Penbrook PA Historical Society

04/02/2026

Thanks for coming by the Penbrook Historical Society’s display at the Lions Pancake breakfast. It was great to chat and look at old photos and historical items together!

03/20/2026

Hope to see you there!

02/01/2026

Running Into History made a video of the history of Al’s Place, an arcade from Penbrook Amusements. The question was, where was the original location? Did it exist at 2901 Walnut St in the Camplese building? Add your comments and memories about Al’s Place.

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01/21/2026

Yesterday was the 30th anniversary of the collapse of the Walnut Street Bridge. Most have seen the video from Negley Park in Lemoyne. Here’s a different view from the river bank in Wormleysburg.

11/04/2025

It’s Election Day! Get out and vote and stop in to support Penbrook local history. On display are Penbrook’s WWII Heroes. Nine of our military members were memorialized at Little Valley Park.

11/04/2025

04/27/2025

Penbrook pool days! Happy memories! If you have a picture or story, share it please! 🤗

04/05/2025

Back in 1959, Penbrook had 2 Atlantic Service Stations. There wasn’t a shortage of service station in our small borough. Guess where this one was located!See the comments for the answer.

From the “GotGas? The Book”collection from Jimmy Rosen

03/31/2025

Here’s a pictures from Walck’s Atlantic gas station on the square in Penbrook. Lorraine Sitlinger sent in the pictures of her, her father Leroy and her brother at the pumps. She said her father had the station from approximately 1957 to 1967. Click on the link below to see the picture of the station from Jimmy Rosen

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03/16/2025

Take some time to learn about Raysorville Heights and you might recognize many of the locations in the video.
This video is courtesy of Running Into History on YouTube.

The Harrisburg Pennsylvania suburb of Penbrook, began on the farm land owned by John Raysor. The rural elevated area east of Penbrook was known as Raysorvill...

11/05/2024

After you vote, stop in and grab a snack!