James Joseph Gaffney (1895-1938) – Hurled Down Manway in Mine
ONE DEAD, THREE ARE INJURED IN MINE ACCIDENT One miner was killed and three companions were injured when caught in a rush of air in the Williamstown mines of the […]
Williamstown – Girls Basketball, 1920-1921
A photograph of the 1920-1921 Girls Basketball Team from Williamstown High School, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The first basketball game played in Williamstown occurred on 16 December 1916 when the […]
Williamstown – Early Baseball Team, 1899
It is believed that this is a photograph of an early baseball team organized in Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in 1899. According to local sources, baseball began in the town […]
Coaldale Big Green – Football Legends of the Lykens Valley
A 1921 photograph of the Coaldale Big Green championship team which is displayed at the National Pro Football Hall of Fame, Canton, Ohio. The Coaldale Big Green team of Coaldale, […]
Gary Collins – Football Legends of the Lykens Valley
Gary Collins played football at Williamstown High School, Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, under Coach Frank Snyder. Then he played at Maryland from 1959-1961 under Coach Tom Nugent and with a […]
Father & Son Gas Victims in Williamstown Mine, 1937
A serious mine accident which occurred in 1937 in Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, resulted in the deaths of William Wingert and his son William Wingert Jr. It was widely reported […]
The Poison Toe Murder, 1937
A murder took place in Clarks Valley, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in late February 1937. It was committed by Clair Guy Wingert, a trapper and hunter from that area. After staying […]
Earl Luther Michael (1911-1941) – Killed in Mine Explosion
MINER KILLER IN EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE Earl Luther Michael, age 30 years, of Williamstown, was instantly killed in an explosion of dynamite in an independent coal mine near Williamstown Tuesday […]