In the spring of 1863, a journalist documented the chaotic and changing situation in the Coal Region as the Civil War raged on.
A New York Times reporter documents the turbulent situation in the Coal Region – 1863
A powerful V-E Day advertisement by Deisroth’s of Hazleton | May 1945
A powerfully simple advertisement ran in the Hazleton Standard-Speaker on May 9, 1945 to commemorate the victory over Nazi Germany.
Eugene V. Debs – A 1906 speech in Pottsville’s Union Hall
In September 1906, the leader of the Socialist Party of America gave a speech before a large audience in Schuylkill County.
Remembering the Stockton Mine Disaster | December 18, 1869
On December 18, 1869, six people were killed when a mine cave-in swallowed their homes in Luzerne County.
Hazleton resident abducted by the Coal and Iron Police | 1872
A Coal and Iron Police agent arrested a Hazleton resident under murky circumstances in September 1872
Relief efforts in Hazleton organized to help Italian refugees in 1944
In 1944, a clothing drive held in Hazleton gathered clothes to help war refugees in Italy.
“147,000 ordered to strike” – The beginning of the 1902 anthracite coal strike
The leader of the United Mine Workers of America addressed the miners of the Coal Region on May 10, 1902.
Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day in Hazleton | 1899
On March 17, 1899, Hazleton's streets filled with green-clad crowds celebrating St. Patrick's Day with parades, music, and lively performances. This joyful event reflected the Irish community's growing acceptance in American society as their traditions became part of the Coal Region’s cultural fabric.
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.
Coal mines as bomb shelters? – An impractical Cold War idea from the Coal Region
As the Cold War heated up in the winter of 1951, the citizens of Hazleton, Pennsylvania had a radical idea to save themselves from nuclear war.