A recent comment on our blog pointed out an amazing resource made available by the Pennsylvania State Archives.
Trove of panoramic maps of Pennsylvania online via the State Archives
The Archbald Draft Riot of September 1862
In September 1862, Irish immigrants living near Scranton rose up to resist efforts to enroll local men for the draft and service in the Civil War.
A Coal Region soldier’s jump into Holland during Operation Market Garden in 1944
Private Jack S. Robins jumped into Holland on September 17, 1944 with the 101st Airborne Division
The Coal Region on D-Day – June 6, 1944
On this 75th anniversary of D-Day, we are remembering how the Pennsylvania home front marked the historic moment.
