The Harrisburg Telegraph published hundreds of letters to Santa Claus in its December 1904 issues. They reveal pictures of life in the first decade of the 20th century.
Letters to Santa Claus Reveal Wishes of Pennsylvania Children from 1904

The Harrisburg Telegraph published hundreds of letters to Santa Claus in its December 1904 issues. They reveal pictures of life in the first decade of the 20th century.
A chaplain recalls his experience at the Battle of Fredericksburg... but his comrades remembered his actions quite differently.
1917 marked the first war-time Thanksgiving in more than 50. Central Pennsylvania marked the holiday quietly... for the most part.
A storekeeper in Harrisburg saved a family's holiday by shooting dead an escaping turkey on a busy city street.
What do you do when the lights go out, the sirens come on, and the bombs begin to fall?
A recently revealed photograph sheds light on the Civil War experience of a Pennsylvania soldier.
The Harrisburg Telegraph wished its readers a "Merry Christmas" while the country prepared for its fourth Christmas at war.