The recovery of the bodies of two other miners killed in an independent (bootleg) mining operation near Good Spring, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, took place over several more days. News reports […]
The Pottsville Republican of February 10, 1939, reported on the progress of the recovery of the bodies of three men buried in a mine cave-in at Good Spring, Schuylkill County, […]
An undated photograph (probably taken before 1900), of the Shiro Family Home, at Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. None of the individuals pictured are identified. ______________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should […]
The front page of the Pottsville Republican, February 9, 1939, reporting that three men from Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, were buried in a bootleg mine cave-in near Good Spring, Schuylkill […]
The first Gratz Fair was fondly remembered for an Indian “exhibition” in which two native chiefs were drugged by the town doctor before their performance and “rewarded” with “fire water” […]
An 1894 advertisement for the Gratz Grange Store, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. Carries the Largest and Freshest Stock of any Store in Town Clothing, Dry Goods, Notions, Groceries, Hardware, Boots […]
An 1894 advertisement for Weaver Organs and Pianos, C. P. Moyer, Agent, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. The Weaver ORGANS & PIANOS Established 1870 The Weaver Organs – The Musicians Choice […]
A generic post card dated October 15, 1908, for the Gratz Fair, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. _____________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments to this post.