Scott J. Harman (1950-2022) – Educator & Coach
SCOTT J. HARMAN Scott J. Harman, 71, of Enola, passed away Sunday morning, October 23, 2022 at his home, three weeks after a diagnosis of advanced metastatic cancer. Born in […]
Klan Refused Admission to Church to Conduct Funeral, 1925
At the funeral of Albert Bloom, a miner who was fatally injured in a dynamite explosion at the colliery where he was employed, the Lutheran pastor refused to allow hooded […]
Thomas M. Wise (1947-2022) – Artist and Teacher
THOMAS M. WISE Thomas M. Wise, 75, died on August 13, 2022. Thomas was born in Northumberland, on January 23, 1947 and was the son of the late Merlin L. Wise and […]
Charles L. Blockson (1933-2023) – Historian of the Underground Railroad
Charles Leroy Blockson, “Historian of the Underground Railroad,” died June 14, 2023, at his home in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was 89 years old. For those interested in the history […]
Leslie K. Smith (1966-2023) – Millersburg History Museum Director
LESLIE K. SMITH MILLERSBURG – Leslie Kay Smith, age 56, of Riverview Drive, peacefully passed on June 8, 2023 surrounded by her family, at the UPMC West Shore. She was […]
Gene E. Bendigo (1952-2022) – Aviation Expert
GENE E. BENDIGO JR. Gene E. Bendigo, Jr., 70, of Tower City, passed away suddenly Sunday, September 4, 2022 at his home. Born in Ashland, February 19, 1952, a son […]
Coal Castles – Greenwood Colliery
An undated photograph of the “Black Diamond,” the inspection engine of the Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company. From a series of articles that appeared in the Pottsville Republican and […]
Marie [Umholtz] Stine – Memories of the Great Gratz Fire of 1924
Many descriptions of the Great Gratz Fire of November 4, 1924, have been published – including the accounts of newspapers of the local area and region and summaries of the fire written […]