A newspaper correspondent details life in Lykens and Wiconisco in the months after the end of the Great War.
After the First World War, miners in Williams Valley faced an uncertain future
Lykens Red Cross chapter knitted, baked, and volunteered to help local soldiers overseas in 1918
Women from the Coal Region volunteered to provide assistance to troops during the First World War.
Investigating the 1877 Lykens Mine Fire – The Pennsylvania Mine Inspector’s Report
The Pennsylvania Inspectors of Mines report details findings about the devastating mine fire in the Short Mountain Colliery in Wiconisco Twp.
Pennsylvania airman training for World War I writes home from his training camp in Texas
Victor Neiman penned a letter home to Lykens, PA from his training camp near San Antonio on December 26, 1917.
“All the coal crackers are here together” – Lykens Soldiers Write Home in December 1917
In a series of letters published by the Lykens Standard, we see the lives and perspectives of World War 1 soldiers from Central Pennsylvania.
“First Lykens Boy Enlisted in World War”
The Lykens Standard reports on Charles Buffington joining the Army in April 1917 while encouraging others to volunteer.
“Hungry Fans Plan Big Welcome” – Baseball Star Jake Daubert Returns in 1919
Baseball fans from Upper Dauphin County gathered in Harrisburg in August 1919 to watch a local hero play for the Cincinnati Reds on City Island.
One Year in Hell: The Aftermath of the 1877 Lykens Mine Fire
In Lykens, Pennsylvania the year 1877 was spent in economic desperation after a devastating mine fire.
A Pennsylvania coal town expressed astonishment that it celebrated July 4th without violence in 1862
Wiconisco Township marked Independence Day 1862 with surprisingly peaceful demonstration.
Newspaper office in Lykens sent four young printers off to fight the Civil 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.