Explore Olivia Dunbar’s vivid account of the somber, determined leader who united the United Mine Workers of America. Witness how Mitchell’s quiet strength and sense of responsibility molded a pivotal chapter in American labor history. Read the full story.
Thomas P. Hunt wrote to his nephew in Virginia in May 1861 as the nation descended into Civil War.
This journal documents a year of work at two anthracite collieries in Schuylkill County.
A travel writer made a detailed entry about Tamaqua, Pennsylvania in the summer of 1862.
A caustic letter by a Schuylkill County native in Seattle complained of mask requirement in the city. But their letter missed the mark.
Penn State University hosts a webpage that provides easy access to Annual Report of Mines from 1870 to 1979.
On July 4, 1876, George Chambers addressed a crowd and explored the history of Pottsville and its surrounding communities.