Vera I. [Schwalm] Kimmel (1921-2021) – Centenarian
VERA I. [SCHWALM] KIMMEL (1921-2021) Vera I. Kimmel, age 100, of Valley View, passed away Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Tremont Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born on Friday, […]
Bootleg Miners Riot at Donaldson, 1941
A portrait of Gov. Arthur H. James (1883-1973), a Republican who took the side of the “bootleg” miners in the debate over strip mining in the southern anthracite coal fields. […]
Great Gratz Fire of 1924 As Reported by Elizabethville Echo
The story that appeared in the Elizabethville Echo of November 6, 1924 describing the Great Gratz Fire, differed only in the fact that it speculated as to how the fire […]
Valley View Post Office, 1907
The stamped corner of a penny post card mailed at Valley View Post Office, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, December 17, 1907, 4 P. M. _______________________________ Corrections and additional information […]
More News Briefs About the Ku Klux Klan, 1925
In 1925, the Ku Klux Klan was very active in the Lykens Valley area. Additional news briefs have been located about those activities and are given here in this blog […]
Valley View Quality Beverages
An undated advertising ash tray from Valley View Quality Beverages, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Ice — Beer — Soda _________________________________________ Corrections and additional information should be added as comments […]
Valley View Post Office, 1975
The stamped corner of a post card mailed at the Valley View Post Office, Valley View, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, and machine canceled February 11, 1975, P. M. _______________________________ Corrections and […]
Valley View Man Drowns at Romberger Dam, 1926
VALLEY VIEW MAN DROWNED WHEN HE FELL INTO DAM; HIS COMPANION WAS SAVED Gurney Herb, aged 25, is dead and James Schwalm, aged about 38, had a narrow escape from […]