In the year 1783, a settler by the name of thomas reed traveled through the valley between the thomaston mountains and the gap rocks. Minersville was founded in 1830 by titus bennet, who laid out the town in that year on parts of two tracts of land. This aeroview map of minersville, pennsylvania was drawn and published by thaddeus mortimer fowler in 1889. Munsells history of schuylkill county, pennsylvania. No infamy, iniquity or cruelty can exceed our own, if we, born and educated in a country of freedom, entitled to its blessings and knowing their value, pusillanimously deserting the post assigned us by divine providence, surrender succeeding generations to a condition of wretchedness. Explore the the minersville area historical society inc business page in minersville, pa. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. One of these was patented to titus bennet on the 7th of december, 1830, and enrolled in patent book h, vol. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Edward kaluchie obituary minersville, pa republican. As the anthracite industry reigned as king, the population steadily grew. Minersvillearea historical tornado activity is slightly above pennsylvania state average. Minersville, pennsylvania images of america series by.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading minersville images of america. Early childhood education center preschoolkindergarten, minersville area elementary center 1st6th and minersville area junior senior high school 7th12th. Drehersville is an unincorporated community on the little schuylkill river and the nw foot of blue mountain in east brunswick township and west brunswick township, schuylkill county in pennsylvania. Krista bevan kphotography minersville, pa 126 books.
Run a reverse phone lookup on any minersville, pa phone number to see what others have reported about it as well. Official publication borough of minersville official. When minersville celebrated their centennial in 1931 it boasted a population of over 9,000 individuals. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Below please find the meeting information that was presented and approved at last evenings council meeting. From its official inception as a borough in 1831 until present day the population of minersville seems to have correlated with the output of the mining industry. Schuylkill haven police chief coal mining my heritage history books. Schuylkill county pagenweb part of the usgenweb project, this is a huge collection of genealogy resources and links. The society makes this data available to members, people who are interested in genealogical research, and those who have questions about the history of the county. When prompted for a password, please enter your library card number located above the barcode. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. At this junction, several mountain streams converged where this settler built a log cabin and a sawmill on the west branch of the schuylkill river, just below the mouth of wolf creek.
Kaluchie, 74, of dieners hill, formerly of llewellyn road, branch township, passed away wednesday, march 18, at rosewood rehabilitation and. Including a genealogical and biographical record of many families and persons in the county, volume 2. Browse photos, see new properties, get open house info, and research neighborhoods on trulia. Includes online books many of which are listed below, cemetery listings, etc. Minersville, pa 1844 city directories allen county public library minersville, pa 1861186263 city directories allen county public library pottsville pennsylvania city directories family history library minersville histories and genealogies.
He served two previous terms on minersville borough council and has extensive experience in education and public service. Genealogy and local history materials at the pottsville free public. The minersville youth center opened in 1945 and supplied the library with heat and lights. Minersville images of america kindle edition by coleman, ronald m. The 2018 crime rate in minersville, pa was 79 crime index, which was 3. Minersville is a town nestled in the mountains of eastern pennsylvania in schuylkill county. Containing historical sketches of old families and of representative.
Minersville provides a glimpse of the early days of coal, as well as the people of the area and their accomplishments of spirit. Szeliga have searched basements, attics, and archives to create this pictorial history documenting minersvilles past, present and future. Minersville area school district operates three buildings. Route 895 passes through drehersville, which serves as a western gateway for hawk mountain sanctuary. Minersville yellow pages phone books in pennsylvania pa.
Search americas historic newspaper pages from 17891963 or use the u. Minersville the borough is searching for a clock that once stood on sunbury street. Schuylkill county, pennsylvania genealogy familysearch. Including a genealogical and biographical record of many families and persons in the county, volume 2 history of schuylkill county, pennsylvania.
We offer a wide variety of books, audiobooks, and videos here for you to. In the last 5 years minersville has seen an increase in violent. Expanding former trails used by native americans, travelers moving between the growing communities of sunbury and reading in the state of pennsylvania. Books all of these titles mention the more prominent people involved in the history and development of schuylkill county andor the city of pottsville, and several of them include biographical sketches of varying lengths. Services include, reserving a book, book availability, and renewing your book. Neat picture of macarios bar late 1930sbut in minersville.
