The Mine Disaster at Porter Tunnel, 1977 (1)
The front page of the Evening Herald, Pottsville, March 2, 1977, reporting on the mining disaster at the Porter Tunnel, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, which occurred on March 1, 1977. Articles […]
Hegins & Fountain – United Church of Christ
Two 1982 photographs: Friedens United Church of Christ, Hegins, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (top photo); and Christ United Church of Christ, Fountain, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (bottom photo). In “Focus… on the […]
Junior Mechanics of Hegins Promote Black-Face Show, 1937
A brief advertisement for a comedy show to be held in 1937 at the Hegins Township High School, Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The notice appeared in the Pottsville Republican, […]
Gratz Labor Day Program Includes Black-Face & Baseball, 1929
In 1929, Labor Day festivities in Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, included baseball games, a parade, turtle races, watermelon eating contests, and “colored skits” performed in black-face by Arthur Klinger and […]
Hegins – Rededication of Friedens Lutheran Church, 1971
A 2010 photograph of Friedens Lutheran Church, Hegins, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. A significant renovation of this church took place in 1971. A report in the Pottsville Republican of November 13, […]
Tri-Valley High School, 1962
A 1962 composite photograph of the graduates of the Tri-Valley High School. Hegins Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Identification of the individual photos: Top Row: Harry Beaver; Darlene Bixler; Carl Bowman; […]
The Enty Family in the Civil War (2)
A multi-post series on an African American pioneer settler in the Lykens Valley area and his descendants, up through their service in the Civil War. The earliest member of the […]
The Porter Tunnel Mine Disaster, 1977 (3)
Articles from the West Schuylkill Herald, a weekly newspaper published in Tower City, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, beginning March 17, 1977 and concluding March 31, 1977. The articles are related to […]