Abortion on Mountainside – Fetus Found in Coal Mine, 1941
In October 1941, a group of miners saw something suspicious near an abandoned coal mine on a mountainside near Tremont. The notified the police and then discovered that a box […]
Chick Fullis – Major League Baseball Player from Ashland
Charles “Chick” Fullis was born in Girardville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, February 27, 1901, and died in Ashland, Schuylkill County, March 28, 1946. He played all or part of eight seasons […]
Tremont Baseball in its Heyday
A colorized newspaper photograph of the 1939 Tremont Miners, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Pictured in the photo: Front Row: Russ Hand; Whitey Bowman, Betty Jones, bat girl; Luther “Lolly” Koch; Martin Miller. […]
Fred G. Kniley (1865-1948) – Manufacturer
RETIRED MANUFACTURER DIED SATURDAY AT AGE OF 82 Fred G. Kniley, retired manufacturer, died at his home, 646 North Second Street, Lykens, Saturday, January 17 [1948]. He was 82 years […]
Earl “Sparky” Adams – Major League Baseball Player from Tremont
Earl John “Sparky” Adams was born August 26, 1894 in Zerbe, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, and died on February 24, 1989, in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He spent most of his […]
Tremont – Mitchell Day, 1905
An undated colorized post card view from October 1905 issued in commemoration of Mitchell Day in the coal regions. All the collieries were closed and John Mitchell, President of the […]
Has the 1978 Murder of Mildred Wilson Been Solved?
The murder of Mildred I. Wilson, of Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, occurred in January, 1978. It was previously reported on this blog in a series of five posts. At the […]
Labor Riots at Gratz & Elizabethville Shirt Factories, 1934
In October and November 1934, workers at two Lykens Valley shirt factories, one in Elizabethville and one in Gratz, clashed with the factory owners over the right to organize as […]