“Kingfish” of Amos ‘n Andy at Wiconisco Church, 1969
The following article appeared in the Lykens Standard of November 13, 1969: “Kingfish” of the Amos ‘n Andy radio show will sing and preach at the Wesley United Methodist Church […]
Church Talent Program Features Amos ‘n Andy Impersonators, 1932
Nearly two years into national protests against the Amos ‘n Andy radio program which starred two former black-face minstrel entertainers, Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, the Wiconisco Methodist Church decided […]
Dauphin County Klan Marches at Harrisburg, 1925
On Labor Day weekend 1925, the Ku Klux Klan of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, held a huge demonstration in Harrisburg, the county seat and capital city of the state. Large crowds […]
Miners At Short Mountain Colliery
An undated photograph of the interior of the mine at Short Mountain Colliery, Bear Gap, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The two miners are identified as Amos “Spinney” Minnich and Joss Evans. […]
Paul C. Gonder – Wiconisco Telephone & Telegraph Repairman, 1951
A 1951 photograph of Wiconisco Telephone and Telegraph repairman Paul C. Gonder, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, published as part of an advertisement for the company. Photo caption: Paul C. Gonder, […]
Joseph Dunlap (1838-1914) – Civil War Drum
An undated photograph of a Civil War drum said to belong to Joseph Dunlap. Joseph Dunlap was a Civil War soldier who was born in Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania, February […]
Wiconisco Military Band in Parade, 1950
A 1950 photograph of the Wiconisco Firemen’s Band, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. They are marching in the Tremont Firemen’s Parade in July 1950. ____________________________________ From the West Schuylkill Press & […]
The Great Fisherville Fire of 1927 (1)
The following news article is from the Harrisburg Evening News, September 6, 1927, via Newspapers.com. _______________________________________ 19 BUILDINGS ARE BURNED AT FISHERVILLE; WOMEN WORK THE PUMPS FISHERVILLE, September 6 [1927] […]