Marion Bowman of Sheridan, 1925
A 1925 portrait photograph of Marion Bowman, Sheridan, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo is from The Serpentine, the 1925 yearbook of the West Chester State Normal School, West Chester, Chester […]
Donkey Ball in the Lykens Valley – Animal Cruelty or Hilarious Fun? (1)
A small collection of newspaper articles from the West Schuylkill Herald, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, announcing and describing Donkey Ball events in the greater Lykens Valley area. For all […]
Donald H. Hoffman (1926-1947) – Soldier Killed in Auto Accident
FUNERAL HELD FRIDAY FOR WILLIAMSTOWN SOLDIER Funeral services for Sergeant Donald H. Hoffman, 21, of Williamstown, who was killed in a highway accident, November 23, were held from the Lyons […]
William Richards (1917-1954) – Veteran Died From Independent Mining Accident
FATALLY INJURED IN MINE ACCIDENT William Richards, 31, of Sheridan, was fatally injured when caught in a fall of rock at an independent mine operation near Williamstown last Friday afternoon. […]
Wreck Near Williamstown on Williams Valley Railroad Kills Two (6)
A news article and photograph from the West Schuylkill Herald (Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania), 14 August 1908, describing the passenger train wreck that occurred on the Williams Valley Railroad […]
Porter Township – Topographical Map
An undated topographical map of Porter Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, produced by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. The communities of Tower City, Sheridan, Reinerton, Orwin, Muir, Williams Valley […]
Michael Romiski – Killed at East Brookside Colliery, 1927
From the West Schuylkill Herald of Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, of 16 December 1927, came the following notice of the instant death of Michael Romiski, a worker at the […]
Williamstown – “The A. F. Baker”
The “A. F. Baker” was a locomotive owned by the Williams Valley Railroad, which operated from Brookside in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania and passed through Williams Valley Junction, Reinerton, Tower City, […]