Wiconisco Hometown Heroes (2)
Individual photos of veterans from Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, cropped from photos of Hometown Hero Banners hanging in the town from about 2018 to 2020: John Cessna Jr. – U. S. […]
Wiconisco Hometown Heroes (1)
Individual photos of veterans from Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, cropped from photos of Hometown Hero Banners hanging in the town from about 2018 to 2020: Byron “Barney Alvord – U. […]
Mr. & Mrs. John F. M. Schminky – 50th Wedding Anniversary, 1940
A (colorized) photograph of John Finley Morse Schminky (1872-1960) and Carrie Louisa [Maurer] Schminky (1874-1962) on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary in 1940. The couple lived in Gratz, […]
A Murder-Suicide in Carsonville, 1931
The following murder-suicide story appeared in the Elizabethville Echo, September 3, 1931: CARSONVILLE MAN SHOOTS GIRL THEN COMMITS SUICIDE, SATURDAY Motivated by jealousy and the fact that his sweetheart had […]
Wiconisco – Forman Brothers, 1922
A Christmas newspaper advertisement for Forman Brothers, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from the Lykens Standard, December 22, 1922: Another Beautiful Gift for Father’s and Mother’s Christmas Wouldn’t it be a […]
Elizabethville – Swab Fire & America Declares War, December 1941
The front page of the Elizabethville Echo, December 11, 1941, featured two major stories: (1) a fire destroyed one of the Swab Wagon Company’s buildings; and (2) America Declares War […]
Self-Inflicted Gunshot Death of Arthur Reiner, 1926
A self-inflicted gunshot wound into the right temple of an 18-year-old young man who was sitting in the back seat of his car with his 18-year-old lady friend. A coroner’s […]
Jacob P. Elm (1836-1916) & Christina [Vogel] Elm (1840-1925)
A colorized studio portrait of Jacob P. Elm (1836-1916) and his wife Christina S. [Vogel] Elm (1840-1925) taken in 1913 on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary. During the […]