Coal Castles – Bast Colliery (1853-1934)
The Bast Colliery Breaker, pictured here in a photo taken around 1920, was located near Big Mine Run Creek in Butler Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. From a series of articles […]
Williamstown Hometown Heroes – U. S. Army
A complete collection of images of the Hometown Hero Banners for Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, is available in book form from the Williamstown Historical Society. The banners are arranged by branch of […]
Lykens – Boedde Millinery & Notions, 1908
An advertisement from the Lykens Standard, March 22, 1901, for Mary B. Boedde‘s Millinery and Notions. MISS M. B. BOEDDE will open on Wednesday of next week a beautiful line […]
Pine Grove High School – Lorraine G. Stump, 1963
A 1963 colorized portrait photograph of Lorraine G. Stump, a member of the senior class of Pine Grove School, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania._________________________________From the 1963 yearbook, The Cardinal, of the Pine Grove High School, Pine Grove, Schuylkill […]
Three Arrested in Loyalton Shooting, 1931
At a New Year’s Eve dance party in Loyalton, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, a White man allegedly insulted a White woman who was with a Black man. The Black man took […]
Williamstown Hometown Heroes – U. S. Coast Guard
A complete collection of images of the Hometown Hero Banners for Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, is available in book form from the Williamstown Historical Society. The banners are arranged by branch of […]
Lykens – Henry’s Bakery, 1908
Few business men of Lykens been more successful than H. E. Henry who came here from Harrisburg a few years ago and has since by energy and a superior knowledge […]
Pine Grove High School – James K. Souder, 1963
A 1963 colorized portrait photograph of James K. Souder, a member of the senior class of Pine Grove School, Pine Grove, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania._________________________________From the 1963 yearbook, The Cardinal, of the Pine Grove High School, Pine Grove, Schuylkill […]