Gratz News – February 19, 1931
The following news briefs were published in the “Gratz News” section of a local newspaper, 19 February 1931: Mr. and Mrs. Allen Daniels, Mrs. Fred Witmer and Mrs. Ira Rothermel […]
Amish History of Dauphin County, 1970-2013
The 35th Anniversary Edition of the Amish History of Dauphin County Pennsylvania, 1978-2013, was published in 2013 by Elam Lapp of Millersburg, Pennsylvania. From the book: “In 1975, a corporate […]
Spring Glen – Sunnydale Farms, 1972
A 1972 advertising photograph of a milk transport vehicle of Sunnydale Farms, Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ From the 1972 yearbook, La Memoria, of the Upper Dauphin High School, […]
Springville (Spring Glen) Band
An undated photograph of the Springville Band. Springville was the former name of Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. This photo appeared in the Citizen-Standard, Valley View, Schuylkill County, on 20 […]
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. […]
Farmers Picnic at Scheib’s Grove, August 1911
The big event of August 1911 for promotion of the Lykens Valley Board of Trade and the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad was held at Scheib’s Grove near Springville [now Spring Glen], […]
World War II – Leon Artz – MIA, POW, then Liberated
A World War II military portrait of Leon Artz, that appeared in a local newspaper at the time he was reported missing. MISSING IN ACTION Private Leon Artz, son of […]
Hubley Township – Topographical Map
An undated topographical map of Hubely Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, produced by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The communities of Sacramento, Spring Glen, and Fearnot are part of […]