A collection of newspaper briefs describing the acquisition of land in 1910-1912 for the construction of the Midland Pennsylvania Railroad. Two disputed cases are noted: (1) The area of the […]
A carte de visite photograph, probably taken about 1886, of Isabella Mary [Schwalm] Artz (1856-1920). She was the daughter of Jonathan Schwalm and his wife Elizabeth, and was born in […]
An undated Valentine’s Day post card found in a collection of old papers. Although this card was never mailed, it is addressed to Ray Kroh and is from his mother […]
HEGINS MAN KILLED BY FALLING TREE Leslie J. Good, age 29 years, of Hegins, lost his life when struck by a falling tree, while he was cutting timber on the […]
ADVISED OF SON’S DEATH Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schwalm, of Valley View, have been advised by the War Department of the death of their son, Staff Sergeant Albert L. Schwalm. […]
An undated portrait of Catherine “Kitty” [Schmeltz] Hoover, born 28 November 1835, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, a daughter of Adam Schmeltz and Catherine [Holdeman] Schmeltz. In 1857, she married […]