Hannah L. Riegle as Babysitter in Robesonia
A photograph taken around 1920 in Robesonia, Berks County, Pennsylvania, of the three children of Norman L. Riegle (1886-1942) and Lydia [Helt] Riegle (1883-1942) and their babysitter, Hannah L. Riegle […]
Korean Conflict – John A. Shammo – Killed in Action, 1950
WILLIAMSTOWN MARINE KILLED AUG. 10th FIRST CASUALTY FROM THIS SECTION REPORTED IN KOREAN WAR Cpl. John A. Shammo, 313 W. Market Street, Williamstown, has been killed in action in Korea. […]
Tour of New West Brookside Colliery Breaker, 1917
A newspaper photograph of a tour of the new West Brookside Colliery Breaker in 1917, Tower City, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania. The photograph appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald on 1 […]
Lloyd Neiswender (1933-1950) – Killed in Hunting Accident
DAYTON YOUTH KILLED IN HUNTING ACCIDENT Lloyd Neiswender, 17, of Dayton, near Williamstown, lost his life in a hunting accident, shortly before noon Saturday. According to State Police, the youth […]
Larry S. Byerly (1930-1978) – Minor League Baseball Player from Williamstown
Larry Byerly, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Byerly, of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was a Minor League baseball player in the farm system of the Philadelphia Athletics Organization of […]
Idella M. [Dietrich] Eagle (1902-1948) – Wife of Williams Valley Transportation Official
MRS. CHARLES A. EAGLE Mrs. Idella M. Eagle, 46, died suddenly at her home in Williamstown, Friday. She was the wife of Charles A. Eagle, official of the Williams Valley […]
World War II – Robert J. Host – Killed in Action in France, 1944
LOSES LIFE IN FRANCE The War Department has advised Mrs. Robert J. Host that her husband, Pvt. Robert J. Host, 23, was kllled in action in France, 27 July [1944]. […]
Dave Bowerman (1930-2011) – Minor League Baseball Player from Gratz & Williamstown
David Charles Bowerman was born in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on 23 June 1930, the son of Charles Clayton Bowerman (1906-1982) and Virginia Ann [Kissinger] Bowerman (1903-1984). Shortly after his […]