the construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad. The railroad […]
Midland Pennsylvania Railroad – Route Map, 1910
The route map for the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, through Lykens Valley, as published in 1910, as part of the brochure for the Lykens Valley Board of Trade, which was organized […]
Sacramento – St. Paul’s United Church of Christ
A photograph of the St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, Sacramento, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. From an undated post card. ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to […]
Sacramento – C. E. Herner, Postmaster
Both sides of an undated token or coin issued by C. E. Herner, “post master” of Sacramento, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Other than the statement on the reverse, “Good for 5c […]