Murder at the Valley View Water Works, 1910
In 1910, at the conclusion of the construction of the Hegins Water Works at Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, a fight took place at the quarters of the Italian workers. […]
Rev. William T. Walton Installed at Tower City, 1966
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN TO INSTALL REV. WILLIAM WALTON SUNDAY The Rev. William T. Walton will be installed Sunday evening at 7 o’clock as pastor of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church […]
Schuylkill County Garment Industry, 1981
An article from 1981 noted the increase in plants in the Schuylkill County garment industry. The names of the 35 plants in the area were also given. The history of […]
Schuylkill County’s Important Garment Industry, 1971
An article from 1971 noted the increase in jobs in the Schuylkill County garment industry. The names of the plants in the area were also given. The history of this […]
Hubley Township High School – Sylvia Mattern, 1944
A portrait photograph of Sylvia Mattern, a 1944 graduate of Hubley Township High School, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Sylvia has been with us throughout our entire school life. She is an active member […]
Hubley Township High School – Wayne Wolfgang, 1944
A portrait photograph of Wayne Wolfgang, a 1944 graduate of Hubley Township High School, Hubley Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Wayne, known to Shirley as “Smiley,” has quite an interesting ambition. He intends to become […]
Wilhelm Lebo (1847-1920) – Medical Doctor of Gratz
A photograph taken in Philadelphia at the Jefferson Medical School picturing five medical students working with a cadaver. Only one of the men is identified: Wilhelm “William” Lebo, who is […]
Valley View Seminary, 1900
Two brief mentions have been located of a seminary at Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Both were found in the Valley View News column of the Harrisburg Telegraph, May 15, […]