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Capt. Jack Crawford – “Poet-Scout” from Minersville

An undated photograph of Jack Crawford of Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo, which is from the Schuylkill County Historical Society, was published in the “Looking Back” feature of the Pottsville […]

November 18, 2022
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The Abortion Death of Emily Albright, 1911

Emily Albright was a student nurse at Pottsville Hospital. Dr. C. E. Bingaman, of Reading, Berks County, worked at the Pottsville Hospital for a time while Emily was a student […]

November 1, 2022
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Tremont Baseball in its Heyday

A colorized newspaper photograph of the 1939 Tremont Miners, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Pictured in the photo: Front Row:  Russ Hand; Whitey Bowman, Betty Jones, bat girl; Luther “Lolly” Koch; Martin Miller. […]

September 15, 2022
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Schuylkill County Garment Industry, 1981

An article from 1981 noted the increase in plants in the Schuylkill County garment industry. The names of the 35 plants in the area were also given. The history of […]

August 27, 2022
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Schuylkill County’s Important Garment Industry, 1971

An article from 1971 noted the increase in jobs in the Schuylkill County garment industry. The names of the plants in the area were also given. The history of this […]

August 24, 2022
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The Abortion Trials of Dr. Robert D. Spencer, 1953-1966

A portrait of Dr. Robert D. Spencer of Ashland, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Dr. Spencer was the best known of the doctors who performed abortions in the area adjacent to the […]

August 23, 2022
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Mary [Kilraine] Comiskey – Civil War Laundress

A brief story telling of the funeral of a Williamstown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania woman, Mary Kilraine, appeared in the Harrisburg Patriot on August 1, 1905: G.A.R. HONORS FOR WOMAN By Associated Press to The […]

August 9, 2022
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Minersville – Fire Company Ambulance, 1940

A 1940 photograph of the first ambulance purchased by the Good Will Fire Company, Minersville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo appeared in the Pottsville Republican & Herald, November 7, 2010 in […]

July 12, 2022

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