Pottsville – Snyder Family Band, 1930
A photograph taken in 1930 of the Snyder Family Band of Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The band was well-known in the entire western section of the county, since they often […]
Boiler Explosion at Erdman Cider Mill Kills Worker, 1907
On September 17, 1907, at the cider mill of Senary Erdman in Erdman, Lykens Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, a boiler exploded killing Elmer Artz, seriously injuring Samuel Martz, and injuring […]
Simon W. Romberger – Bandmaster of Reiner City (Muir)
An undated colorized portrait of Simon Wesley “Simmy” Romberger (1853-1916), bandmaster of Reiner City (Muir), Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The following brief biographical sketch of him was found in the Centennial […]
Lorraine Stanton (1926-2019) – Historian of Frackville
LORRAINE A. STANTON Lorraine A. Stanton, local historian, author, and lifelong resident of Frackville, passed away unexpectedly on January 8, 2019, at the age of 92. She was born on April […]
Pine Grove – Central Hotel
An undated black & white photograph (colorized) of the Central Hotel, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. _________________________ Further information on Pine Grove area history can be obtained from the Pinegrove Historical Society. Corrections and […]
Shikellamy – A Northumberland County Biography
The Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County Pennsylvania was published in 1911 by J. L. Floyd Company of Chicago. According to the sub-title, it contained “a genealogical record of […]
Victimized Garage Owner Shoots and Kills Burglar, 1973
In the early morning hours of September 1972, while he waited watching his garage which had been previously burglarized several times, Charles Fix encountered an intruder, Joseph Hoy. After startling […]
Phaon Heinbach (1888-1908) – Kills Self in Hunting Accident
GUNNER’S SUDDEN DEATH Phaon Heinbach, while out gunning for game on Thursday, last (the opening of the rabbit season) in Batdorf’s Swamp, a half mile north of Pine Grove, in […]