Rausch Creek School, 1920
A newspaper photograph of the teacher and pupils of the Rausch Creek School, Rausch Creek, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, as published in the “Down Memory Lane” column of the Press-Herald (Tremont), […]
Russ Hand – Minor League Baseball Player from Muir
Russell Burton “Russ” Hand was born on July 21, 1920 in Muir, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of Simon Edward Hand (1896-1973) and Bertha Estella [Ressler] Hand (1899-1968). The above […]
Branchdale – William Irving Killed by Fall of Coal, 1903
DEATHS – From the Lykens Standard, December 25, 1903: William Irving, a much esteemed young man, aged 27 years, was badly crushed about the head and body by a fall […]
Good Spring – Three Gratz Men Killed in Mine Cave-In, 1939 (2)
The Pottsville Republican of February 10, 1939, reported on the progress of the recovery of the bodies of three men buried in a mine cave-in at Good Spring, Schuylkill County, […]
Tremont Football Team, 1911
A photograph taken in 1911 of a football team at Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The following information came with the photo when it was published in the West Schuylkill Herald, […]
Tremont Named for Three Mountains
A topographical map of Tremont Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, showing the configuration of three mountains – Broad Mountain, Sharp Mountain, and Second Mountain. Tremont Borough is in the northernmost part […]
Lykens – History of the Post Office, 1857-1932
The first post office in Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was established in 1857 on Main Street, in a building known as “ten pin alley,” which was located just to the […]
Paul Moore Orchestra, 1927
A photograph of the Paul :Shorty” Moore Orchestra as it appeared at the Tremont High School, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, May 22, 1927. Orchestra Members: Front: Willis Linn, trombone; Harry Troutman, 1st […]