Wiconisco High School, 1936
DOINGS IN THE WICONISCO TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL The Baccalaureate services will held in Grace Evangelical-Congregational Church on Sunday, May 24th, at 11:00 A. M. The members of the class, teachers […]
Trial of the Jackson Township School Directors, 1906
A portrait of Judge George Kunkel (1855-1920), who presided over the trial of the Jackson Township school directors and community members in late March, 1906. The portrait is from the […]
Wiconisco – Polish Row
An undated photograph of Polish Row, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The view is from the Market Street Bridge, looking north. Stories about this housing area include proof that African Americans […]
Wiconisco-Lykens Baseball Team
An undated photograph of a Wiconisco–Lykens Athletic Association Baseball Team, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. None of the individuals in the photo are identified. ________________________________________ From the souvenir book issued for the […]
Souvenir Book for Wiconisco Sesquicentennial, 1989
The cover of the “Limited Edition” souvenir book issued for the Wiconisco Sesquicentennial, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1839-1989. The explanation of the logo design of the cover was included inside […]
Wiconisco – Sesquicentennial Wooden Nickel, 1989
The obverse and reverse sides of a souvenir “wooden nickel” issued in 1989 for the Sesquicentennial of Wiconisco Township (1839-1989), Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _______________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be […]
The Dietrich Family in the Lykens Valley Area
An undated photograph of St. Paul’s Church, Dietrich, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ___________________________________ According to information published in Our Dietrich Lines (2007), a published work on the Dietrich family, there are […]
Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election of 1866 – Defeat of a White Supremacist
The Pennsylvania Gubernatorial Election of 1866 pitted a Union General and war hero, John W. Geary, against a avowed racist and white supremacist, Heister Clymer. Geary headed the Republican or […]