Discover the lost patch town of Mackeysburg in Schuylkill County’s Civil War era. Once a hub of anti-war resistance and labor action, learn how this forgotten village shaped local history. An intriguing look at 19th-century image showing Coal Region life. Read the full story.
In this prologue to our "Letters from War" series, newspaper columnist Irvin Schwartz pens his farewell in May 1943.
On August 8, 1863, Brigadier General William Whipple was nearly gunned down on the outskirts of Pottsville, Pennsylvania.
A New York Times reporter's observations about the Schuylkill County mining village of Heckscherville in 1863.
Author Mark Bulik eloquently describes the labor wars that consumed Schuylkill County in the 1870s.
We sat down with public historian John Heckman to discuss the 1862 miners' revolt in Schuylkill County.
Shortly after the Battle of Antietam in 1862, the Lincoln administration faced a crisis on the home front in Pennsylvania.
Explore the 1862 coal miners' rebellion in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, where Irish miners resisted the Civil War draft. Uncover how labor unrest, ethnic tensions, and anti-war sentiments ignited one of the first Northern uprisings, shaping the region's history during a tumultuous era in Coal Region history. Read the full story.