Internet Links
(& other relevant contact information)
Updated - 07/27/2023
Research can be a daunting task, especially now that the Internet is becoming a dumping ground for sites that promise "free" research only to reveal that if you want to go beyond the very basic information, that research will cost you a fee. Below you will find a combination of addresses, computer links, contact information, historic sites or topics which might help you in your efforts. If you find that the information listed below has become outdated, please contact us via the Visitor Input link below to inform us of the issue in order that we might either update or remove the listing from this page. Thank you and good luck with your efforts!
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Historical Societies or Historic-related Research Sites
NOTE: Due to fluctuations in costs for admissions, fees or memberships, no prices are quoted within this
webpage. Contact the source directly to obtain their most recent prices. Conflicting information
regarding addresses, emails, officers, telephone number or websites may exist due to changes made
within the organization/site. Anyone knowing of any additions, corrections, deletions or omissions
to this information is asked to contact us via the "Visitor Input" button featured above.
Agriculture - See: Schuylkill County Agricultural Museum
Ashland Area Historic Preservation Society (also covering Fountain Springs, Gordon, Lavelle and
Locust Dale) is located at 316-318-320 Center St. or a second location at 501 Chestnut St, Ashland, PA
17921. Telephone 570-875-2632. President - John "Jack" Jones; Genealogist - Gayle Clews;
Curator and Treasurer - James "Jim" Klock; & Program Chairperson - Donna Rice. Established in 1999.
Open Houses are scheduled periodically throughout the year and tours of the museum are available by
appointment. The AAHPS conducts their monthly meetings on the fourth Wednesday of each month
(except in November and December. Gayle Clews, A.A.H.P.S. Genealogist, can be contacted at 570-933-
5749 or 570-875-2632 or at her email address of [email protected] regarding inquiries
about genealogies, etc.
Ashland Mothers' Memorial - Hoffman Blvd. and Centre St., Ashland, PA 17921. 570-624-7223.
Automobiles - See: Jerry's Classic Cars & Collectibles Museum
Barnesville - See: Mahanoy Area Historical Society
Branch Township - See: Minersville Area Historical Society
Brownsville - See: Shenandoah Area Historical Society
Canal - See: Inland: The Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill Navigation; Schuylkill Canal Association;
Schuylkill Navigation (Facebook)
Cass Township - See: Minersville Area Historical Society
Cemetery Information - See: Find-A-Grave Website
Chad Reinert - Nashville Recording Artist from Auburn, PA. Country & Gospel. Website -
www.chadreinert.net
Civil War - See: Schuylkill County Civil War Round Table; Schuylkill County Military History
Coalregion.com - Information pertaining to the Anthracite Coal Regions of Pennsylvania to include
the counties of Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northumberland and Schuylkill.
Website - http://www.coalregion.com
Country Music - See: Chad Reinert
Cressona Historical Society, St. Mark's Church, 30 Pottsville St., Cressona, PA 17929 -1222.
570-385-0715 or 570-385-2111. Established in 1985. President - Rebecca Strauch; Vice-President -
Linda Angstadt; Secretary/Treasurer - Rebecca Marshall. Meetings are conducted on the first Tuesday
of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Dauphin County Historical Society (a.k.a. - Historical Society of Dauphin County) - 219 S. Front St.,
Harrisburg, PA 17104. 717-233-3462.
Deer Lake - See: Orwigsburg Historical Society
Delano - See: Mahanoy Area Historical Society
Farming - See: Schuylkill County Agricultural Museum
Feed Mills - See: Mills throughout the United States
Find-A-Grave Website: http://www.findagrave.com (Great site for genealogical or historical research)
Fire Companies - See: Schuylkill Historical Fire Society Headquarters and Museum
Foster Township - See: Minersville Area Historical Society
Fountain Springs - See: Ashland Area Historic Preservation Society
Frackville Area Historical Society, 104 Broad Mountain Ave. or 123 N. 2nd St. (uncertain), Frackville, PA
17931. 570-874-4243 or 570-874-3219 or 570-874-3177 (uncertain)
Genealogical Research - See: Any historical society; Find-A-Grave-Website; Schuylkill County Genealogical
Research Archives
Gilberton - See: Mahanoy Area Historical Society
Girardville Historical Society, 1 W. Main St., Girardville, PA 17935. 570-276-1686 or 570-276-6430.
