PO3 GEORGE M. WERT JR. U. S. NAVY 1947 – 1950 See also: For information on the availability of copies of this book, contact Halifax Area Historical Society. ________________________________ Corrections and […]
SP3 RAY T. KOPPENHEFFER US ARMY 1955-1957 See also: For information on the availability of copies of this book, contact Halifax Area Historical Society. ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be […]
In 1927, Charles A. Kerhner was interviewed by the Pottsville Republican for its “reminiscences” column. The interview was published on four successive days. Kershner told of life in Pottsville before […]
The front page of the Elizabethville Echo, December 11, 1941, featured two major stories: (1) a fire destroyed one of the Swab Wagon Company’s buildings; and (2) America Declares War […]
In 1912, five young Pottsville girls accused a prominent 65-year-old Pottsville Civil War veteran, Charles A. Kershner [or Kerschner] of assaulting and raping them. The alleged crime took place in […]
John Henry Denig died on December 10, 1876 at age 38, in York, Pennsylvania. A coroner’s inquest determined that the cause of his death was not known. Although he was […]
An undated photograph of Jack Crawford of Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo, which is from the Schuylkill County Historical Society, was published in the “Looking Back” feature of the Pottsville […]
A colorized studio portrait of Jacob P. Elm (1836-1916) and his wife Christina S. [Vogel] Elm (1840-1925) taken in 1913 on the occasion of their 50th Wedding Anniversary. During the […]