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 […]
Williamstown Man Convicted in Abortion Death, 1973
Mrs. Mildred Maley, of Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, died at the Pottsville Hospital on August 17, 1971, following an illegal abortion performed on her by Wayne M. Mace of Williamstown, […]
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 […]
The Abortion Trials of Dr. Robert D. Spencer, 1953-1966
A portrait of Dr. Robert D. Spencer of Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Dr. Spencer was the best known of the doctors who performed abortions in the area adjacent to the […]
Dr. A. L. Shirk – Guilty of Abortion & Later Pardoned, 1912-1915
Dr. Levi A. Shirk (a.k.a. L. A. Sherk), a well-known and respected medical professional in the Lykens Valley area with offices in Tower City and Millersburg, went to trial in […]
Mary [Kilraine] Comiskey – Civil War Laundress
A brief story telling of the funeral of a Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania woman, Mary Kilraine, appeared in the Harrisburg Patriot on August 1, 1905: G.A.R. HONORS FOR WOMAN By Associated Press to The […]
Dr. W. E. Lebo of Gratz Acquitted of Abortion Death Charge, 1930
A colorized photograph of Dr. W. E. Lebo, taken around 1930. Dr. Lebo lived just east of the town of Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in a area just across the […]
Williams Valley High School, 1973
Portrait photos in composite form of the 1973 graduates of Williams Valley High School, Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, as presented in the West Schuylkill Herald, Tower City, June 7, […]