A Closer Look At John Kehoe
Who was John Kehoe? How did one man generate such intense feeling, both for him and against him? Martin Ritt’s 1970 film The Molly Maguires sharpened…
Category: Coal Region
Pa’s Molly Maguires: Fact v. Fiction
Anne Flaherty presented this paper at the 33rd annual meeting of the American Conference for Irish Studies-Western Regional [ACIS-West]. The theme of the conference, held in…
Made With Love
In the Coal Region, we love our pierogi. We are willing to stand in long lines at block parties and church picnics just to get…
Coal Country Holiday Obsession
Boilo — making it AND drinking it — is a local obsession here in the Coal Region around the holidays. Boilo is an alcoholic beverage…
Who Are These Anthracite People?
What happened to this region is part of the story of anthracite. The impact of hard coal upon the economy of Northeastern Pennsylvania is another.…
A Coal Cracker Remembers
John J. Stoffey, Coaldale, PA, was 95 when he died in early January 2017. He wrote what he called “Memories of a Coal Cracker” in…
Sweet Home Schuylkill County
If you’re “from here”, you will connect immediately! (Note: Contains some adult language that may be objectionable to some viewers.)
250 Years of PA Anthracite
Plans are underway to celebrate “King Coal” Celebrating the anniversary of coal is a tricky business. That’s because there are many different interpretations of its…