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A remembrance of a boyhood in Schuylkill County during the Civil War

Posted on November 9, 2019November 20, 2019 by Jake Wynn

A memoir from the 1930s describes the hard life of a breaker boy in Civil War-era Schuylkill County.

Posted in Civil War, Schuylkill CountyTagged Abraham Lincoln, anthracite, Autobiography, Breaker Boys, Civil War, Coal Mining, Coal Region, East Norwegian Township, Memoir, New Castle Township, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County1 Comment

Schuylkill County’s first Thanksgiving – November 27, 1845

Posted on November 5, 2019November 4, 2019 by Jake Wynn

A new tradition was born when Schuylkill County celebrated its first Thanksgiving in November 1845.

Posted in Pottsville, Schuylkill CountyTagged 1845, 19th Century, Civil War, Coal Region, Holiday, Pennsylvania, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Thanksgiving1 Comment

“The Youth owned the town” – Celebrating Halloween in Pottsville in 1893

Posted on October 31, 2019October 30, 2019 by Jake Wynn

Halloween could get pretty rowdy in the City of Pottsville in the 19th century.

Posted in Pottsville, Schuylkill CountyTagged 1893, Coal Region, Editorial, Halloween, Holiday, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, Pottsville, Schuylkill County3 Comments

Birds-eye View of Pottsville – 1889

Posted on September 7, 2019September 5, 2019 by Jake Wynn

The Schuylkill County seat got into the panoramic map craze in 1889, creating a fantastic resource available to modern researchers.

Posted in Pottsville, Schuylkill CountyTagged 1889, Coal Region, Map, Pennsylvania, Pottsville, Schuylkill County, Yuengling4 Comments

“Something more than a river” – The West Branch in “Sons of Molly Maguire”

Posted on August 11, 2019August 11, 2019 by Jake Wynn

Author Mark Bulik eloquently describes the labor wars that consumed Schuylkill County in the 1870s.

Posted in Books, Schuylkill CountyTagged Book, Cass Township, Civil War, Coal Region, Foster Township, Heckscherville, Immigration, Labor, Mark Bulik, Minersville, Molly Maguires, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Schuylkill River, West BranchLeave a comment

Violence in the Coal Region and the Molly Maguire conspiracy theory

Posted on July 9, 2019July 8, 2019 by Jake Wynn

An 1873 letter in the Boston Globe exhibits many signs of a Molly Maguire conspiracy theory in the Coal Region.

Posted in Coal Region, Schuylkill CountyTagged 1873, Ashland, Boston, Coal Region, Girardville, Letter, Mahanoy City, Mahanoy Plane, Mahanoy Valley, Molly Maguires, Newspaper, Schuylkill County, Shenandoah, ViolenceLeave a comment

Port Carbon’s Soldiers Monument – Dedication on July 4, 1906

Posted on July 4, 2019July 3, 2019 by Jake Wynn

Port Carbon's Civil War monument was dedicated on July 4, 1906 to much fanfare.

Posted in Civil War, Schuylkill CountyTagged 1906, Civil War, Coal Region, GAR, Independence Day, Memorial, Pennsylvania, Port Carbon, Schuylkill County, SpeechLeave a comment

“The hour of doom” – The Molly Maguire executions in Pottsville on June 21, 1877

Posted on June 21, 2019June 11, 2019 by Jake Wynn

A vivid account of the execution of six "Molly Maguires" at Pottsville on June 21, 1877

Posted in Pottsville, Schuylkill CountyTagged 1877, Coal Region, Execution, Irish, Molly Maguires, Newspaper, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Inquirer, Pottsville, Schuylkill County3 Comments

“The lonely valley was alive with workers” – The Mahanoy Valley in 1874

Posted on June 18, 2019June 10, 2019 by Jake Wynn

A newspaper correspondent gives a history of the mining industry in northern Schuylkill County.

Posted in Anthracite mining, Schuylkill CountyTagged 1874, anthracite, Coal, Coal Mining, Coal Region, Gilberton, Girardville, History, Mahanoy City, Mahanoy Plane, Mahanoy Valley, New York Times, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Shenandoah1 Comment

“A reign of lawlessness” – A violent week in Schuylkill County in 1870

Posted on June 12, 2019June 11, 2019 by Jake Wynn

In April 1870, a widespread outbreak of violence across Schuylkill County shocked residents

Posted in Coal Region, Schuylkill CountyTagged 1870, Coal Region, Crime, Girardville, Letter, Mahanoy City, Mahanoy Valley, Molly Maguires, Philadelphia, Schuylkill County, Shenandoah, Violence1 Comment

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