Fire swept through Lykens in December 1900 and destroyed the offices of the town's oldest newspaper
Fire in 1900 spelled doom for a newspaper in Lykens
A Pottsville editor’s letter to Abraham Lincoln in support of the Emancipation Proclamation
Editor Benjamin Bannan vehemently supported the end of slavery in the summer of 1862.
The women of Pottsville sent the 96th Pennsylvania barrels of sauerkraut in December 1861
The members of the 96th Pennsylvania received a rare luxury from home in December 1861 -- three barrels of sauerkraut.
Letter from Camp Wilder – November 23, 1861
Captain James Russell writes home to thank the Miners' Journal for the most recent issue of that newspaper.
Civil War Poem ‘For the Sick and Wounded of Our Army’ Published in Miners’ Journal | November 1861
Discover a heartfelt 1861 Civil War poem by Mary Adelaide Kennedy, published in the Pottsville Miners' Journal. Uncover how Schuylkill County's homefront coped as the 96th Pennsylvania Volunteers departed for battle. Explore the roles of women and the Ladies' Relief during this pivotal moment in Pennsylvania history. Read the full story.
Good for Old Dauphin! – The Election of 1860
Wiconisco Township and Dauphin County go for Lincoln in the election that sparked the Civil War.
A Pennsylvania medic and the invasion of Italy | 1943
Corporal Charles Barry was a high school gym teacher before the outbreak of the Second World War. In September 1943, he was in the first wave of Allied soldiers to land in Italy.
Two Upper Dauphin Pilots Killed in November 1918
As World War I came to a conclusion in 1918, news filtered back to Dauphin County about two local pilots killed overseas.