Williamstown – Memories of Legionnaires Disease, 1976 (4)
JOHN B. RALPH WILLIAMSTOWN – John B. Ralph, 41, of 136 E. Market Street, died Monday at Holy Spirit Hospital, Camp Hill. He was an employee of Park Publishing Company, […]
Was Patrick McGuire a Murderer?
A widely circulated story in January 1885 was that Patrick McGuire, of Big Mine Run, near Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, had struck his wife on the head with a chair […]
A History of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, 1905-1921
A photograph taken on September 15, 1910, of the groundbreaking ceremonies at Killinger, Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, for the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad, which was to be constructed from […]
Edward H. Kimmel (1943-2022) – Educator & Harness Racer
EDWARD H. KIMMEL Edward H Kimmel. age 79, of Hegins, passed away Friday, October 14, 2022 at Lehigh Valley Hospital- Cedar Crest, Allentown. He was born on Sunday, June 13, […]
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 […]
Centralia – Lehigh Valley Railroad Station
An undated photograph of the Lehigh Valley Railroad station at Centralia, Columbia County, Pennsylvania. Centralia is located less than two miles north of Ashland, Schuylkill County. About three miles to […]
Coal Castles – Big Mine Run Colliery (1853-1899)
A photograph taken on Jul y 30, 1933, of three men who were returning to work after nine months of idleness at Reliance Colliery. Left to right: Francis Downey, George […]
Early Railroads Near Tower City
A colorized photograph of the Williams Valley Railroad station at Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, built after 1892 when a rail line was extended to Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. According […]