The first Schuylkill County men to bomb Berlin - honored with war bonds | 1944 In August 1944, four Schuylkill County airmen gathered at the Pottsville Republican office to collect $50 war bonds for being the first county sons to fly over Berlin. One mother accepted on her son's behalf. Read more.
Irvin Schwartz looked forward to 1944 as being the year that he hoped would see the end of World War II.
As influenza killed hundreds in Schuylkill County in 1918, volunteers stepped up to save lives.
In early October 1918, pandemic influenza descended on Schuylkill County and left thousands dead.
A recent comment on our blog pointed out an amazing resource made available by the Pennsylvania State Archives.
In 2018, the Schuylkill Mall came crashing down. A YouTube documentary looks at the mall's history.