Lorberry School, mid-1920s
A colorized version of a photo taken in the mid-1920s of the students of the Lorberry School, Lorberry, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Lorberry, in Tremont Township, is located on Molleystown Road, […]
Lorberry School, 1901
A 1901 photograph of the teacher and students of the Lorberry School, Lorberry, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Lorberry is located on Molleystown Road, south of Joliett, Schuylkill County. The photo was […]
Tremont Township School – Boys’ Basketball, 1924
A colorized newspaper photograph of the 1924 boys’ basketball team of the Tremont Township School, Tremont Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The photo was published in the “Down Memory Lane” feature […]
Tremont Township High School, 1951
A 1951 newspaper photograph of the three graduates (in cap and gown) of the Tremont Township High School, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Left to Right: Frederick Lehr; Arlene Smith; Anthony […]
Divisions Making Up Porter Township
An 1855 map of Porter Township. A brief “official” history of Tower City and Porter Township , Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, was produced for the centennial celebration in 1968. The second […]
Schuylkill County Mine Disasters, 1960-1977
At the time of the Porter Tunnel Mine Disaster of March 1977, the Pottsville Republican published an article by Nora Coyne, staff writer, which chronicled the mine disasters that occurred […]
Murder of James J. Buglia, 1993 – Unsolved for 10 Years!
In early July 1993, the body of James J. Buglia was found on a dirt road near a former open-mine site in Schuylkill County. Despite a number of active clues, […]
Eighth Census of the United States, 1860
In 1860, the United States conducted the Eighth Census. The total population of the country was determined to be 31, 443, 321, which represented a 35.4% increase over the Census […]