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, […]
Valley View – J. A. Laudenslager Store, 1894
An 1894 advertisement for J. A. Laudenslager, dealer in Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Hats, Caps, etc., Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Country Produce taken in exchange _____________________________________________ From the Premium […]
Leck Kill – History of Christ United Church of Christ to 1953
Photographs of the original St. John’s Lutheran and Reformed Church (top), Pitman, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, also known as the “Little Brick Church,” and the church (bottom) that eventually grew out […]
Gratz – Government Bodies & Agencies, 1990
A newspaper photograph of Centre Street, looking north, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The photo was taken by Wendy Chubb for the Citizen-Standard, Valley View, June 29, 1990. That edition of […]
Soul Brothers – Musical Group from the Lykens Valley, 1969
A 1969 newspaper photograph of the Soul Brothers, a musical group from the Lykens Valley. The Lykens Standard of February 13, 1969, reported that the group was booked for performance […]
The Great Gratz Fire of 1924 as Reported by the Elizabethville Echo
GRATZ HAS BIG FIRE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING NO FIRE FIGHTING APPARATUS, FIVE TOWNS SENT HELP The whole town of Gratz, six hundred population was threatened by a fire on Tuesday […]
Vera I. [Schwalm] Kimmel (1921-2021) – Centenarian
VERA I. [SCHWALM] KIMMEL (1921-2021) Vera I. Kimmel, age 100, of Valley View, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Friday, […]
Bootleg Miners Riot at Donaldson, 1941
A portrait of Gov. Arthur H. James (1883-1973), a Republican who took the side of the “bootleg” miners in the debate over strip mining in the southern anthracite coal fields. […]