The Mine Disaster at Porter Tunnel, 1977 (4)
The front page of the Evening Herald, Pottsville, March 5, 1977, reporting on the mining disaster at the Porter Tunnel, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, which occurred on March 1, 1977. Articles […]
Millersburg – Band in Centennial Parade, 1907
A 1907 photo by Noll of a view of an unknown marching band in the Millersburg Centennial (1807-1907) parade, Millersburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. ________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be […]
The Mine Disaster at Porter Tunnel, 1977 (3)
The front page of the Evening Herald, Pottsville, March 4, 1977, reporting on the mining disaster at the Porter Tunnel, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, which occurred on March 1, 1977. Articles […]
The 1918 Flu Epidemic in Schuylkill County
A photograph of an emergency hospital set up in a public building to care for persons who had contracted influenza in October 1918. Joseph H. Zerbey, in 1933, reflected on […]
The Mine Disaster at Porter Tunnel, 1977 (2)
The front page of the Evening Herald, Pottsville, March 3, 1977, reporting on the mining disaster at the Porter Tunnel, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, which occurred on March 1, 1977. Articles […]
Elizabeth A. Abary (1898-1981) – Involved in Famous Divorce Case
Elizabeth A. Abary died on July 13, 1981 at the Knox Retirement Center, Pompano Beach, Florida. Her remains are interred at St. Peter’s Evangelical and Reformed Cemetery, Tremont, Schuylkill County, […]
Ku Klux Klan Surprises Sunday Church Service, 1926
A tactic of the Ku Klux Klan to intimidate and to gain membership in the “order” was to “invade” church services while dressed in full regalia and to give a […]
Harrisburg – Grand Opera House Fire, 1907
A real photo post card view of the aftermath of the Great Harrisburg Fire of February 1, 1907, in which the Grand Opera House (pictured) and at least seven other […]