After more than 150 years, a regimental history finally tells the story of this Coal Region regiment.
“The Coal-heavers” – Reading David Ward’s “96th Pennsylvania Volunteers”
Captain Alexander Frazer – Civil War hero and Coal Region mine foreman
Captain Alexander Frazer became a hero during the Civil War. And after the war he shined as a mining expert in the Coal Region.
Podcast – Discussing the 1862 uprising in Schuylkill County
We sat down with public historian John Heckman to discuss the 1862 miners' revolt in Schuylkill County.
“The Pioneer” – Ashland’s Pioneer Colliery in 1864
A brief look at the history of Ashland's Pioneer Colliery in the 19th century.
“An enduring monument” – A trip inside Williamstown’s opera house and public hall
A newspaper clipping from 1872 takes us into a long-demolished building at the heart of Williamstown, PA.
A visit to the former site of Kalmia Colliery – Schuylkill County
A recent visit to the site of Kalmia Colliery in Schuylkill County reveals life in an abandoned patch town.
Christmas Eve in Pottsville – December 24, 1902
The Pottsville Republican captured the bustling final moments before Christmas 1902 in its Christmas Eve edition.
“Coal is gonna be king”
Reactions to a December 2018 story about a new coal mine in Schuylkill County.
Letters from the Battle of Fredericksburg – December 1862
The Pittston Gazette published three letters detailing the bloody carnage at Fredericksburg in December 1862.
A ‘wet’ Christmas in the Coal Region during Prohibition
A reporter for the Hazleton Plain Speaker interview bootleggers to get a scoop on the booze situation in 1926.
