Eighth Census of the United States, 1860
In 1860, the United States conducted the Eighth Census. The total population of the country was determined to be 31, 443, 321, which represented a 35.4% increase over the Census […]
Sally [Keiper] Row and Her Auto
Sarah Ellen [Keiper] Row was the youngest daughter of William Henry Keiper (1851-1913) and Susanna [Row] Keiper (1852-1933). She was born in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 9 November 1889. When […]
Aunt Sally in a Six Generation Photo, 1974
Sarah Ellen Keiper was born on 9 November 1889 in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the youngest child of William Henry Keiper (1851-1913) and Susanna [Row] Keiper (1852-1933). Aunt Sally, as […]
Moses Nutt – Early Resident of Loyalton
Moses Nutt was born in Speedwell, Burlington County, New Jersey, on 17 October 1819, the son of John Nutt and his wife Nancy. By the 1850 census, Moses Nutt had […]
Wiconisco Township – Topographical Map
An undated topographical map of Wiconisco Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, produced by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The communities of Lykens and Wiconisco are part of Wiconisco Township. […]
The Story of Mike Romiski – Killed at East Brookside Colliery, 1927
Michael Romiski, also known as Mikolaj Romanshyn and Mykola Romaniszyn, was born in Galacia, Austrian Empire, on 9 December 1893. He emigrated to the United States in 1912, and shortly […]
The Polish Row Murders, 1918
A story of two men who were killed in a knife fight on Easter Eve 1918, at Polish Row, a housing area for miners in Wiconisco Township, near Lykens, Dauphin […]
Is This a Photo of Katie Woland?
The above photo was found in a box of keepsakes belonging to Hannah [Rickert] Riegle (1847-1919), Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.. While it was identified by several family members […]