Stu, Nothing would please me more. Have a go at it. :-) Also, if you find it necessary to reword a little, I am receptive. Say hello to Tommy for me. I can...
The following is from today's Citizens' Voice: "As part of a 46th anniversary commemoration of the Knox Mine Disaster, which occurred Jan. 22, 1959, the...
There is good news about the long-hoped for microfilming of the Shenandoah Heralds. The Pennsylvania Newspaper Project will use funds granted by the National...
Thank you Diane. I am James Stevens, Coal Cracker native of Shamokin, PA. My family worked in the mines, and many, including my father, were killed there. I...
Thanks for the good news, I will send a message to the Shenandoah list with a big thank you, I am not sure who did it but I hope the ones that did know it and...
Another chapter of "Scaring the Devil", the biography of Mooch Kashner, Shamokin's legendary state mine inspector, is now posted online at www.coalpeople.com....
I'd be interested on some weekend soon, keep me posted please, Craig ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam?...
... Hi, Clem and everyone else, I have some news on the writing front. I have a new Horror Writers Association writing mentor, Deborah LeBlanc, the author of...
Hi Everyone! Long time! It's so nice to hear your voices. I apologize for not being active in a bit, but that's about to change. I am finishing my Master of...
From the Scranton Times/Tribune: 06/14/2005 MINING HISTORY CONFERENCE The Mining History Association's first annual meeting in the East will open Thursday with...
I just sold a coal-related short story. It is "The Devil's Vein," which is about a coal-miner who is trapped in a flooded mine and is beset by a legion of tiny...
... Thanks, Diane. A coal mine could be a spooky place, so it seems like a natural setting for a horror story. Ron [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Hi, I just joined the group and wondered if the excursion mentioned back in May was ever taken. If so, what was on the itinerary? If not, when and where will ...
Penn State newspaper microfilmers need our help. Please send a letter or email of support. Hello All, Microfilmed newspapers are a priceless resource for...
Hi All, The project of microfilming the 1891 - 1940 Shenandoah Heralds with US Newspaper Program funds continues to move forward. No firm date but it's likely...
Hello All, Microfilmed newspapers are a priceless resource for writers, historians and genealogists. The Pennsylvania State Library, which coordinates...
This is up the road in Luzerne but some of you may be interested. Join some of Northeastern PA's most ardent volunteer supporters of historical preservation,...
I received the following e-mail from my cousin. This is a fund-raiser ... Our library is doing a cookbook fundraiser. Just recently they mentioned they are...
Hi everyone: Get ready to have to work again as I am now done school. We're partying tomorrow and you are all welcome at 66 Swatara Road, Shenandoah...
Stu! I just read about your Baber gig. I think I want to photograph it. As for the doctorate ... maybe in about 10 years. These last two weeks, I have allowed...
Hi Everyone: As I try to get back into work on Mine Country and its affiliates, I shall do my best to get us places ... With this in mind, Jay has reserved a...
Greetings, I will try to make it to the book signing. Would love to see everyone again. I'm almost through a first full draft of another novel. Meanwhile, I'll...