This 2 beds, 1 bath, 1,224 sqft foreclosure property located at 2nd st in highspire, pennsylvania. Most of the following books offered for sale were published by the highspire historical society. One pound can reads zellers fine foods, ingredients just 3, potatoes, oil, salt. List of books and articles about pennsylvania history. Highspire, pa real estate highspire homes for sale. Unemployment compensation provides critical safety net for workers displaced by covid19 pandemic. It is debated as to whether the town was named for the high spire of the church that could be seen from. The highspire historical society is in need of slightly used housewares, toys, tablecloths, books, ladies clothing, and jewelry. History of highspire the borough of highspire was laid out in 1814 by two german settlers, henry berentz and michael dochterman.
Books about paranormal events as well as popular tours of the gettysburg battlefield are available. You can return your books in the book drop, but please hang onto any dvds and audiobooks you have until we reopen as they can get damaged in our book drop. Browse mls listings in highspire and take real estate virtual tours at realtor. The obituary was featured in patriotnews on april, 2019. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in highspire is 327 to 1. He went on to explain that he and his fellow soldiers had felt the need of a summer outing, and thought we would take it at the north. Eddie albert passed away in highspire, pennsylvania. Photographic history of middletown middletown public library. It is part of the harrisburgcarlisle metropolitan statistical area. It also encourages the scholarly study of the tradition by providing access to early editions of books. Tom served as president of the highspire historical society in the 1980s and made many valuable contributions to the preservation of highspire history. Book publishers in pennsylvania book publishing directory. Page 664 this indenture witnesseth, that we packenah, jarckhan sikels, partquesott, jervis essepenauk, felktroy, hekellappan econus, machloha metthconga, wissa powey, indian kings, sachemakers, right owners of all lands, from quing quingus, called duck creek, unto upland called chester creek, all along by the west side of delaware river, and so between the said creeks backwards. Stanisic, 99, formerly of highspire, passed away on december 10, at frey village, middletown.
Highspire historical society highspire historical society. She was a member of the former highspire community ambulance where she served as an emt for at least 15 years. In 1755, george fisher founded the town of middletown and named it so because it was halfway between lancaster and carlisle. Barnes, 81, of highspire passed away peacefully at her home on sunday, august 25, 2019.
The program will be facilitated by other district parents. Read about the early history of pennsylvania, its oil history, its cultural evolution, and much more. Our reference collection holds many local history resources from books to newspaper clippings, which are available for you to. Middletown area school district is nearby and is rated more highly than steeltonhighspire school district. Highspire contains 1 primary and secondary schools. This illustration depicts the wilson distillery in the late 19th century after it had been acquired by the goldsborough family and greatly expanded, but. One of the highest rated schools is steeltonhighspire high school, which has a rating of 2. Discover librarianselected research resources on pennsylvania history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. The most famous industry in the history of highspire was the wilson distillery, which was started in 1823 by an irish immigrant named robert wilson.
Exceptions are the three bicentennial books and vintage highspire happenings. Highspire historical postcard wilson distillery ebay. Dating to the mid1820s, it is probably the oldest house in highspire and has historical significance as the home of distiller robert wilson. The history of dauphin county, pennsylvania, is recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this new 59page booklet, reprinted primarily from four hardtofind vintage books. It is part of the harrisburgcarlisle metropolitan statistical area the american actor don keefer was born in highspire in 1916 history. Essays by contributors representing various disciplines and fields make pennsylvania. Aarp in pennsylvania amid coronavirus pandemic, six questions to ask a pennsylvania nursing home. Funeral home services for carolyn are being provided by k. Simons wonderfully illustrated and written book should serve as the entry into philadelphias history for a variety of audiences. Miller and william pencak, a historian at pennsylvania state university, this lucid and comprehensive history includes. This organization has not provided guidestar with a mission statement.
Vintage i couldnt find any info on this potato chip manufacturer, zellers of highspire, pa. The steelton highspire school district is partnering with perform care to implement the guiding good choices program. Apr 17, 2019 carolyn condon passed away in highspire, pennsylvania. Page 664 this indenture witnesseth, that we packenah, jarckhan sikels, partquesott, jervis essepenauk, felktroy, hekellappan econus, machloha metthconga, wissa powey, indian kings, sachemakers, right owners of all lands, from quing quingus, called duck creek, unto upland called chester creek, all along by the west side of delaware river, and so between the said creeks backwards as far as. The obituary was featured in patriotnews on january 21, 2020. While confirmed cases of covid19 continue to spread across pennsylvania, the coronavirus pandemic is. She retired as a secretary from the pa state police, troop t. Get instant criminal history, financial history, addresses and contact info. The wilson house at 273 second street, highspire, pennsylvania was built by highspire distiller robert wilson 17921878 in the mid1820s. Here you will find, the history of highspire, up and coming. Highspire is a borough in dauphin county, pennsylvania, united states. The union canal was a towpath canal that existed in southeastern pennsylvania in the united states during the 19th century. This program is delivered in five sessions and is designed for parents who have children ages 914. Highspire, pennsylvanias history, trivia, facts and more.