Meets the 2nd Wednesday each month at 7:00 p.m.
Gordon - See: Ashland Area Historic Preservation Society
Gospel Music - See: Chad Reinert
Grave/Graveyard Information - See: Find-A-Grave Website
Grist Mills - See: Mills throughout the United States
Hamburg Historical Society, 102 State St. Hamburg, PA 19526. 610-562-3664
Hawk Mountain Chapter 31: Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology (SPA), P. O. Box 422, Reading, PA
19607. 484-955-9105. President - David Ray. Meetings are held in the Hamburg Municipal Center,
61 N. 3rd St., Hamburg, PA.
Hegins - See: Tri-Valley Historical Society
Historic Old White Church - Old White Church, 189 Cemetery Hill Rd., Ringtown, PA 17967.
570-889-5164
Inland: The Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill Navigation by Sandy Sorlien. You can order this
informative and well-researched book by using the following Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com
Jerry's Classic Cars & Collectibles Museum, 394 S. Centre Street, Pottsville, PA 17901. Open Friday,
Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (May through October only). 570-622-9510 or
570-628-2266. Website - www.jerrysmuseum.com.
Jewish Museum of Eastern Pennsylvania, Pottsville, PA. 570-622-5890.
Johannes Schwalm Association Inc. - P.O. Box 127, Scotland, PA 17254-0127. Website - www.jsha.org.
Dedicated to research of Hessian soldiers and their descendants' contributions to American society.
Lavelle - See: Ashland Area Historic Preservation Society
Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway - One Susquehanna St., Jim Thorpe, PA 18229. 570-325-8485. Website -
www.lgsry.com
Locust Dale - See: Ashland Area Historic Preservation Society
Lost Creek & Lost Creek #2 - See: Shenandoah Area Historical Society
Lower William Penn - See: Shenandoah Area Historical Society
Mahanoy Area Historical Society (includes Barnesville, Delano, Gilberton, Mahanoy City,
Mahanoy Township, Maizeville, Park Place, St. Nicholas, & Wiggans), 1 - 7 W. Centre St.,
P.O. Box 127, Mahanoy City, PA 17948. 570-773-1295. Website - http://mahanoyhistory.org
Mahanoy City - See: Mahanoy Area Historical Society
Mahanoy Township - See: Mahanoy Area Historical Society
Maizeville - See: Mahanoy Area Historical Society
McKeansburg - See: Orwigsburg Historical Society
Military - See: Schuylkill County Civil War Round Table; Schuylkill County Military History; Sons of Spanish-
American War Veterans; or click: http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp
Mills throughout the United States - http://millpictures.com
Minersville Area Historical Society (includes Branch Twp, Cass Twp, Foster Twp, and Reilly
Twp.) Point of Contact: Dora Santarelli, P.O. Box 577, Minersville, PA 17954. 570-544-9482
email: [email protected]. Website: http://www.minersville.net/ The Minersville Area
Historical Society meets one a month on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in the Zion Evangelical Lutheran
Church, 4th & Lewis Streets, Minersville, PA. The society was founded in March of 2006 and their
motto is "Preserving the past for the future - history matters!"
New Ringgold - See: Orwigsburg Historical Society
No. 9 Mine and Museum - 9 Dock Street, Lansford, PA 18232. 570-645-7074. Website:
www.no9mine.com or no9mine.triod.com; email: [email protected]. Dedicated
to the world's oldest continuously operated Anthracite Coal Mine (1855 - 1972). Complete with
gift shop, museum and guided tours of the mine. Free Parking.
Northern Berks and Southern Schuylkill Historical Association, Port Clinton, PA.
610-562-9383 or 610-562-3749 (uncertain).
Orwigsburg Historical Society (includes Deer Lake, McKeansburg, New Ringgold & Pinedale),
109 East Mifflin Street, Orwigsburg, PA 17961. 570-366-8769 or 570-617-7809 or 570-366-2334
or 570-449-0930. The Orwigsburg Historical Society Museum hours are every Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. with tours of the museum also available
to be scheduled. Monthly meetings are held the first Thursday of each month (except July or December).
