The Anthracite History Journal
Publisher Emeritus:
Eric McKeever
Editor:
Christine Goldbeck
Journal Features
Knox Mine Disaster
Poetry Pages
Poetry
Read the poems, and
if you would like to contribute, email us!
About the Journal
The Anthracite History Journal began as
a print publication. For four years, this quarterly publication was published
and mailed. In late 1999, we moved the publication of the Journal from
print to this website. This allowed us to reach more people and to publish more
information in a more timely manner.
Please
tell
your
friends
who
are
interested
in Coal Region history to come visit our site!
|
| Articles |
Hard Coal showing this weekend in Pine Grove
PINE GROVE, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY - "Hard Coal, The Last of the Bootleg Miners" will be shown several times this weekend at the Pine Grove Movie Theater.
This documentary movie is ... more
Public invited to booksigning at Tamaqua Station
TAMAQUA - Mine Country's Coal Region Book Nook and other regional authors will sell and sign copies of their work at an event sponsored by more
Q & A With John “Stu” Richards, Author
NOTE: Recently out and about in Schuylkill County, The Mine Country caught up with John "Stu" Richards, an... more
|
| There are more! View all
Articles in the archives. |
| Visits |
Avondale: Accident or Sabotage?
“This is a sad calamity! A dreadful catastrophe! The most affecting and solemn scene I have ever witnessed in the whole course of my life.” Coroner’s Report, September 14,... more
O'Hara's work endures time and criticism
EDITOR'S NOTE: Schuylkill County is celebrating John O'Hara's centennial in 2005 through various events. Click here for in... more
Pennsylvania in the American Civil War
The Eckley Miners’ Village Associates will host a lecture and multimedia presentation highlighting Pennsylvania’s role in the American Civil War on Sunday November 7th at 2 p.m.... more
|
| There are more! View all
Visits in the archives. |
| Book Reviews |
Voices of the Knox Mine Disaster
Voices of the Knox Mine Disaster Stories, Remembrances, and Reflections on the Anthracite Coal Industry’s Last Major Catastrophe, January 22, 1959 is written by more
Big Mine Run
Editor's Note: Please stop back to see this living document (a hypertext) expand with comments from the author and images related to the book. Harry Bobonich, author, is picture... more
Hard Coal Times
Writers intend to inform, to entertain or to persuade an audience with their work. Some authors, including Steve Varonka of Bloomsburg, Columbia County, not only tell stories for t... more
|
| There are more! View all
Book Reviews in the archives. |
| Genealogy |
Making the Andrulonis Family Book
Editor's Note: We often hear from readers who want to research their ancestors. Herein Geri Arts tells us how she went about gathering information to compile a book about her... more
The American Revolutionary War Military Records
If you have found that your family came here while the colonies were still very young, it may be that some of their members served in the American Revolution and a great number of ... more
Why Family History?
Aside from being a leisurely pastime for many people who are curious about their cultural heritage and most importantly want to pass a sense of family belonging along to the younge... more
|
| There are more! View all
Genealogy articles in the archives. |
| Letters to the
Editor |
Petition for National Miner's Day from
Creed Holden
December 31, 2007
Dear Editor:
Would you please consider signing the Petition for an Annual Commemorative National Miner's Day for the United States of America?
To ... more
Music and Memories of Miners from
Daniel Jan Walikis
February 10, 2007
Dear Editor:
I am a retired American-European history educator from the Windsor, NY School District with an extensive background in the New Immigration era... more
Coal Topics from
Ivan Hild
Dear Editor:
I have been studying the social history of anthracite for the past 30 years. From that perspective, I would like to suggest a few topics of analysis that might hav... more
|
| There are more! View all
Letters to the Editor in the archives. |
|