Bendigo’s New Air Strip at Clarks Valley, 1962
On June 8, 1962, the West Schuylkill Herald reported on a new airstrip located in Clarks Valley just outside Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Pictured above is the Aeronca 7 […]
Williamstown – Lyric Theatre Features “Gone With the Wind,” 1962
One of many versions of the theatre advertising poster for the 1939 film Gone With the Wind, an epic historical romance story adapted from Margaret Mitchell’s novel of the same […]
Dog Attacks Woman in Wiconisco, 1968
DOG ATTACKS WICONISCO LADY LAST FRIDAY A Wiconisco woman was admitted to Polyclinic Hospital on Friday after her dog turned on her and mauled her, hospital authorities reported. Mrs. Gertrude […]
Guy L. Miller – Killed at Independent Mine, 1960
GUY L. L. MILLER, JOLIETT, DIES UNDER COAL FALL AT INDEPENDENT MINE A 24-year-old Joliett man employed at an independent mining operation for only two days, was fatally injured Tuesday […]
Williamstown – Central House or Geist’s Hotel
An undated photograph of the Central House, also known as Geist’s Hotel, 127 W. Market Street, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The following brief history of the business was presented in […]
The Great Wiconisco Fire of 1930
The front page of the Lykens Standard, July 11, 1930, with banner headline, “$80,000 BLAZE IN WICONISCO JULY 4.” The story that accompanied the headline follows here: Forman Store, Dwelling […]
Williams Valley Baseball Champions, 1972
A newspaper photograph from 1972 of the “Pirates,” the Williams Valley Teener Baseball Champions of that year, Williamstown and Williams Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Team members and support staff pictured: […]
The Romberger Family in the Lykens Valley
A photograph from 2019 of a Romberger Family Reunion held at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Berrysburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. At the table (center) is Bob Averell, family historian, sharing some […]