Sodomy at the Tremont Cafe, 1972
From the Pine Grove Press-Herald, December 14, 1972, comes a story of sodomy and prostitution at the Tremont Cafe, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The arrest of the cafe owner and […]
Tremont – Unknown Large Brick Building
An undated photograph of a large brick building said to be in Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo was published as part of the feature “Down Memory Lane” in the […]
Tremont – Unknown School
An undated newspaper photograph from the Press-Herald (Tremont) series, “Down Memory Lane,” of a grade school in the Tremont area, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The only clue given was that the […]
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, […]