Ten Die in Williamstown Colliery Mine Accident, 1904 (2)
Obituaries of the ten men who died of toxic fumes in the mining accident that occurred on May 25, 1904 at the Williamstown Colliery. From the Lykens Standard, June 3, […]
Ten Die in Williamstown Colliery Mine Accident, 1904 (1)
Articles describing the mining accident that occurred on May 25, 1904 at the Williamstown Colliery, where ten men died as a result of toxic fumes in the tunnel. _______________________________________ From […]
Bear Valley Mine Explosion Kills Six, 1908 (2)
This post is part of a series of articles on the explosion that occurred at Bear Valley, No. 1 Shaft, Summit Branch Colliery, near Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, July 15, […]
Charles Eby Family
A studio portrait photograph taken around 1894 of the Charles Eby Family of the Lykens Valley. The family lived in various communities of the valley including Elizabethville, Washington Township, Berrysburg, […]
Klingerstown, Spring Glen & Gratz – Davis Insurance Agency
An undated plastic salt and pepper set with advertising for the Davis Insurance Agency of Klingerstown and Spring Glen, Schuylkill County, and Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ______________________________ Corrections and additional […]
“Kingfish” of Amos ‘n Andy at Spring Glen Church, 1970
The following article appeared in the Lykens Standard, April 16, 1970: SPECIAL SERVICES AT SPRING GLEN The Rev. Jimmy Willis, the original “Kingfish” of the Amos ‘n Andy radio program, […]
Hegins – 145th Anniversary of Friedens Lutheran Church, 1961
A newspaper photograph of Rev. Ralph W. Bagger, pastor of Friedens Lutheran Church, Hegins, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, at the time of the 145th Anniversary of the church. The photo accompanied […]
Schuylkill County Mine Disasters, 1960-1977
At the time of the Porter Tunnel Mine Disaster of March 1977, the Pottsville Republican published an article by Nora Coyne, staff writer, which chronicled the mine disasters that occurred […]