Loyalton – Man with 2 Wives Kills Father & Self, 1962
A man from Washington, D. C., went to visit his father near Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, supposedly to get financial assistance to help him get through his loss of his […]
Gratz Shirt Factory Destroyed by Fire, 1952
A newspaper photograph of spectators surveying the damage at the Dormar Manufacturing Company’s Gratz shirt factory, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, June 19, 1952. The early evening fire caused $75,000 to […]
Wiconisco – Great Fire of December 1964
A photograph of the rear of the area which once contained several structures on Pottsville Avenue, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, that were destroyed fire an early morning fire, December 10, […]
John C. Forney (1943-2022) – Township Water Official
“He was a retired underwriter and claims insurance agent who took great pride in his 45-year career with Lincoln General Insurance Company…. He also spent decades serving with the Washington […]
Wiconisco – Page’s General Store
A photograph from 2011 of the former building at 189 Pottsville Street, Wiconisco, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Note the sign over the door at right indicating “Page’s General Store.” The store […]
Wiconisco Basketball Star Makes Headlines, 1964
In early 1964, Wiconisco High School basketball star George Long, made regional sports headlines with his record-setting bid to be the top scholastic scorer in Pennsylvania. Recently, George Long, was inducted […]
Three Dead in Williamstown Colliery Accident, 1872
In April 1872, a shocking mine disaster occurred in the lower anthracite district when a fall of rock occurred trapping three miners under the rubble, all of whom died in […]
Nancy J. [Kratzer] Bohner (1930-2022) – Lykens Entrepreneur & Designer
NANCY J. BOHNER Nancy J. Bohner, a lifelong resident of Lykens, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2022; in the same home she was born in 92 years earlier to the […]