Jake Daubert played his first professional baseball in Williams Valley in 1906. By 1910, he was playing in the big leagues.
Jake Daubert Goes From Williams Valley to the Big Leagues
A Central Pennsylvania Newspaper Marches to War in 1861
Four young men walked out of the offices of the Lykens Journal in 1861 to join the Union Army. Only one came back.
Honoring Civil War Veterans: Memorial Day 1889
A writer in Lykens, PA describes the town's Memorial Day ceremonies in May 1889.
Practicing for War – Blackout Drills in May 1942
In May 1942, vast swaths of Central Pennsylvania went dark. Local air raid wardens planned blackout drills to prepare for enemy bombers.
Killed at Spotsylvania Court House – The Workman Brothers of Wiconisco, Pennsylvania
On May 10, 1864, Josiah and Franklin Workman were killed in combat during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House.
“Cut Off From The Rest of The World” – Life in the Upper End in 1917
Residents of Northern Dauphin County complained after a change in train schedules left them "cut off from the rest of world" in July 1917.
“The Homeliest of Villages” – Lykens, Pennsylvania in the 1850s
Dr. Charles H. Miller describes his hometown in an 1876 pamphlet. It gives a wonderful description of Miller's childhood in the growing village of Lykens, Pennsylvania.
“A Square Meal” – Food, Charity, and the Great Depression in Williamstown, PA
The Great Depression sparked a food crisis in the United States. Here's how one town in Pennsylvania fed hungry schoolchildren.
“A Proposed New County” – Northern Dauphin County’s Long History of Separatism
During the 19th Century, Northern Dauphin County was "disposed to secede" and form a new county with Lykens, Pennsylvania as the county seat.
“A New County Out of Dauphin” – A Proposal from the Residents of Lykens, Pennsylvania
On March 8, 1879, residents of Lykens, Pennsylvania met to take their community out of Dauphin County and form a new government based in their community.