All of the society's meeting programs are free and open to the public with fellowship and refreshments
following the conclusion of the meeting.
Park Place - See: Mahanoy Area Historical Society
Pennsylvania Hill Climb Association, 675 Steelstown Rd., Annville, PA 17003. 717-838-2698.
email - [email protected]. PHA Historian & Archivist - Ronald Mann.
Pennsylvania Historical Society - Website - http://hsp.org
Pinedale - See: Orwigsburg Historical Society
Pinegrove Historical Society, P.O. Box 65, 205 North Tulpehocken St., Pine Grove, PA 17963.
(570) 345-0157.
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine, 19th and Oak Sts., Ashland, PA. 570-875-3850. Website -
www.pioneertunnel.com
Port Clinton - See: Northern Berks and Southern Schuylkill Historical Association; Port Clinton and the
Schuylkill Gap
Port Clinton and the Schuylkill Gap - https://www.facebook.com/groups; Facbook manager -
Sandy Sorlien
Pow-Wow (Pennsylvania Dutch or "white" magic) - http://www.esoteric.msu.edu/VolumeIV/Powwow.htm
Railroad Information - See: Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania; Railway Restoration Project 113;
Reading Company Technical and Historical Society; Reading Railroad Heritage Museum;
S & S Railroad Information
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, 300 Gap Rd., Strasburg, PA 17579. 717-687-8628. Website -
http://www.rrmuseumpa.org
Railway Restoration Project 113, 113 East Sunbury Street, Minersville, PA 17954. 570-544-8300.
Website - rrproject113.org; email - [email protected]; P.O.C. - Robert E. Kimmel.
Founded in 1995. Meeting location - Minersville Train Station. Memberships available.
Raven Run - See: Shenandoah Area Historical Society
Reading Company Technical & Historical Society - Reading, PA. 610-926-0253. Website -
http://www.readingrailroad.org
Reading Railroad Heritage Museum - 610-562-5513.
Reilly Township - See: Minersville Area Historical Society
S & S Railroad Information: Contact Brandy M. Watts Martin at www.stonyvalley.com/historian.html
Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad - See: S & S Railroad Information
Schuylkill Canal: See: Inland: The Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill Navigation; Port Clinton and the
Schuylkill Gap; Schuylkill Canal Association; Schuylkill Navigation (Facebook)
Schuylkill Canal Association at Lock 60 on the Schuylkill Canal, 400 Towpath Rd., Mont Clare, PA
19453. Mailing address: P.O. Box 966, Oaks, PA 19456. 610-917-0021 or Fax 610-917-8030.
Website - http://schuylkillcanal.org/links email - [email protected]
Schuylkill County Agricultural Museum; Summit Station, PA. 570-739-4792
Schuylkill County Civil War Round Table:
Schuylkill County Genealogical Research Archives: Website -
http://www.archive.org/stream/schuylkillcounty01jhbe/schuylkillcounty01jhbe_djvu.txt
Schuylkill County Historical Society (includes Pottsville, PA as well as any person, place, thing or event
pertaining to Schuylkill County), 305 N. Centre St., Pottsville PA 17901. Meetings are held on site during
the second Wednesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. Founded in 1903. Hours of Operation: Wednesday
1:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00
a.m. - 1:00 p.m.. President: J. Robert Zane; Genealogist & Researcher: Jean Dellock; e-mail:
[email protected]. 570-622-7540. Fax: 570-628-2012. Website - http://www.schuylkillhistory.org
Schuylkill County Military History by Stu Richards http://schuylkillcountymilitaryhistory.blogspot.com
Schuylkill County Visitors Bureau: One Progress Circle, Suite 100, Pottsville, PA 17901. Website -
www.schuylkill.org . 570-622-7700 or 800-765-7282.
Schuylkill Haven Area Historical Society, Lessig House, 13 St. John St., Schuylkill Haven, PA
17972. 570-385-7323.
