POTTSVILLE – The history of anthracite coal in the southern fields usually goes something like this: Necho Allen discovers coal in 1790, igniting an economic engine that burns brightly for 150 years ...

May 7—When it comes to the coal region, Andrew Salamak believes that one aspect of its history has been unfairly overlooked. Salamak, who worships at St. Michael's Ukrainian Catholic Church in ...

Sep. 1—The 16th Coal Miners Heritage Festival & Picnic will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday on the grounds of the No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum in Lansford, Carbon County. The Coal Miners Heritage ...

POTTSVILLE – David Heineman reviews 300 years of coal region history without uttering a single word. In “NEPADOC,” a cutting-edge documentary of Northeast Pennsylvania, Heineman relies on time-lapse ...

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 ...

Carbon County's coal mining heritage was on full display Sunday. The No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum in Lansford hosted the 17th annual Coal Miners Heritage Festival and Picnic. The day included tours of ...

When it went into operation in March 1931, the St. Nicholas breaker outside Mahanoy City was one of the largest processors of anthracite coal in the world. State-of-the-art technology, it was capable ...

LANSFORD, Pa. — This is behind the scenes of a new upcoming movie; ‘Twelve to Midnight.’ The set may look recognizable to folks familiar with Carbon County. The Number Nine Coal Mine & Museum in ...

The 16th Coal Miners Heritage Festival & Picnic will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday on the grounds of the No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum in Lansford, Carbon County. The Coal Miners Heritage Festival ...