Edward Romberger (1841-1907)
Edward Romberger, farmer, Washington Township, was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 30 July 1841, son of Daniel Romberger and Hannah [Bergstresser] Romberger. He acquired his education for the […]
Emanuel Umholtz (1843-1904)
Emanuel Umholtz, farmer, Gratz, Pennsylvania, was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 30 July 1843. Philip Umholtz, the grandfather of Emanuel Umholtz, was of German descent, and was a […]
Elizabethville – Railroad Water Tank, 1917
A photograph from the Interstate Commerce Commission’s survey of railroad structures in 1917 of the Elizabethville Water Tank that serviced the steam locomotives operating on the Summit Branch Railroad between […]
Elizabethville – Railroad Water Tank, 1918
This photograph of the Elizabethville Water Tank was taken about 1918 in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The tank served the steam locomotives that operated on the Summit Branch Railroad between […]
Elias Grimm (1828-1915) & Emaline [Matter] Grimm (1831-1894)
An undated portrait of Elias Grimm (1828-1915) and his wife, Emaline “Emma” [Matter] Grimm (1831-1894), who were married in 1849 in Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. For a time they lived […]
Williamstown – World War I Veterans
The following veterans of World War I from Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, were named in Barrett’s Lykens-Williams Valley History and Pictorial Review, published in 1922. Barrett stated: “In compiling the… […]
Solomon Hess Jr. (1846-1902)
Solomon Hess Jr., wholesale bottler and late proprietor of the Williamstown Hotel, was born in Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 31 March 1846. He is a son of Solomon Hess […]