Murder & Mayhem at the Tremont Block Party, 1926 (1)
In September, 1926, an auto crashed into a crowd of about 500 persons attending a block party at Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, killing one and injuring 15 others, including many […]
Rev. William T. Walton Installed at Tower City, 1966
ST. PAUL’S LUTHERAN TO INSTALL REV. WILLIAM WALTON SUNDAY The Rev. William T. Walton will be installed Sunday evening at 7 o’clock as pastor of St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church […]
Elsie Zimmerman and the Abortion Conspiracy, 1937-1939
Mrs. Elsie Zimmerman, of Tower City, a notorious abortionist with no known medical training, admitted to performing an abortion on Elsie Drumm, which resulted in her death in 1938. Mrs. […]
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 […]
Russ Hand – Minor League Baseball Player from Muir
Russell Burton “Russ” Hand was born on July 21, 1920 in Muir, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, the son of Simon Edward Hand (1896-1973) and Bertha Estella [Ressler] Hand (1899-1968). The above […]
Reinerton – New Bottling Plant for Canada Dry
A portrait photograph of Charles F. Nelson followed by an April 1941 photo essay on the production of a Canada Dry beverage at the new bottling plant of Charles F. […]
Les Brown Orchestra Plays Lykens, 1949
An article appeared in the West Schuylkill Herald, July 15, 1949, announcing that local favorite Les Brown and his orchestra would be playing Lykens, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, on August 1, […]
Tremont Named for Three Mountains
A topographical map of Tremont Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, showing the configuration of three mountains – Broad Mountain, Sharp Mountain, and Second Mountain. Tremont Borough is in the northernmost part […]