Valley View – Henry Cohen & Amy Sportswear
Henry S. Cohen, age 75, died in February 1984, at a hospital in Providence, Rhode Island. He was formerly the manager and operator of Amy Sportswear in Valley View, Schuylkill […]
Importance of Coal in Tower City Area, 1968
A brief “official” history of Tower City and Porter Township , Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was produced for the centennial celebration in 1968. Included was a story on the development of […]
Hegins – Friedens Lutheran Church forms Own Parish, 1957
FRIEDENS CHURCH FORMS OWN PARISH AT HEGINS (1957) Pottsville Lutheran Conference has granted permission to Friedens Lutheran Church of Hegins to withdraw from the Hegins Parish and form its own […]
Fountain – Christ Church at 100 Years, 1974
A news article from 1974 celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Christ Church of Fountain, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The newspaper photo above is of the church as it appeared in […]
Hegins – Friedens United Church of Christ, 1982
A brief history of and some world peace initiatives from Friedens United Church of Christ, Hegins, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, as it appeared in an article in the Citizens-Standard, Valley View, […]
Jacob Herbert Yoder of Hegins, 1910
A 1910 portrait photograph of Jacob Herbert Yoder of Hegins, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from the 1910 yearbook, Lavie, of Pennsylvania State College, State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania, […]
Schuylkill County Mine Disasters, 1960-1977
At the time of the Porter Tunnel Mine Disaster of March 1977, the Pottsville Republican published an article by Nora Coyne, staff writer, which chronicled the mine disasters that occurred […]
Tri-Valley High School – Boys’ Basketball Team, 1965
A 1965 photograph of the boys’ basketball team of the Tri-Valley High School, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Members and personnel pictured are: Front Row: Mark Stehr, manager; Donald Klinger; […]