In July 1865, the Pottsville Miners' Journal published a letter from a vehement support of Black voting rights.
A Schuylkill County resident’s letter in support of Black voting rights after the Civil War | 1865
Masters of the Air – Episode 9 Recap
Justin and Jake share their reactions to Episode 9 of Masters of the Air.
Masters of the Air – Episode 8 Recap
Justin and Jake share their reactions to Episode 8 of Masters of the Air.
An African American teacher’s letter in response to the end of World War I | 1918
Harry Elmer James wrote a letter to the editor of the Harrisburg Telegraph pleading for Black equality following World War I.
Pottsville soldier died of wounds received at the Battle of the Crater | 1864
John Cole was mortally wounded on July 30, 1864 in the fight initiated by his fellow residents of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania.
Nicholas Biddle | An African-American Civil War hero from Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Pottsville resident Nicholas Biddle became one of the first casualties of the Civil War in April 1861.
Schuylkill County’s Civil War veterans signed resolutions supporting American entrance into World War I | April 1917
The aging veterans who were the first to arrive at the US Capitol in April 1861 pledged their loyalty to the Union once more as America entered World War I.
Letters from the Pottsville Freedmen’s School in Tennessee | May 1867
In two detailed letters, the teachers at the Pottsville Freedmen's School highlighted their educational efforts in Tennessee.
“New faces” | An April 1867 letter from the Pottsville Freedmen’s School
Fannie A. Couch wrote to Schuylkill County from Tennessee to provide updates about the Freedmen's School she was managing.
“Our work in the school room” – Letter from the Pottsville teachers in Tennessee – March 1867
The teachers from the Pottsville Freedmen's Relief Association penned a letter home to Pennsylvania in March 1867.