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    Just learned that Pottsville, PA sponsored a Freedmen’s School in Murfreesboro, TN during . Two teachers left the public schools of Schuylkill County in early 1867 to head south to open the school. Can’t wait for this to hit the blog!

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    On a recent trip home to , I encountered a number of artifacts that once belonged to Captain Richard Budd of the 96th Pennsylvania. Budd was an Irish immigrant who settled in the and served bravely in the .

  4. The last pics from my run in Jim Thorpe, PA.

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    Went down a history rabbit hole tonight... Reading pro-Nixon letters to the editor of the (Wilkes-Barre, PA) from August 1974. Finding many, many rhetorical similarities to our own time.

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    Brett Veach you just won the Super Bowl! Where are you heading next? “I’m going to Knoebels!!!!”

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    As the 1920s came to an end, mining officials in the predicted a bright future for the anthracite industry. By the end of 1929, however, the coal fields of Eastern Pennsylvania were in economic peril.

  8. 31. sij

    In 1886, workers at the Pennsylvania Railroad's Williamstown Colliery walked off the job in a bid to have a wage reduction lifted. The fight pitted 1,000 workers against one of the world's most powerful corporations.

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    in 1942, my hometown in was devastated by the closure of the Williamstown Colliery. The mine had been Williamstown’s largest employer since 1865. It’s been 78 years and the town continues to suffer without a path forward.

  10. Photo with at Stokers Brewery in Tamaqua.

  11. 29. sij

    With dominating headlines around the world, I’ve returned to my research on the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic and its impact in ’s . This harrowing editorial was published mid-outbreak in October 1918.

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    “The Molly Maguires” premiered 50 years ago this week. The film tells the story of labor unrest and ethnic tension in ’s in the 1870s. Let’s take another look at the movie and how it tells this complicated history.

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    On a recent trip through ’s , I noticed a number of Confederate battle flags blowing in the breeze of Schuylkill County. This is a disgrace to the memory of the 13,000 residents who fought and died to save our country.

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    The Chef Restoring Appalachia’s World-Class Food Culture: A coal fortune is fueling the revival of a cuisine it nearly destroyed.

  15. The sidewalks in Tamaqua where I run contain numerous tripping hazards. I really wish we had bike lanes, trails & other infrastructure to encourage residents to maintain a healthy lifestyle through exercising.

  16. I like this old ad for Anthracite Coal. Many houses in my area are still heated using coal. Giving a family a ton of coal is still a nice gift today.

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    “Our men were being swept away as by a terrific whirlwind.“ EJ Murphy () writes about the horrific experience of the 132nd Pennsylvania at the Battle of Fredericksburg. Read it here 👇

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    “The plains of Fredericksburg have been baptized with the blood of our neighbors and friends,” wrote the editors of the Pittston Gazette in December 1862. “We have sorrow and mourning on every side.”

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    You feeling adventurous? I’ve tried at least a dozen homemade versions of and every one tasted different. 🍊🍋🍯🥃

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