Valley View – Hotel, 1911
A photograph of the Valley View Hotel, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, that appeared in the Harrisburg Telegraph, 16 March 1911, as part of a essay on “Enterprising Business Firms […]
Hegins – Crossroads, 1910
An old picture post card view of the Crossroads, Hegins, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, taken about 1910 and looking north. The Mahantongo Mountain appears in the distance. At the left of […]
Millersburg – Leon E. Kocher Coal Company, 1957
An advertisement for Leon E. Kocher Coal Company, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. LEON E. KOCHER COMPANY Heavy – Media Cleaned Coal OFFICES Valley View, Phone OV 2-3181 Millersburg, Phone 270 […]
Why Are These Gratz Residents in Black-Face?
This photograph appeared with an article in the Upper Dauphin Sentinel (Millersburg, Pennsylvania), 25 March 1997, advertising the book, A Comprehensive History of the Town of Gratz [Gratz Book]. The […]
Dr. Monroe Daniel Lehr (1860-1937)
Dr. Monroe Daniel Lehr, Lykens, Pennsylvania, was born in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 22 July 1860, a son of Henry R. Lehr and Sarah [Lebo] Lehr. Dr. Monroe Daniel Lehr‘s […]
John W. Hoffman (1843-1926)
John W. Hoffman, farmer and stockman, Gratz, Pennsylvania, was born in Gratz, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 8 March 1843. Henry C. Hoffman, the father of John W. Hoffman, was […]
Melvin E. Herb (1913-1963)
Melvin E. Herb was born 6 April 1913 in Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of Thomas Ezra Herb (1891-1961) and Mabel May [Stutzman] Herb (1893-1936). He married Helen […]