William J. Budd (1905-1978) – Retired Federal Employee
WILLIAM BUDD WILLIAMSTOWN — William J. Budd, 73, of 304 E. Market Street. died Sunday 26 November 1978, at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. He was a member of the […]
Lykens Valley Development Company,1911
The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure. In addition to […]
Announcing the Coming of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1910
Early in 1910, notices began to appear in the local and area newspapers of the coming of a new railroad, the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, to the Lykens Valley. The notices […]
Midland Pennsylvania Railroad Prospectus, 1911
The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure. In addition to […]
Midland Pennsylvania Railroad To Open Lykens Valley to Commerce, 1911
The Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, begun in 1910, with plans to connect Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, with Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, turned out to be a colossal failure. In addition to […]
Calvin F. Miller (1880-1948) – Retired Funeral Director
CALVIN F. MILLER Calvin F. Miller, age 67 years, a retired funeral director, died at the home of his son, Dr. Lester Miller, in Bethlehem on Saturday. Mr. Miller was […]
The Great Gratz Fire of 1924 as Reported by the Lykens Standard (1)
In the early morning hours of 3 November 1924, a disastrous fire swept through the center of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The perfect storm of the failure of the borough […]
Marvin W. Lettich (1925-2011) – Stage Director on Broadway
Marvin William Lettich was born 18 April 1945 in Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of William Harrison Lettich (1894-1932) and Wrela E. [Stutzman] Lettich (1900-1984). He was a […]