“The whole world seemed ablaze” | A letter from the London Blitz reaches Shamokin, PA in 1940

In November 1940, a letter from a telephone operator in London found its way into the pages of the Shamokin News-Dispatch. Alice Watts described incendiary bombs lighting every garden in her neighborhood on fire, whole streets reduced to rubble - and sleeping in her top-floor bed anyway, because a bomb either had your name on it or it didn't. Read the story from the London Blitz.

A family connection to Coal Region history

Discover how one photograph from 1940, featuring my great-grandfather in the independent mines of Williams Valley, reflects my own lifelong interest in Pennsylvania’s anthracite heritage. Learn how his passion for mining lore became part of my own. Read the full story.

Exploring the history of “The Blitz” that devastated London in 1940-41 | Travel

In early 2024, we had the chance to explore sites connected to the darkest days in the history of London - the Blitz.