Learn more about the Coal Region's response to the Confederate invasion of Pennsylvania in the summer of 1863.
Public Presentation | “Gone to the Seat of War” – Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Region Responds to Confederate invasion
Illustration shows the Gilberton Colliery during the Civil War | 1863
An 1863 map of Schuylkill County included the drawing of the new mining operation started in 1862 in northern Schuylkill County.
A lunch in the anthracite coal mines of Pennsylvania | 1873
A lunch scene in the coal mines of Northeastern Pennsylvania was depicted in an 1873 edition of Harper's Weekly Magazine.
Ukrainian Relief Day in Schuylkill County in 1917 and where you can donate today
American relief efforts for Ukrainian war refugees in 2022 echoes a previous campaign in Schuylkill County during World War I.
“In the Depths of a Coal Mine” – Stephen Crane’s 1894 visit to Pennsylvania’s Coal Region
Author Stephen Crane made a visit to a coal mine near Scranton in 1894 for an article in McClure's Magazine.
“Life in the Coal Villages” | 1888
Explore the grim reality of life in 1888 Coal Region patch towns in this Harper’s Weekly feature. From squalid homes and grueling labor to poverty and hazards in Pennsylvania’s anthracite villages, uncover the struggles endured by immigrant miners and their families amid coal dust, mine disasters, and limited opportunities. Read the Full Story.
The Gazette: Episode 3 – Excelsior on the March
In Episode 3 of "The Gazette," explore letters from new recruits in the US Army, flag-waving in Pittston, and the state of war in May 1861.
The Coal Region’s economic woes featured in book: “The Year of Peril: America in 1942”
In Tracy Campbell's 2020 book, the author uses the examples from the anthracite coal fields to show how our national myths about World War II often miss the mark.
Stone-throwing and gunfire: A riot at a political meeting in Northeastern Pennsylvania in 1860
In the late summer and autumn of 1860, the looming election sparked heated political rhetoric, marches in support of political causes, and whispered talk of a coming civil war. These feelings manifest themselves in a violent skirmish between Republicans and Democrats on the streets of a Wayne County community on September 28, 1860. The fight in Hawley, which started … Continue reading Stone-throwing and gunfire: A riot at a political meeting in Northeastern Pennsylvania in 1860