William H. Adams (1906-1981) – Letters From An Independent Miner (3)
This series of blog posts presents some original source material in the form of letters written by William H. Adams to the Pine Grove Press-Herald in 1977 related to the […]
William H. Adams (1906-1981) – Letters From An Independent Miner (2)
This series of blog posts presents some original source material in the form of letters written by William H. Adams to the Pine Grove Press-Herald in 1977 related to the Mine Disaster at the Porter Tunnel in […]
Clyde Machamer & Independent Miners & Associates (IMA)
A newspaper photograph from the Pottsville Republican, December 2, 1965, picturing Clyde L. Machamer (left), president of the Independent Miners and Associates (IMA), issuing application forms for “black lung” benefits […]
Pine Grove – Report on K. K. K. Demonstration, 1925
A newspaper story on the June 1925 Ku Klux Klan demonstration at Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, from the Pine Grove Press Herald, June 19, 1925: Klan Demontration The K. […]
William H. “Bill” Byerly – Baseball Star & World War II Veteran
William H. “Bill” Byerly was a widely-known, highly-talented baseball player in the Lykens Valley area in the decade of the 1930s and into the early 1940s. In 1932, he was […]
Man Killed While Sleeping on Railroad Tracks, 1932
Strange, but true, this story appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald, July 15, 1932, about a man who was fishing and hunting who became tired and decided to rest between […]
Orwin – Mrs. Charles Heberling
An undated studio photograph identified only as Mrs. Charles Heberling of Orwin, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. According to information on the back of this photo, she lived “in Orwin one square […]
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 […]