African American Population of the Lykens Valley Area, 1860
The African American population as reported in the 1860 Census for selected areas of the Lykens Valley area is presented in today’s blog post. In 1860, African Americans were enumerated […]
Henry Breslin – Another Victim of Lykens Valley Bigotry?
Henry Breslin was born on 6 April 1846 in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, the son of James Breslin Sr. (1821-1909), an immigrant from Donegal, Ireland, and a Roman Catholic, and […]
Murder of James J. Buglia, 1993 – Unsolved for 10 Years!
In early July 1993, the body of James J. Buglia was found on a dirt road near a former open-mine site in Schuylkill County. Despite a number of active clues, […]
Eighth Census of the United States, 1860
In 1860, the United States conducted the Eighth Census. The total population of the country was determined to be 31, 443, 321, which represented a 35.4% increase over the Census […]
Branch Township High School, 1952
A 1952 photo of the last class to graduate from Branch Township High School, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Pictured are: Front Row: Shirley [Sedusky] Malunis; Shirley [Smith] Troxelle; Rose [Starr] Massari; […]