Schuylkill Haven History by Richard J. Nagle. Website - http://www.schuylkillhavenhistory.com
Schuylkill Historical Fire Society Headquarters & Museum, 105 S. Jardin St., Shenandoah,
PA 17976. 570-628-3691 or 570-622-4302.
Schuylkill Navigation - https://www.facebook.com/groups/schuylkillnavigation; Facebook page manager
and top contributor - Sandy Sorlien
Schuylkill Navigation Company/System - See: Inland: The Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill Navigation;
Port Clinton and the Schuylkill Gap; Schuylkill Canal Association; Schuylkill Navigation (Facebook)
Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Area Trails Project Manager; Bob Folwell, Trails
Project Manager; 140 College Drive; Pottstown, PA 19464. 484-945-0200. Website -
http://www.schuylkillriver.org or http://www.schuylkillrivertrail.com
Shenandoah Area Historical Society (a.k.a. the Greater Shenandoah Area Historical Society);
(includes Brownsville, Lost Creek, Lost Creek #2, Raven Run, Shenandoah Heights, Turkey Run,
& Upper and Lower William Penn), P.O. Box 327, Shenandoah, PA 17976. 570-462-4643.
The historical society's physical address is 201 South Main Street; Shendandoah, PA.
email: [email protected] or [email protected]. Organized in 1998.
Shenandoah Heights - See: Shenandoah Area Historical Society
Shenandoah Memories Website: http://simons_a.tripod.com/shenandoah
Sons of Spanish-American War Veterans - Alexander M. Quinn Camp 173, Lebanon, PA.
Founded 1927. James M. McAteer, President & Commander of the Annville American Legion,
145 Tiverton Court, Lebanon, PA 17042. 717-228-0128 or 717-222-8137 (cell). email -
[email protected].
Spanish-American War - See: Sons of Spanish-American War Veterans.
St. Clair Historical Society, 24 N. Nicholas St., St. Clair, PA 17870. Mailing address - PO Box 187,
St. Clair, PA 17970. 570-429-1246 or 570-429-2242 or 570-624-6571. e-mail: SCCHS@verizon. net
St. Nichols - See: Mahanoy Area Historical Society
Tamaqua Area Historical Society and Museum, 118 W. Broad Street, Tamaqua, PA 18252.
570-688-2770 or 610-597-6722. President - Dale Freudenberger. Email - [email protected].
Tamaqua Railroad Station, 118 W. Broad St., Tamaqua, 18252. 570-688-2770. Website -
www.tamaquastation.com
Tremont Area Historical Society, 139 Clay Street, Suite 5, Tremont, PA 17981. 570-695-3674 or
570-695-3308 or 570-695-3865). Established in 1997. The museum and headquarters are located
in the Tremont Borough Building located at 19 N. Pine St., Tremont. Meetings are held the fourth
Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. (September through May).
Tourism/Tourist - See: Schuylkill County Visitors Bureau
Tri-Valley Historical Society (serving Hegins, Valley View, etc.), 1433 W. Main St., Valley View, PA
17983-9776. 570-682-8130.
Turkey Run - See: Shenandoah Area Historical Society
Upper William Penn - See: Shenandoah Area Historical Society
Valley View - See: Tri-Valley Historical Society
Wiggans - See: Mahanoy Area Historical Society
William Penn (geographical location; not individual) - See: Shenandoah Area Historical Society
Wit's End website - c/o Guy Graybill, 38 Penns Landing, Selinsgrove, PA 17870. 570-374-1524. This is
the personal website of author and photographer Guy Graybill who has published numerous historically-
relevant books to include "BRAVO!" (a detailed history of Italian music); "FROST!" (Russian folktales);
"Henry Wharton Shoemaker - Scoundrel of the Susquehanna" (a debunking of one of history's prolific
authors); "Intoxication Nation" (a history of alcohol use and abuse); "Keystone" (a detailed and pictoral
history of Pennsylvania); "Prince and the Paupers" (a story about Pennsylvania's millionaire moon-
shiner's criminal activity but surprising generosity and philanthropy); and "Prohibition's Prince" (the
prequel and detailed biography of Pennsylvania's millionaire moonshiner, Prince Farrington). Access
the website at wits-end.weebly.com.
