A Country Auction in Specktown, 1977 (6)
This is Part 6 of a multi-part series on a Country Auction that took place in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 18 June 1977. The auction was for the […]
A Country Auction in Specktown, 1977 (5)
This is Part 5 of a multi-part series on a Country Auction that took place in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 18 June 1977. The auction was for the […]
A Country Auction in Specktown, 1977 (4)
This is Part 4 of a multi-part series on a Country Auction that took place in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 18 June 1977. The auction was for the […]
Gratz – Simeon Lutheran Church Confirmation, 1929
In the 18th and early 19th centuries, German Lutheran churches in America typically provided elaborately printed and hand-lettered certificates called “frakturs” to commemorate occasions such as births, baptisms, confirmations, marriages, […]
A Country Auction in Specktown, 1977 (3)
This is Part 3 of a multi-part series on a Country Auction that took place in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 18 June 1977. The auction was for the […]
Specktown – Covered Bridge, 1942
A favorite spot in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, to take a group photo, was the Specktown Covered Bridge, which was a short walking distance from the Riegle-Dietrich Homestead. […]
A Country Auction in Specktown, 1977 (2)
This is Part 2 of a multi-part series on a Country Auction that took place in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 18 June 1977. The auction was for the […]
Chauncey Riegle – Miner’s Tag
Chauncey Riegle (1870-1936) was a coal miner and farmer who lived in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. When he worked in the mines at the Short Mountain Colliery, he […]