Ashland – Sausser Monument Works, 1952
A 1952 advertisement for Myron L. Sausser, Sausser Monument Works, 400 Hoffman Boulevard, Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Sausser included a message in his ad: Only a Few People In Town […]
Williamstown – Miner Suffers Broken Back in Rock Fall, 1925
The dangers of working in underground coal mining were reported in the Lykens Standard, August 28, 1925, when a Williamstown miner was buried under a rock fall following a pre-mature […]
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 […]