Yuengling Brewery - 420 Mahantongo Street, Pottsville, PA 17901. 570-628-4890. America's oldest
brewery. Website - www.yuengling.com
NOTE: Due to fluctuations in costs for admissions, fees or memberships, no prices are quoted within this
webpage. Contact the source directly to obtain their most recent prices. Conflicting information
regarding addresses, emails, officers, telephone number or websites may exist due to changes made
within the organization/site. Anyone knowing of any additions, corrections, deletions or omissions
to this information is asked to contact us via the "Visitor Input" button featured above.
Agriculture - See: Schuylkill County Agricultural Museum
Ashland Area Historic Preservation Society (also covering Fountain Springs, Gordon, Lavelle and
Locust Dale) is located at 316-318-320 Center St. or a second location at 501 Chestnut St, Ashland, PA
17921. Telephone 570-875-2632. President - John "Jack" Jones; Genealogist - Gayle Clews;
Curator and Treasurer - James "Jim" Klock; & Program Chairperson - Donna Rice. Established in 1999.
Open Houses are scheduled periodically throughout the year and tours of the museum are available by
appointment. The AAHPS conducts their monthly meetings on the fourth Wednesday of each month
(except in November and December. Gayle Clews, A.A.H.P.S. Genealogist, can be contacted at 570-933-
5749 or 570-875-2632 or at her email address of [email protected] regarding inquiries
about genealogies, etc.
Ashland Mothers' Memorial - Hoffman Blvd. and Centre St., Ashland, PA 17921. 570-624-7223.
Automobiles - See: Jerry's Classic Cars & Collectibles Museum
Barnesville - See: Mahanoy Area Historical Society
Branch Township - See: Minersville Area Historical Society
Brownsville - See: Shenandoah Area Historical Society
Canal - See: Inland: The Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill Navigation; Schuylkill Canal Association;
Schuylkill Navigation (Facebook)
Cass Township - See: Minersville Area Historical Society
Cemetery Information - See: Find-A-Grave Website
Chad Reinert - Nashville Recording Artist from Auburn, PA. Country & Gospel. Website -
www.chadreinert.net
Civil War - See: Schuylkill County Civil War Round Table; Schuylkill County Military History
Coalregion.com - Information pertaining to the Anthracite Coal Regions of Pennsylvania to include
the counties of Carbon, Columbia, Dauphin, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northumberland and Schuylkill.
Website - http://www.coalregion.com
Country Music - See: Chad Reinert
Cressona Historical Society, St. Mark's Church, 30 Pottsville St., Cressona, PA 17929 -1222.
570-385-0715 or 570-385-2111. Established in 1985. President - Rebecca Strauch; Vice-President -
Linda Angstadt; Secretary/Treasurer - Rebecca Marshall. Meetings are conducted on the first Tuesday
of each month at 7:00 p.m.
Dauphin County Historical Society (a.k.a. - Historical Society of Dauphin County) - 219 S. Front St.,
Harrisburg, PA 17104. 717-233-3462.
Deer Lake - See: Orwigsburg Historical Society
Delano - See: Mahanoy Area Historical Society
Farming - See: Schuylkill County Agricultural Museum
Feed Mills - See: Mills throughout the United States
Find-A-Grave Website: http://www.findagrave.com (Great site for genealogical or historical research)
Fire Companies - See: Schuylkill Historical Fire Society Headquarters and Museum
Foster Township - See: Minersville Area Historical Society
Fountain Springs - See: Ashland Area Historic Preservation Society
Frackville Area Historical Society, 104 Broad Mountain Ave. or 123 N. 2nd St. (uncertain), Frackville, PA
17931. 570-874-4243 or 570-874-3219 or 570-874-3177 (uncertain)
Genealogical Research - See: Any historical society; Find-A-Grave-Website; Schuylkill County Genealogical
Research Archives
Gilberton - See: Mahanoy Area Historical Society
Girardville Historical Society, 1 W. Main St., Girardville, PA 17935. 570-276-1686 or 570-276-6430.
Meets the 2nd Wednesday each month at 7:00 p.m.
