Alma B. Horn of Donaldson, 1918
A 1918 portrait photograph of Alma B. Horn, Donaldson, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from The Serpentine, the 1918 yearbook of the West Chester State Normal School, West Chester, […]
Helen V. Minnich of Donaldson, 1918
A 1918 portrait photograph of Helen V. Minnich, Donaldson, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from The Serpentine, the 1918 yearbook of the West Chester State Normal School, West Chester, […]
Donaldson – Pick & Shovel Inn, 1972
A 1972 advertising photograph for the Pick and Shovel Inn, Donaldson, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Liquor – Food – Rooms _________________________________ From the 1972 Yearbook, the Cardinal, of the Pine Grove […]
The Fatal Wounding of James Savage, Baseball Player of Williamstown, 1932
In October 1932, James Savage [a.k.a. Savidge], a war veteran and baseball player of Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was fatally wounded in a fracas at Donaldson, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The […]
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, […]
Rausch Creek – Markson Colliery
A map of the Markson Colliery at Good Spring near Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The abandoned Markson Colliery workings are located within the Donaldson Syncline of the. Southern Anthracite […]
Frailey Township & Reilly Township – Topographical Map
An undated topographical map of Frailey Township and Reilly Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, produced by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The communities of Blackwood, Branch Dale, Newtown, and […]
Leonard Reedy, Gunsmith – Historical Marker
Leonard Reedy has been recognized as one of the most skillful gunsmiths during the period 1650-1850. Reedy learned his trade in the Womelsdorf-Reading school gunsmithing. Reedy was born on 20 […]