This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Locals and Personal Notes from Hershey Area
Mrs Mary Keefer and son Madison leave Hershey after a Altoona trip to settle in New York City. D L James returns from a business trip to New York. A dog named Rags is run over by a large five passenger auto. driver inquires about damage. Frank B Snavely buys 18 Holstein cows for Hershey dairies. Mrs L Baxter leaves Harrisburg to become Cocoa House matron. Summer ends as park closes and plants go to winter quarters. Miss Anna Woolfe dies of typhoid. formerly with Hershey Chocolate. Y M C A reading room in park to stay open. Miss Alva Fasnacht accepts Hershey dining room waiter job. Lost pocket-book with $12, $5 bill, car check found. reward offered by Viola Ellinger. C S Gee and James F Garvin move into Cocoa House rooms. Edward A Wieman and William B Schorr visit Hershey en route from Atlantic City. Mr and Mrs A K Kettering and Michael Yingst vacation in Pottstown, Philadelphia and Atlantic City. C S Gee visits Harrisburg on business. Hershey theater attendance totals 78,500 this season with 66 evening shows and 16 matinees. Funeral of John Horst held at Gravel Hill United Brethren Church. New Hershey Press and Miethle press arriving. building addition underway. C T Arnold becomes Master Scout in Vermont Boy Scouts. Phi Kappa Psi members visit. Freight platform enlarged due to rising shipments. Frank B Snavely sets up office on Store Building second floor. H W Snavely leaves Hershey Store Company for Harrisburg P A Endert Grocery. Obie OBrien from Dayton, Ohio visits. William Curtis travels to Philadelphia for sister’s illness, returns.