Gordon - See: Ashland Area Historic Preservation Society
Gospel Music - See: Chad Reinert
Grave/Graveyard Information - See: Find-A-Grave Website
Grist Mills - See: Mills throughout the United States
Hamburg Historical Society, 102 State St. Hamburg, PA 19526. 610-562-3664
Hawk Mountain Chapter 31: Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology (SPA), P. O. Box 422, Reading, PA
19607. 484-955-9105. President - David Ray. Meetings are held in the Hamburg Municipal Center,
61 N. 3rd St., Hamburg, PA.
Hegins - See: Tri-Valley Historical Society
Historic Old White Church - Old White Church, 189 Cemetery Hill Rd., Ringtown, PA 17967.
570-889-5164
Inland: The Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill Navigation by Sandy Sorlien. You can order this
informative and well-researched book by using the following Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com
Jerry's Classic Cars & Collectibles Museum, 394 S. Centre Street, Pottsville, PA 17901. Open Friday,
Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. (May through October only). 570-622-9510 or
570-628-2266. Website - www.jerrysmuseum.com.
Jewish Museum of Eastern Pennsylvania, Pottsville, PA. 570-622-5890.
Johannes Schwalm Association Inc. - P.O. Box 127, Scotland, PA 17254-0127. Website - www.jsha.org.
Dedicated to research of Hessian soldiers and their descendants' contributions to American society.
Lavelle - See: Ashland Area Historic Preservation Society
Lehigh Gorge Scenic Railway - One Susquehanna St., Jim Thorpe, PA 18229. 570-325-8485. Website -
www.lgsry.com
Locust Dale - See: Ashland Area Historic Preservation Society
Lost Creek & Lost Creek #2 - See: Shenandoah Area Historical Society
Lower William Penn - See: Shenandoah Area Historical Society
Mahanoy Area Historical Society (includes Barnesville, Delano, Gilberton, Mahanoy City,
Mahanoy Township, Maizeville, Park Place, St. Nicholas, & Wiggans), 1 - 7 W. Centre St.,
P.O. Box 127, Mahanoy City, PA 17948. 570-773-1295. Website - http://mahanoyhistory.org
Mahanoy City - See: Mahanoy Area Historical Society
Mahanoy Township - See: Mahanoy Area Historical Society
Maizeville - See: Mahanoy Area Historical Society
McKeansburg - See: Orwigsburg Historical Society
Military - See: Schuylkill County Civil War Round Table; Schuylkill County Military History; Sons of Spanish-
American War Veterans; or click: http://www.digitalarchives.state.pa.us/archive.asp
Mills throughout the United States - http://millpictures.com
Minersville Area Historical Society (includes Branch Twp, Cass Twp, Foster Twp, and Reilly
Twp.) Point of Contact: Dora Santarelli, P.O. Box 577, Minersville, PA 17954. 570-544-9482
email: [email protected]. Website: http://www.minersville.net/ The Minersville Area
Historical Society meets one a month on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in the Zion Evangelical Lutheran
Church, 4th & Lewis Streets, Minersville, PA. The society was founded in March of 2006 and their
motto is "Preserving the past for the future - history matters!"
New Ringgold - See: Orwigsburg Historical Society
No. 9 Mine and Museum - 9 Dock Street, Lansford, PA 18232. 570-645-7074. Website:
www.no9mine.com or no9mine.triod.com; email: [email protected]. Dedicated
to the world's oldest continuously operated Anthracite Coal Mine (1855 - 1972). Complete with
gift shop, museum and guided tours of the mine. Free Parking.
Northern Berks and Southern Schuylkill Historical Association, Port Clinton, PA.
610-562-9383 or 610-562-3749 (uncertain).
Orwigsburg Historical Society (includes Deer Lake, McKeansburg, New Ringgold & Pinedale),
109 East Mifflin Street, Orwigsburg, PA 17961. 570-366-8769 or 570-617-7809 or 570-366-2334
or 570-449-0930. The Orwigsburg Historical Society Museum hours are every Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Friday from 12:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. with tours of the museum also available
to be scheduled. Monthly meetings are held the first Thursday of each month (except July or December).
All of the society's meeting programs are free and open to the public with fellowship and refreshments
following the conclusion of the meeting.