After more than 20 years on the air, the program continues to produce an extensive video collection of interviews with the experts on pennsylvanias history and culture. The volume is part of the pennsylvania history series published by the pennsylvania historical association in partnership with temple university press. Schuylkill canal boats being built for the philadelphia and reading railroad company, highspire, pennsylvania. This drawing illustrates the wilson distillery in highspire, pennsylvania around the turn of the 20. United theological seminary center for the evangelical. The public schools in highspire are in steeltonhighspire school district. Highspire historical society 273 second street highspire, pa 17034 flea market. Pa books is a weekly program on pcn that features an hourlong conversation with authors of newly published books on topics unique to pennsylvania. Just want to thank the highspire police department office santiago and others who helped me today.
Edited by saint josephs university history professor randall m. Highspire white pages phone books in pennsylvania pa. The steeltonhighspire school district is partnering with perform care to implement the guiding good choices program. Alabama aljaska arizona arkansas colorado connecticut delaware florida georgia havaji idaho illinois indiana iowa juzna dakota juzna karolina kalifornija kansas kentucky louisiana maine maryland massachusetts michigan minnesota mississippi missouri montana nebraska nevada. Here you will find, the history of highspire, up and coming events and current information on the town and its. From quaker rule to the devastating decline of the steel industry, pennsylvania. The highspire historical society meets the 4th monday of each month at 7. Brian maicke has 1,206 books on goodreads, and is currently reading the sentence is death by anthony horowitz, the turn of the key by ruth ware, and a da. First proposed in 1690 to connect philadelphia with the susquehanna river, it ran approximately 82 mi from middletown on the susquehanna below harrisburg. If you have a spouse, sibling, parent, or other loved one in a nursing home in pennsylvania, you may be worried about. It is readable, readerfriendly and worth reading, whether from start. Find local highspire pa aarp programs and information.
The population was 2,399 at the 2010 census, down from 2,720 at the 2000 census. Check out tripadvisor members 27 candid photos and videos of landmarks, hotels, and attractions in highspire. Find people and find the right business and get things done. Myers korac, 79, of middletown and formerly of highspire passed away peacefully on wednesday, april 8, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. Anything major defects or damage found will be noted below. The center for the evangelical united brethren heritage is a program department of united theological seminary tasked to promote the legacy of the evangelical united brethren tradition. View 25 photos for 308 penn st, highspire, pa 17034 a 4 bed, 1 bath, 1,472 sq. Guidestar worked with boardsource, the national leader in nonprofit board leadership and governance, to create this section, which enables organizations and donors to transparently share information about essential board leadership practices. It is very difficult to photocopy a page in the book. She was also active in the ladies auxiliary of the highspire fire company. View more property details, sales history and zestimate data on zillow. We want to promote happenings and events in the borough. There is debate as to whether the town received its name from the settlers native village of speyer or hochspeyer, or if the town was named by river men for a tall structure that rose above the town. A2z computing services and make no warranties as to the accuracy of any information posted on our history or trivia pages and discussions.
She was the daughter of the late john and johanna krasevic of bressler and was predeceased by her husband, nicholas. The bicentennial books were donated to the highspire historical society by. Pa dauphin county history new from 4 rare books harrisburg. Margaret stanisic obituary highspire, pa patriotnews. The bicentennial books were donated to the highspire historical society by the bicentennial committee and vintage highspire happenings was donated by the herald family. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. View all the latest property details for homes in highspire, pennsylvania to get a feel for real estate in the neighborhood andor surrounding areas. Choose our history of pennsylvania books at arcadia publishing. My friends, he began with good cheer, how do you like this way of coming back into the union. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. According to our research of pennsylvania and other state lists, there were 7 registered sex offenders living in highspire, pennsylvania as of april 28, 2020.
Funeral home services for eddie are being provided by wiedeman funeral home inc. The american actor don keefer 19162014 was born in highspire. Get to know the real possibility of aarp in highspire. The societys most important artifact is the house itself, a highly visible link to highspire s early history. Many businesses and industries thrived in our borough. Page 208 gentlemen, it did not happen to me to be born in a log cabin. From books dedicated to studying particular parts of a battle, to womens history, to collectors references, we have the books needed for a complete understanding of these remarkable events in american history. This site is for the borough of highspire outside of harrisburg pennsylvania. Run tenant background checks, credit checks, eviction history, and more. Our reference collection holds many local history resources from books to newspaper clippings, which are. Highspire historical society, highspire, pennsylvania. Harriet was named highspire citizen of the year in 2008. Highspire historical society highspire, pennsylvania.
Over the years i have borrowed a copy from the chester co library to explore at my leisure at home. Carolyn condon passed away in highspire, pennsylvania. The societys most important artifact is the house itself, a highly visible link to highspires early history. This is a bibliography of most of our biographical and historical volumes currently being used for transcription to our various pennsylvania counties. A history of the commonwealth is literate and informative, but it is not a dry encyclopedia.