Shamokin – West Sunbury Street
An undated colorized post card view of West Sunbury Street, Shamokin, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Note the trolley track down the center of the street and the church on the right. […]
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 […]