Tremont – Reading Railroad Station
A newspaper photograph of an old undated post card view of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Station at Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The people on the platform are not identified. […]
Lykens – Crime Ring Caught & Jailed, 1907
A newspaper photograph of Isaac P. Bowman, leader of a crime ring responsible for burglaries, assaults and highway robberies in the Lykens Valley area and surrounding areas in late 1906 […]
Pennsylvania Profiles – William Penn Owned Slaves
A story about William Penn as a slaveowner was told as part of “Pennsylvania Profiles,” a weekly series produced for the Sunbury Daily Item, with the above number published on July […]
Dog Attacks Woman in Wiconisco, 1968
DOG ATTACKS WICONISCO LADY LAST FRIDAY A Wiconisco woman was admitted to Polyclinic Hospital on Friday after her dog turned on her and mauled her, hospital authorities reported. Mrs. Gertrude […]
Tremont – Flood of 1904
A photograph taken March 7, 1904, showing the water height during the flood which occurred around East Laurel Street and the old iron bridge, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. ____________________________________________________ From […]
Dr. Harold Machamer Receives Promotion, 1960
The West Schuylkill Herald, December 16, 1960, reported the following about Dr. Harold E. Machamer, a native of Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania: Dr. H. E. Machamer, 436 McKinley Road, […]
George Bergner (1818-1874) – Editor & Proprietor of Harrisburg Telegraph
The front page of the Harrisburg Daily Telegraph, August 10, 1874. The Telegraph was one of the prominent newspapers of the State Capital of Pennsylvania. It regularly carried news of […]
Gratz Woman Murders Ex-Lover, 2006 (9)
On October 7, 2007, an article appeared in the Carlisle Sentinel describing a memorial event for Elaine Pierson, the victim of the brutal murder committed by Rochelle Laudenslager in late […]