Williamstown Saved from Great Fire, 1924
Quick action by residents and the Williamstown fire company, with some assistance from the wind changing directions, saved Williamstown from the fate of Gratz which one week earlier lost its […]
Jacob F. Werner Decapitated by Train, 1924
The death certificate of Jacob F. Werner, of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, indicates he died on March 10, 1924, and that he was “killed by train; head crushed,” and the […]
Fall of Slate Kills George Dreibelbis at Big Lick, 1924
Again the bowels of the earth have taken toll, and on Wednesday about noon, George Dreibelbis, 20 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dreibelbis of Wiconisco, was crushed […]
Jonathan Baddorf & Jane [Row] Baddorf – 50th Wedding Anniversary, 1924
A newspaper photograph (Lykens Standard, March 14, 1924) of Jonathan Baddorf (1848-1939) and Leah Jane [Row] Baddorf (1852-1939) at their 50th Wedding Anniversary. The photograph was accompanied by a brief […]
John Henry Rowe (1879-1902) – Halifax Bank Robber
JOHN HENRY ROWE Henry Rowe was born in Perry County, Pennsylvania. His father, John Rowe, a coal miner, arrived in United States from Cornwall, England, in 1865, at the end of the […]
Man Killed on Williams Valley Railroad, 1906
“Hop” Evans, was run down and killed on the Williams Valley Railroad Friday evening by the train reaching there at 7:42 o’clock.… the man’s body was frightfully mangled. His legs […]
Williamstown – Moss Grocery Store
A photograph taken around 1976 of the John Edgar Moss Grocery Store, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. A profile of him appeared in the 1976 Sesquicentennial Book: John Edgar Moss was […]
Wiconisco – Fire Destroys First Baptist Church, 1906
A newspaper photograph of the First Baptist Church, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo appeared as part of an article in the Lykens Standard, January 12, 1906, in which the […]