A travel writer made a detailed entry about Tamaqua, Pennsylvania in the summer of 1862.
“A very thrifty, interesting place” – A visit to Tamaqua during the Civil War
A Nazi propaganda magazine from 1945 featured photographs of a Schuylkill County mining operation
A soldier from Schuylkill County was stunned when he found photographs from the Pennsylvania Coal Region in a magazine published in Nazi Germany.
An 1863 assassination attempt on a US Army commander near Pottsville, PA
On August 8, 1863, Brigadier General William Whipple was nearly gunned down on the outskirts of Pottsville, Pennsylvania.
“The Confederate Flag Torn Down” – An incident in Port Carbon in 1905
In 1905, outraged Union veterans in Port Carbon, Pennsylvania came together to take down a confederate battle flag.
How Schuylkill County Civil War Veterans Opposed Confederate Monuments in 1903
Schuylkill County Civil War veterans took a stand against the construction of a Robert E. Lee monument at Gettysburg in 1903.
A reporter’s view of situation in Heckscherville and Schuylkill County in 1863
A New York Times reporter's observations about the Schuylkill County mining village of Heckscherville in 1863.
“The mask epidemic” – A native of Schuylkill County in Seattle during the 1918 influenza pandemic
A caustic letter by a Schuylkill County native in Seattle complained of mask requirement in the city. But their letter missed the mark.
The day beer returned to Schuylkill County | 1933
At midnight on April 7, 1933, whistles blew to celebrate the return of legalized beer in the heart of the Coal Region.
“Extraordinary Things” – The telegraph arrives in Pottsville in 1847
In May 1847, the first telegraphic message passed between Pottsville and Philadelphia, ushering in a new era in the Coal Region.
McAdoo race car driver killed in crash at New Jersey track – 1929
22-year-old John Rohrer was mortally injured in a violent wreck at the Woodbridge Speedway in October 1929.