Lithuanians Journeyed to U.S. to Work Anthracite
During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, an estimated 300,000 Lithuanians journeyed to America. This number is hard to document fully because census records…
Month: April 2018
Ukranian Lemkos in the Minersville, Pennsylvania Region
Ukranian Lemkos in the Minersville (Pa.) region. This two-part article was originally published in 2011 and gives an intimate glimpse into family memories and history…
A Description of Life in the Coal Region Pre Civil War
In the autumn of 1931, a reporter from the Millersburg Sentinel sat down with Catherine Myers in her daughter’s home in Lykens to talk about…
The Coal Region and a Living History of Its Polish Connection
“This place is like a time capsule. You guys still talk about Lemkos and Galicia. We don’t even talk about that stuff,” said exchange student…
The Disappearing Jewish Community in the Coal Region
The disappearance of a Jewish community in a small mining town in Pennsylvania sheds light on the disappearance of many other small Jewish communities that…
The Mother Church of Catholic Churches in the Coal Region
Today’s Church of St, Patrick in Pottsville, Pa. was the first Catholic church in the lower anthracite coal region; the first between “John Potts and…
The Coal Region – Railroad Connection
By 1825, the Schuylkill Navigation Company had completed the Schuylkill Canal, which allowed for the transport of anthracite from Pottsville to Philadelphia in barges capable…
The Mahanoy Plane Engineering Feat
The Mahanoy Plane is an engineering feat that moved hundreds of millions of tons of anthracite coal up Broad Mountain, just north of Frackville, PA. …