Racist Views of Lykens Valley Indians, 1922
In 1922, a book entitled Lykens-Williams Valley History – Directory and Pictorial Review: Embracing the Entire Lykens and Williams Valley, in An Effort to Preserve the Past and Perpetuate the […]
Williams Township – Topographical Map
An undated topographical map of Williams Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, produced by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The communities of Williamstown and Dayton are part of Williams Township. […]
Sarah A. [Daniel] Evitts (1859-1925)
An undated photograph of Sarah Adaline [Daniel] Evitts (1859-1925), who was born in Dauphin County, the daughter of John George Daniel (1801-1871), and his wife, Susanna Moyer (1818-1885). The photo […]
Harry E. Rush (1879-1948) – Pennsylvania Railroad Agent at Elizabethville
HARRY E. RUSH DIED THIS MORNING Harry E. Rush, age 68 years, retired agent of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, died suddenly at his home, East Main Street, [Elizabethville], this Thursday […]
Earl Luther Michael (1911-1941) – Killed in Mine Explosion
MINER KILLER IN EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE Earl Luther Michael, age 30 years, of Williamstown, was instantly killed in an explosion of dynamite in an independent coal mine near Williamstown Tuesday […]
Sarah Adaline [Daniel] Evitts (1859-1925)
An early 20th century photograph of Sarah Adaline [Daniel] Evitts (1859-1920) on her farm in Specktown, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Sarah was the daughter of John George Daniel (1801-1871) […]
History of the Local Draft Board at Elizabethville, World War I
The following article appeared in the Elizabethville Echo, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 20 March 1919. While it is not really a comprehensive history of the local draft board that was […]
Alexander F. Thompson (1845-1924)
Alexander F. Thompson, ex-senator and attorney-at-law, was born at Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 7 December 1845, a son of the late Alexander Thompson and Isabella [Pennman] Thompson, both paternal and […]