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

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 […]

Lloyd Hasting Hartman (1897-1961)

An undated portrait of Lloyd Hasting Hartman, who was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 20 March 1897, to Amos Paul Hartman (1857-1937) and Sarah “Sallie” [Paul] Hartman (1853-1926). […]

Gratz American Legion

The following history of the Gratz American Legion, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was written by C. H. Willier and appeared in the souvenir book, Gratz Sesquicentennial, July 2-4, 1955: The […]