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Fire in 1900 spelled doom for a newspaper in Lykens

Posted on June 16, 2019June 7, 2019 by Jake Wynn

Fire swept through Lykens in December 1900 and destroyed the offices of the town's oldest newspaper

Posted in Lykens, NewspapersTagged 1900, Coal Region, Dauphin County, Fire, Lykens, Lykens Register, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, Williams Valley2 Comments

A Pottsville editor’s letter to Abraham Lincoln in support of the Emancipation Proclamation

Posted on May 15, 2019May 15, 2019 by Jake Wynn

Editor Benjamin Bannan vehemently supported the end of slavery in the summer of 1862.

Posted in Civil War, NewspapersTagged 1862, Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Bannan, Civil War, Coal Region, Emancipation Proclamation, Letter, Miners Journal, Pennsylvania, Politics, Pottsville, Primary Source, Schuylkill County, SlaveryLeave a comment

The Sauerkraut – The 96th Pennsylvania in December 1861

Posted on December 9, 2016December 7, 2016 by Jake Wynn

The members of the 96th Pennsylvania received a rare luxury from home in December 1861 -- three barrels of sauerkraut.

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Letter from Camp Wilder – November 23, 1861

Posted on November 22, 2016November 22, 2016 by Jake Wynn

Captain James Russell writes home to thank the Miners' Journal for the most recent issue of that newspaper.

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"For the Sick and Wounded of Our Army" – A Poem in the Pottsville Miners’ Journal

Posted on November 11, 2016April 19, 2017 by Jake Wynn

"For the Sick and Wounded of Our Army" was published in the Pottsville Miners' Journal in November 1861.

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Good for Old Dauphin! – The Election of 1860

Posted on November 8, 2016November 8, 2016 by Jake Wynn

Wiconisco Township and Dauphin County go for Lincoln in the election that sparked the Civil War.

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A Williamstown Medic and the Invasion of Italy

Posted on October 15, 2016November 15, 2016 by Jake Wynn

Corporal Charles Barry was a high school gym teacher before the outbreak of the Second World War. In September 1943, he was in the first wave of Allied soldiers to land in Italy.

Posted in Newspapers, Williamstown, World War II1 Comment

Christmas 1864 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Posted on December 21, 2014April 29, 2017 by Jake Wynn

The Harrisburg Telegraph wished its readers a "Merry Christmas" while the country prepared for its fourth Christmas at war.

Posted in Central Pennsylvania, Civil War, Dauphin County, Harrisburg, Newspapers, PennsylvaniaTagged FeaturedLeave a comment

Two Upper Dauphin Pilots Killed in November 1918

Posted on May 22, 2014April 29, 2017 by Jake Wynn

As World War I came to a conclusion in 1918, news filtered back to Dauphin County about two local pilots killed overseas.

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