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 […]
Tremont – United Methodist Church, 1971
A newspaper photograph of the United Methodist Church, Church Street, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, taken on the occasion of the 125th Anniversary of the congregation, which occurred in October, 1971. […]
Tremont Teenagers
An undated, colorized photograph showing a group of teenagers sitting on the porch steps of a house somewhere in Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The caption in the photo named those […]
Spanish-American War Vets Reunion, 1949
A photograph taken in 1949 at a reunion of Spanish-American War veterans, held in Pine Grove or Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The following caption was provided: VETERANS REUNION IN ’49 […]