A powerfully simple advertisement ran in the Hazleton Standard-Speaker on May 9, 1945 to commemorate the victory over Nazi Germany.
A powerful V-E Day advertisement by Deisroth’s of Hazleton | May 1945
The day beer returned to Schuylkill County | 1933
At midnight on April 7, 1933, whistles blew to celebrate the return of legalized beer in the heart of the Coal Region.
“The most populous and thrifty town in northern Pennsylvania” – Scranton in 1861
A profile of Scranton in 1861 describes a rapidly industrializing community on the eve of the Civil War.
“Extraordinary Things” – The telegraph arrives in Pottsville in 1847
In May 1847, the first telegraphic message passed between Pottsville and Philadelphia, ushering in a new era in the Coal Region.
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.
Wynning History in the Press – April 13, 2020
The blog's focus on the 1918 influenza pandemic has been featured in the Pottsville Republican-Herald.
“Richmond has fallen! Richmond is ours!” | A victory poem from April 1865
Claude Merchant's April 1865 poem summed up the feelings in Pottsville, Pennsylvania after the Confederate capital fell to US forces.
“Due for a comeback?” – An address on the Coal Region on eve of Great Depression
On the eve of the Great Depression, mining official Max Fredericks delivered an optimistic speech in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, predicting a bright future for the anthracite coal industry. Discover the irony and lasting impact of his words as the Coal Region faced unprecedented economic devastation after Black Tuesday in October 1929. Read the full story.
Facebook Live – 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Check out of our first socially distance episode of "Coffee with Jake!"
“Honor the Nurses” – 1918 Influenza Pandemic in the Coal Region
An editorial from 1918 celebrated the efforts of nurses in the influenza pandemic. The words still ring true in our own pandemic.