Jan. 5, 2006— -- Out of one of the toughest and most dangerous jobs in the world have come generations of powerful stories, almost all hinging on life and death and the suspense of waiting. "You ...
LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — A new way of seeing the history of anthracite coal mining brought Pam Hummell of the Grove City Historical Society to the Lackawanna County Coal Mine Tour in Scranton. "It was ...
A Christmas Tragedy in Lancashire On the morning of December 21, 1910, just four days before Christmas, the town of Westhoughton in … ...
"It is my favourite time of year to work. It is a fantastic time of year to work and I have been robbed of that this year," ...
This abandoned coal mine has been left untouched for years. Inside, the tunnels, supports, and equipment remain frozen in ...
Miners, their wives, child laborers and patch town store operators all had a part in the history of coal in the Derry area. “There were so many mines in this area,” said Donna Showalter, a Derry Area ...
Sam Bennett is a fourth-generation coal miner who was instrumental in erection of the coal miner memorial on the Coshocton Court Square. Bennett recently gave a talk on coal mining history at the ...