The Murder of Jennie E. Barr – A Trial & An Acquittal
About four years after the murder of the Tremont widow Jeannie E. Barr, a young neighbor was arrested and charged with the crime. The prosecution claimed the accused made confessions […]
Tremont High School Faculty, 1957
A 1957 group photograph of the members of the Tremont High School Faculty, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. While no one is identified in this photo, there are individual portraits available […]
The Murder of Jennie E. Barr – An Unsolved Crime from 1977
In the late evening of 29 March 1977, the widow Jennie E. Barr was found dead in the first floor den of her home by a neighbor. She had been […]
Tremont High School, 1957
A 1957 photograph of the Tremont High School, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________ From the 1957 Yearbook of Tremont High School, available at Ancestry.com. Corrections and additional information should be […]
Fire Ruins Valley View Enterprises, 1966 (1)
From the Pottsville Republican, 15 November 1966: 140 WORKERS AFFECTED $100,000 Loss in Fire At Valley View Factory Disaster struck one of Western Schuylkill County’s major industries when fire […]
Dr. J. Philip Robinson (1923-1988) – Tremont Physician
An obituary of Dr. J. Philip Robinson who died in Pottsville, 7 August 1988, appeared in the Pottsville Republican, 9 August 1988: DR. J. PHILIP ROBINSON Dr. J. Philip Robinson, […]
Tremont High School Yearbook, 1957
A complete digital copy of the 1957 Yearbook, Memoria, of the Tremont High School, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, is available on Ancestry.com. The cover is shown above. ____________________________ Corrections and […]
The Murder of Jennie E. Barr – A Trial & An Acquittal, 1981 (10)
In 1981, a suspect was arrested, charged and tried in an unsolved murder case from 1977. The result of the trial was that the individual was acquitted. At the end […]