Suicidal Millersburg Man Found in Lebanon, 1901
In 1901, much was attention was given to a missing man from Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. On February 8, 1901, the Lykens Standard reported that he had been found in […]
What Happened to These Pen Sketches Made in 1888?
A brief article appearing in the West Schuylkill Herald, July 5, 1967, described a display in the newspaper office window of sketches made in 1888 of Tower City and Porter […]
Ivy [Taylor] Bopp (1917-2020) – Centenarian
IVY TAYLOR BOPP Ivy [Taylor] Bopp, 103, of Williamstown, passed away Saturday, January 18th [2020] at the Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center. Ivy was born January 2, 1917, in Warrington England, […]
Muir – Horn’s Famous Singing Band
An undated photo post card view of Horn’s Famous Singing Band, Muir, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
Cock Fighting in the Lykens Valley – Some Brief News Articles
Cock fighting is a blood sport where birds specially raised and fitted to inflict maximum damage on their opponents square off against each other in a match where humans wager […]
Tremont Firemen’s Parade, 1951
Two newspaper photographs of the Tremont Firemen’s Parade, as they appeared in the West Schuylkill Press and Pine Grove Herald, Tremont, July 13, 1951. Photo caption (above): Hosts to over […]
Klansman Harvey Bowers Killed in Auto Crash, 1924
A blog post on Jake Wynn‘s Wynning History, featured a story about Ku Klux Klan member Harvey A. Bowers, May 17, 2018, who was killed in a car crash on […]
The Porter Tunnel Mine Disaster, 1977 (2)
The front page of the West Schuylkill Herald for March 10, 1977, a weekly newspaper published in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The articles in that paper are related to […]