Where They Lived

Apr 17, 20235 min read

The Great Flood of 1892

A Night of Terror and Destruction At about 9:45 in the evening on Friday, 17 June 1892, just after many had retired to their beds and...

Mar 13, 20233 min read

Shaner, Pennsylvania

About 26 miles southeast of Pittsburgh is the town of Shaner. Pennsylvania's Westmoreland County was formed by an Act of Assembly,...

Feb 27, 20232 min read

Schoenersville, Pennsylvania

Schoenersville is a settlement situated between Hanover Township in Lehigh County and Hanover Township in Northampton County. NW-to-SE...

Jun 16, 20226 min read

1870's Mahanoy City: The Molly Maguires, Part 3

Click Here for Part 2 The year of 1876 saw a flurry of Molly Maguire trials and convictions. In the entire series of Molly trials, not...

Jun 12, 20226 min read

1870's Mahanoy City: The Molly Maguires, Part 2

For Part 1, click here. James McParland, a slim 29-year-old Irishman with red hair and a redder face, was assigned the task of...

Jun 6, 20227 min read

1870's Mahanoy City: The Molly Maguires, Part 1

Now to follow up on a prior post (click here) and discuss the Molly Maguires. The history of the "Molly Maguires" in Pennsylvania history...

May 23, 20227 min read

1870's Mahanoy City: Fire And Riot

As mentioned in a prior post, John Franklin Schoener was the foreman of the Citizens Steam Company, No. 2 until 1874 when George Major,...

May 16, 20224 min read

1870's Mahanoy City: Highway Robbery

"Schuylkill County appears to be infested with professional robbers, at least highway robbery is getting to be quite fashionable" -...

May 2, 20222 min read

1870's Mahanoy City: Citizens Steam Fire Company No. 2

The need for an organized fire company is important to every community. Mahanoy City in 1870 was no different. In a growing and booming...

May 3, 20215 min read

New Sweden, The Time Before Penn

Most people are familiar with the British, Dutch, Spanish and French colonies that were established in America, but probably not as much...