A colorized newspaper photograph of the May 27, 1947, senior class trip of Reilly Township High School, Reilly Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, to Washington, D. C. Identified: Front Row: Madge Minnichback; […]
A Pennsylvania Highway Map from 1930 showing the location of improved highways in the Tremont and Pine Grove areas of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The information presented below describes the improvements […]
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 […]
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 […]
Elizabeth A. Abary died on July 13, 1981 at the Knox Retirement Center, Pompano Beach, Florida. Her remains are interred at St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Cemetery, Tremont, Schuylkill County, […]
The African American population as reported in the 1860 Census for selected areas of the Lykens Valley area is presented in today’s blog post. In 1860, African Americans were enumerated […]
In 1860, the United States conducted the Eighth Census. The total population of the country was determined to be 31, 443, 321, which represented a 35.4% increase over the Census […]
A 1952 graduation photo of the last class at Reilly Township High School, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, before its merger with the Minersville School District. Pictured are: Front Row (seated): Dorothy […]