Tremont – Independence Street & Windsor Hotel
An undated post card view of Independence Street, looking east from the railroad, and the Windsor Hotel, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. In the corner of the hotel is a sign […]
Shamokin Post Office, 1908
The stamped corner of a penny post card mailed at the Shamokin Post Office, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, August 8, 1908, 3 p. m. ____________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should […]
Shamokin – Transfiguration Ukrainian Catholic Church, 1934
A colorized newspaper photograph from 1934 of the parish dance group, with John Zablotsky, at the Transfiguration Ukrainian Catholic Church, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The members of the group are […]
Negro League Baseball in Elizabethville, 1930
Some brief articles appeared in the Elizabethville Echo in 1930 announcing that the Edgemont Colored Stars of Harrisburg would be playing a baseball game against the Elizabethville team at the […]
Herndon Camp Meeting, 1874-1983
A photograph taken around 1983, of the entrance to the Herndon Camp Meeting, Herndon, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. The following history of the Herndon Camp Meeting is adapted from a newspaper […]
13-Year Old Pregnant Rape Victim Became Ward of County, 1942
In 1942, a 13-year old girl was raped by her mother’s live-in boyfriend in Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. She became pregnant. The mother attempted an abortion and was unsuccessful. The […]
Abortion Conviction of Dr. C. E. Bingaman Overturned, 1912
In his appeal of the conviction for the abortion death of Emily Albright in 1911, Dr. C. E. Bingaman sought a new trial, which in 1912 he was granted by […]
The Abortion Death of Emily Albright, 1911
Emily Albright was a student nurse at Pottsville Hospital. Dr. C. E. Bingaman, of Reading, Berks County, worked at the Pottsville Hospital for a time while Emily was a student […]