From the Lykens Standard of July 17, 1931, comes this story about four different State Police raids in the Lykens Valley area, mostly involving illegally manufactured alcoholic beverages. ARREST FIVE […]
An undated, colorized post card view of the Shrine to Mother, Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. _____________________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
An undated generic post card from Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. “Greetings from Williamstown, Pennsylvania.” ________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.
In 1927, Charles A. Kerhner was interviewed by the Pottsville Republican for its “reminiscences” column. The interview was published on four successive days. Kershner told of life in Pottsville before […]
The front page of the Elizabethville Echo, December 11, 1941, featured two major stories: (1) a fire destroyed one of the Swab Wagon Company’s buildings; and (2) America Declares War […]
A newspaper photograph taken at the time of the arraignment in December 1944 of the alleged members of an illegal abortion ring. Identified are: Dr. Frederick W. Faltermayer; Joseph Werner, […]
In 1912, five young Pottsville girls accused a prominent 65-year-old Pottsville Civil War veteran, Charles A. Kershner [or Kerschner] of assaulting and raping them. The alleged crime took place in […]
A self-inflicted gunshot wound into the right temple of an 18-year-old young man who was sitting in the back seat of his car with his 18-year-old lady friend. A coroner’s […]