The Abortion Death of Emily Albright, 1911
Emily Albright was a student nurse at Pottsville Hospital. Dr. C. E. Bingaman, of Reading, Berks County, worked at the Pottsville Hospital for a time while Emily was a student […]
Fornication & Abortion in Williamstown, 1896
In early September, 1896, Dr. Harry L. Stickel of Harrisburg, was arrested and charged with performing a criminal operation (abortion) on Katie Hess, the daughter of the Chief Constable of […]
Jewish Congregation Formed in Pottsville, 1856
A history of the Oheb Zedek Congregation of Pottsville was originally published in the Pottsville Republican, July 10-11, 1934. It was reprinted in 1936 in Joseph H. Zerbey, History of […]
Lykens Brush Factory, 1898-1912
In 1898, one of the most promising industries in the development of the Lykens Valley was begun in Lykens Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, by George W. Sheesley and his son, […]
Lykens Comedy Company, 1900-1904
The cover of the script of the play, The Yankee Detective, by W. E. Stedman, one of the first plays performed by the Lykens Comedy Company in 1900, Lykens, Dauphin […]
Racist Group Erects Statue to Shikellamy, 1930
In June 1923, at the Conrad Weiser estate in Womelsdorf, Berks County, Pennsylvania, a racist fraternal group, the Improved Order of Red Men, erected a half-naked statue which was supposed […]
The 1918 Flu Epidemic in Schuylkill County
A photograph of an emergency hospital set up in a public building to care for persons who had contracted influenza in October 1918. Joseph H. Zerbey, in 1933, reflected on […]
Henry Warfield (1861-1929) – Former Owner of Orwin Hotel
HENRY WARFIELD Funeral services for Henry A. Warfield, age 67 of Orwin, were held on Saturday. Rev. Ira Frankenfield, pastor of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church officiated and burial was made […]