Labor Riots at Gratz & Elizabethville Shirt Factories, 1934
In October and November 1934, workers at two Lykens Valley shirt factories, one in Elizabethville and one in Gratz, clashed with the factory owners over the right to organize as […]
Tremont – United Methodist Church, 1971
A newspaper photograph of the United Methodist Church, Church Street, Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, taken on the occasion of the 125th Anniversary of the congregation, which occurred in October, 1971. […]
Tremont Teenagers
An undated, colorized photograph showing a group of teenagers sitting on the porch steps of a house somewhere in Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The caption in the photo named those […]
Spanish-American War Vets Reunion, 1949
A photograph taken in 1949 at a reunion of Spanish-American War veterans, held in Pine Grove or Tremont, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The following caption was provided: VETERANS REUNION IN ’49 […]
Tremont – Methodist Episcopal Church
An undated photo view, probably from a old post card, of the United Methodist Church, Tremont, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania. This was the original Methodist Church building in Tremont. When the […]
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 […]
Albert Koons & Verna Mae [Heck] Koons -50th Wedding Anniversary
A colorized version of a studio photograph taken in 1921 for the marriage of Albert Koons and Verna Mae [Heck] Koons. The photo was published in the Pine Grove Press Herald, December 30, 1971, […]
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. […]