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Christmas in a Coal Region ‘patch town’

Posted on November 29, 2018November 28, 2018 by Jake Wynn

A writer from Kalmia Colliery in Schuylkill County details Christmas celebrations in a newspaper dispatch from 1877.

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Posted in Coal Region, Schuylkill CountyTagged 19th Century, Christmas, Coal Region, Kalmia, Kalmia Colliery, Patch Town, Schuylkill County1 Comment

“Assaults upon the senses” – The sights and sounds of the Coal Region in the 19th century

Posted on November 24, 2018November 23, 2018 by Jake Wynn

A visit to the Coal Region in the 19th century could be an overwhelming and memorable experience.

Posted in Reflection, Schuylkill CountyTagged 1850s, 19th Century, Book, Coal, Coal Mining, Coal Region, Reflection, Schuylkill County, St. ClairLeave a comment

“They died for you and me” – Captain John T. Boyle’s 1879 Memorial Day Poem

Posted on May 24, 2018May 24, 2018 by Jake Wynn

The veteran of the 96th Pennsylvania read his poem at Memorial Day festivities in Harrisburg on May 29, 1879.

Posted in 96th Pennsylvania, Civil WarTagged 1879, 19th Century, 96th Pennsylvania, Central Pennsylvania, Civil War, Dauphin County, Decoration Day, John T. Boyle, Memorial Day, PennsylvaniaLeave a comment

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