Park Place - See: Mahanoy Area Historical Society
Pennsylvania Hill Climb Association, 675 Steelstown Rd., Annville, PA 17003. 717-838-2698.
email - [email protected]. PHA Historian & Archivist - Ronald Mann.
Pennsylvania Historical Society - Website - http://hsp.org
Pinedale - See: Orwigsburg Historical Society
Pinegrove Historical Society, P.O. Box 65, 205 North Tulpehocken St., Pine Grove, PA 17963.
(570) 345-0157.
Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine, 19th and Oak Sts., Ashland, PA. 570-875-3850. Website -
www.pioneertunnel.com
Port Clinton - See: Northern Berks and Southern Schuylkill Historical Association; Port Clinton and the
Schuylkill Gap
Port Clinton and the Schuylkill Gap - https://www.facebook.com/groups; Facbook manager -
Sandy Sorlien
Pow-Wow (Pennsylvania Dutch or "white" magic) - http://www.esoteric.msu.edu/VolumeIV/Powwow.htm
Railroad Information - See: Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania; Railway Restoration Project 113;
Reading Company Technical and Historical Society; Reading Railroad Heritage Museum;
S & S Railroad Information
Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, 300 Gap Rd., Strasburg, PA 17579. 717-687-8628. Website -
http://www.rrmuseumpa.org
Railway Restoration Project 113, 113 East Sunbury Street, Minersville, PA 17954. 570-544-8300.
Website - rrproject113.org; email - [email protected]; P.O.C. - Robert E. Kimmel.
Founded in 1995. Meeting location - Minersville Train Station. Memberships available.
Raven Run - See: Shenandoah Area Historical Society
Reading Company Technical & Historical Society - Reading, PA. 610-926-0253. Website -
http://www.readingrailroad.org
Reading Railroad Heritage Museum - 610-562-5513.
Reilly Township - See: Minersville Area Historical Society
S & S Railroad Information: Contact Brandy M. Watts Martin at www.stonyvalley.com/historian.html
Schuylkill and Susquehanna Railroad - See: S & S Railroad Information
Schuylkill Canal: See: Inland: The Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill Navigation; Port Clinton and the
Schuylkill Gap; Schuylkill Canal Association; Schuylkill Navigation (Facebook)
Schuylkill Canal Association at Lock 60 on the Schuylkill Canal, 400 Towpath Rd., Mont Clare, PA
19453. Mailing address: P.O. Box 966, Oaks, PA 19456. 610-917-0021 or Fax 610-917-8030.
Website - http://schuylkillcanal.org/links email - [email protected]
Schuylkill County Agricultural Museum; Summit Station, PA. 570-739-4792
Schuylkill County Civil War Round Table:
Schuylkill County Genealogical Research Archives: Website -
http://www.archive.org/stream/schuylkillcounty01jhbe/schuylkillcounty01jhbe_djvu.txt
Schuylkill County Historical Society (includes Pottsville, PA as well as any person, place, thing or event
pertaining to Schuylkill County), 305 N. Centre St., Pottsville PA 17901. Meetings are held on site during
the second Wednesday of every month at 6:00 p.m. Founded in 1903. Hours of Operation: Wednesday
1:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.; Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Saturday 9:00
a.m. - 1:00 p.m.. President: J. Robert Zane; Genealogist & Researcher: Jean Dellock; e-mail:
[email protected]. 570-622-7540. Fax: 570-628-2012. Website - http://www.schuylkillhistory.org
Schuylkill County Military History by Stu Richards http://schuylkillcountymilitaryhistory.blogspot.com
Schuylkill County Visitors Bureau: One Progress Circle, Suite 100, Pottsville, PA 17901. Website -
www.schuylkill.org . 570-622-7700 or 800-765-7282.
Schuylkill Haven Area Historical Society, Lessig House, 13 St. John St., Schuylkill Haven, PA
17972. 570-385-7323.
Schuylkill Haven History by Richard J. Nagle. Website - http://www.schuylkillhavenhistory.com
Schuylkill Historical Fire Society Headquarters & Museum, 105 S. Jardin St., Shenandoah,
PA 17976. 570-628-3691 or 570-622-4302.
