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 […]
Williamstown – Mountain House
An undated photograph of the Mountain House, 201 Spruce Street, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. None of the individuals in the photo are identified. The following history of the business was […]
The Great Lykens Fire of 1912
Reports from two newspapers on the fire that destroyed a portion of Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in November, 1912. ______________________________________________ From the Harrisburg Daily Independent, November 13, 1912: LYKENS VISITED […]
Williamstown – Keiter’s Drug Store
An undated photograph of Keiter’s Drug Store at 101 West Market Street (or 106 West Market Street), Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The following history of the business was presented in […]
History of the Williams Valley Railroad to 1907
The following articled appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald, November 3, 1967, as a reprint of an article that originally appeared in the same paper, April 19, 1907. THE HISTORY […]