The ranking is based on the last 3 years of student academic achievement as demonstrated by pssas results in. Minersville real estate minersville pa homes for sale. Page 16 it is not our duty to leave wealth to our children, but it is our duty to leave liberty to them. Find out about suspected minersville, pa scam phone calls and other nuisance calls and texts all thanks to our active community of callersmart users. The minersville area historical society inc minersville. The pottsville free public library is located on the main drag and holds, on microfilm, the census records for the area going well back into the 1800s. Spark pa the minersville public library is now available from your home computer. Minersville was then incorporated on april 1, 1831. It is pronounced drayherzvil or occasionally drairzvil. In 2015, minersville area school districts graduation rate was 89%. The early settlement of minersville and history of its schools family history library minersville. Containing historical sketches of old families and of representative and prominent. The societys library has a great deal of records on genealogy and the history of schuylkill county.
This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. Andrew was born april 26, 1944, in minersville, a son of the late anna stashitsky and john cremo. Minersville evangelical lutheran congregation, branch township, schuylkill county, pennsylvania family history library minersville city directories minersville, pa 1841 bus. Schalck pennsylvania county and regional histories. Minersville real estate minersville pa homes for sale zillow.
This appointment will be until the next municipal election when the seat will be up for the remainder of the term. Murphy, then high school librarian, to act as an advisor and with permission of the school board, cleaned the books and opened the library in november of 1944. Churches and cemeteries books schuylkill roots family histories census city directories. This town and surrounding areas, however, are much more than abandoned breakers and row after row of coal company houses. Alabama aljaska arizona arkansas colorado connecticut delaware florida georgia havaji idaho illinois indiana iowa juzna dakota juzna karolina kalifornija kansas kentucky louisiana maine maryland massachusetts michigan minnesota mississippi missouri montana nebraska nevada. Minersville white pages phone books in pennsylvania pa. Minersville borough 164176 mount carbon borough 250251 new castle township 242244. Including a genealogical and biographical record of many families and persons in the county, adolf w. The minersville area historical society is a nonprofit 501c3 organization established to historically serve the community of minersville, pa.
Pottsville, pa home of yuengling, americas oldest brewery is the county seat. A regiment of schuylkill county menthe fortyeighth pennsylvania volunteers chapter xix pages 1281 records and rolls of the fiftieth and fiftysecond regiments chapter xx pages 12 the fiftythird, fiftyfifth and fiftysixth regiments chapter xxi pages 24 the sixtieth and sixtyfifth regimentsthird and fifth cavalry chapter xxii. Newspaper directory to find information about american newspapers published between 1690present. He had maybe three or four sons and and two daughters one wilburs grandmother and one my grandmother. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Still interesting good oldamerican historypennsylvania1930smemoriesbarthe originalscool. Guide to schuylkill county, pennsylvania ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth. The 2018 minersville crime rate rose by 42% compared to 2017. Thomas reed was minersville s first settler in march of 1793. Nominate and swear in council member sarah newton was appointed to fill the vacant seat of paul vuksta. Official publication borough oation boro f minersville minersvilleonline com m i n e r s j o u r n a l vol. He has received degrees continued on page 2 official publication borough oation boro f minersville minersvilleonline com m i n e r s j o u r n a l vol. Our lady of mount carmel cemetery, minersville sch.
In 2015, minersville area districts ranking declined to 437th out of 493 pennsylvania school districts, in 2015, by the pittsburgh business times. Minersville, aptly named for those who toiled in the coal fields of eastcentral pennsylvania, embodies the very essence of the coal region. Thomas reed was minersvilles first settler in march of 1793. Andrew cremo, 75, of minersville, passed away thursday, march 19, at his residence. To ensure the health and safety of the public and officials of the borough of minersville during the covid19 pandemic, the council work session and special meeting scheduled for tuesday, april 7 th have been cancelled. Some census records are online see the online resources section below.
Genealogy and local history materials at the pottsville free. Including a genealogical and biographical record of many families and persons in the county, volume 1. Obtain the reading and knowledge you want through the minersville public library. Minersville was settled by europeans in the late 1700s and became a stop along the famed kings highway. This town and surrounding areas, however, are much more than abandoned breakers and row after. Kaluchie, 74, of dieners hill, formerly of llewellyn road, branch township, passed away wednesday, march 18, at rosewood rehabilitation and nursing center, schuylkill haven. He first built a sawmill on the west branch stream of the schuylkill river and a log house nearby it which was the place of his first residence. Minersville pa, panoramic map, vintage map, vintage map art, vintage map decor, old maps, vintage map prints, wall hanging, panoramic maps of many us citys these prints were done in the 1800s and can be printed in various sizes. During an interview monday, minersville police chief michael combs showed a photo from an old history book in which a clock can be seen in front of union national bank, minersville pa submitted photominersville chief of police michael combs is looking. You can read more about mining on the pennsylvania coal region history. This is a bibliography of most of our biographical and historical volumes currently being used for transcription to our various pennsylvania counties. Minersville area historical tornado activity is slightly above pennsylvania state average.