Schuylkill Navigation - https://www.facebook.com/groups/schuylkillnavigation; Facebook page manager
and top contributor - Sandy Sorlien
Schuylkill Navigation Company/System - See: Inland: The Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill Navigation;
Port Clinton and the Schuylkill Gap; Schuylkill Canal Association; Schuylkill Navigation (Facebook)
Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Area Trails Project Manager; Bob Folwell, Trails
Project Manager; 140 College Drive; Pottstown, PA 19464. 484-945-0200. Website -
http://www.schuylkillriver.org or http://www.schuylkillrivertrail.com
Shenandoah Area Historical Society (a.k.a. the Greater Shenandoah Area Historical Society);
(includes Brownsville, Lost Creek, Lost Creek #2, Raven Run, Shenandoah Heights, Turkey Run,
& Upper and Lower William Penn), P.O. Box 327, Shenandoah, PA 17976. 570-462-4643.
The historical society's physical address is 201 South Main Street; Shendandoah, PA.
email: [email protected] or [email protected]. Organized in 1998.
Shenandoah Heights - See: Shenandoah Area Historical Society
Shenandoah Memories Website: http://simons_a.tripod.com/shenandoah
Sons of Spanish-American War Veterans - Alexander M. Quinn Camp 173, Lebanon, PA.
Founded 1927. James M. McAteer, President & Commander of the Annville American Legion,
145 Tiverton Court, Lebanon, PA 17042. 717-228-0128 or 717-222-8137 (cell). email -
[email protected].
Spanish-American War - See: Sons of Spanish-American War Veterans.
St. Clair Historical Society, 24 N. Nicholas St., St. Clair, PA 17870. Mailing address - PO Box 187,
St. Clair, PA 17970. 570-429-1246 or 570-429-2242 or 570-624-6571. e-mail: SCCHS@verizon. net
St. Nichols - See: Mahanoy Area Historical Society
Tamaqua Area Historical Society and Museum, 118 W. Broad Street, Tamaqua, PA 18252.
570-688-2770 or 610-597-6722. President - Dale Freudenberger. Email - [email protected].
Tamaqua Railroad Station, 118 W. Broad St., Tamaqua, 18252. 570-688-2770. Website -
www.tamaquastation.com
Tremont Area Historical Society, 139 Clay Street, Suite 5, Tremont, PA 17981. 570-695-3674 or
570-695-3308 or 570-695-3865). Established in 1997. The museum and headquarters are located
in the Tremont Borough Building located at 19 N. Pine St., Tremont. Meetings are held the fourth
Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. (September through May).
Tourism/Tourist - See: Schuylkill County Visitors Bureau
Tri-Valley Historical Society (serving Hegins, Valley View, etc.), 1433 W. Main St., Valley View, PA
17983-9776. 570-682-8130.
Turkey Run - See: Shenandoah Area Historical Society
Upper William Penn - See: Shenandoah Area Historical Society
Valley View - See: Tri-Valley Historical Society
Wiggans - See: Mahanoy Area Historical Society
William Penn (geographical location; not individual) - See: Shenandoah Area Historical Society
Wit's End website - c/o Guy Graybill, 38 Penns Landing, Selinsgrove, PA 17870. 570-374-1524. This is
the personal website of author and photographer Guy Graybill who has published numerous historically-
relevant books to include "BRAVO!" (a detailed history of Italian music); "FROST!" (Russian folktales);
"Henry Wharton Shoemaker - Scoundrel of the Susquehanna" (a debunking of one of history's prolific
authors); "Intoxication Nation" (a history of alcohol use and abuse); "Keystone" (a detailed and pictoral
history of Pennsylvania); "Prince and the Paupers" (a story about Pennsylvania's millionaire moon-
shiner's criminal activity but surprising generosity and philanthropy); and "Prohibition's Prince" (the
prequel and detailed biography of Pennsylvania's millionaire moonshiner, Prince Farrington). Access
the website at wits-end.weebly.com.
Yuengling Brewery - 420 Mahantongo Street, Pottsville, PA 17901. 570-628-4890. America's oldest
brewery. Website - www.yuengling.com