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document.write(" Date: 11.14.2009 12:35:04 PM
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document.write(" Just published a neat book Tamaqua Then and Now at www.lulu.com. Am working on An Illustrated History of Tamaqua with a fellow Penn State professor. We grew up in Tamaqua and are trying to help preserve many good memories. \n");
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document.write(" Date: 03.19.2009 09:03:36 AM
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document.write(" Shenandoah is thee best town in schuylkill county.\n");
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document.write(" Date: 02.28.2009 10:50:36 PM
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document.write(" Hi, my name is Jim Wagner. I am the owner of Wagners Produce&Deli in Pottsville. I would like to thank the people who have supported us so far. I hope everyone will check our food out. Thank you,
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document.write(" Date: 02.22.2009 09:30:30 PM
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document.write(" MY NAME IS BILL FETTEROLF I GREW UP IN HEGINS AND MY UNCLE BILL OWNED FETTEROLFS MEAT MARKET I USED TO LOVE GOING IN THERE AND HE MADE SOME OF THE BEST MEATS AROUND THE BUILDING STILL STANDS TODAY
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document.write(" EVERYTIME I DRIVE BY IT BRINGS BACK MENORIES OF MY GREAT GREAT GREAT GRAND FATHER WHO LIVED IN A HOUSE RIGHT NEXT TO THE BUTCHER SHOP
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document.write(" Date: 02.22.2009 02:30:01 PM
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document.write(" NORWEGIAN TOWNSHIP WILL CELEBRATE..
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document.write(" Date: 04.11.2008 10:37:13 AM
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document.write(" My father and his father were both from near the ottsville area... actually both were from saint clair... heard a lot about pottsville when i was younger and skyullkill valley..... interested in some homes in teh area.
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document.write(" Date: 04.11.2008 10:35:23 AM
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document.write(" I remember growing up in Tremont, and having places like Kreis's store, Ben Franklin(which my uncles owned),Bea Shoppe, Kender's market, just to name a few. We often times would go to Pottsville to the Coney Island,(of which is also here in Conroe, Texas),as well as Behm's. While I have been away from this area for years, (having lived in Myrtle Bch. S.C., and also Daytona Bch. Fla.(where I married my husband Jerry, I will always have fond memories of growing up in a small, but caring town, to which I will someday visit again.
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document.write(" Date: 04.11.2008 10:34:24 AM
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document.write(" Hello Schuylkill Countians everwhere! Summer is winding down as we approach mid-August but I have something fun to announce that may help make the last day of the month a great one ... At 6m, August 31st, at the Mahanoy City Elks, the folks from the Upper Schuylkill oranization are sponsoring a dinner theatre show called "Our Town, Your Home, One Heritage". This is an original musical written and performed by The Lift Your Spirits Performing Arts Group (formerly the Catholic Churches of Ashland Theatre Group). The event opens the increasingly popular end-of-summer HomeComing Weekend that includes four days worth of special events in the Upper Schuylkill towns of Ashland, Girardville, Frackville, Mahanoy City, Ringtown, and Shenandoah. Visit the Upper Schuylkill website at www.upperschuylkill.com for more information on all the events and for tickets to "Our Town, Your Home, One Heritage". The show features Schuylkill County history and culture as you haven't seen it before. From the founding of our towns, a mini Schuylkill County style wedding, coal cracker culture, and a tribute to some of our hometown heros, this show is one of a kind. It will showcase several little known songs and poems written by Schuylkill Countians over the years as well as debut several brand new numbers by the show's writers, Danny Thomas (San Antonio Rose frontman and keyboardist) and Loretta Murphy (author of The Pipes Are Calling), of Ashland. One of the new songs is a polka called "Another Firehouse Wedding". Trust me, there's nothing like a wedding in Schuylkill and this song is every Schuylkill County wedding you ever went to ... You'll also hear songs about Tamaqua, Frackville, Girardville and more ... If you want a nostalgic and fun way to start your Labor Day weekend, get yourself tickets to this premiere event. You know you love living in Schuylkill County. Be proud of it. Join us for "Our Town, Your Home, One Heritage" and remind yourself why there's no place like home in Schuylkill County. Loretta The Pipes Are Calling ISBN #142414826X Visit my website
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document.write(" Date: 04.11.2008 10:23:41 AM
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document.write(" Moved to Berlin, NJ 1970. Hated it the first 5 years but have gotten used to it. Recently realized how anti-religious the state is. New rules for renewing the drivers license the cause. I was able to get mine renewed and photo taken, without a problem as I am a veteran, (Not a draft dodger like the bush cheney idiots destroying our country.) My oh my, soooooo handsome! Note I am referring to myself as sooo handsome! Then this month we attempted to renew my wifes, of which we are married of 52 years ,drivers license. They have a list of what you can use for identity. The only thing we had for hers as she never had a job that required a photo ID was her birth certificate and our marriage certificate. (We married each other in in PA, with a Catholic priest, in a Catholc church performing the ceromony.), first of, NJ does not honor a Catholic wedding certificate. The clerk actually stated, "It is not valid". She further insulted me by stating the certificate should NOT BEEN SIGNED BY THE PRIEST! I asked why? She indicated it must be signed by a civil worker. Asked what do I do to get a valid one, (not showing my anger to keep peace for now). Told to go to City Hall in Phila, AND MAKE CERTAIN YOU HAVE .00 CASH and they can change the license and make it valid. )"Oh, so you want me to have the original certificate marked up, and priests name crossed out, and a civil worker sign to make it valid.) I thought, No way will I have my certificate marked up like that.I left the motor vehicle agency, telling the clerk I would be back. Believe me, I was fuming. I am a Catholic, and dam proud of it!!!!! Monday I called Register of Wills in Pottsville, PA The girl was FIRST OFF, VERY COURTEOUS AND KNOWLEDEGABLE. She indicated they get as high as ten (10) calls a day from NJ with this same problem. She is arranging to have a letter sent to me indicating marriage is most certainly valid, and the certificate will not be touched or marked, (in fact, I did not have to send it.) My cost, is only .00 too, not .00 like City Hall in Phila. So now you know why people love Pottsville, PA They are polite, intelligent, honest, and will never rip a person off or ever insult them. The only reason I left Pottsville was because my company transferred me to NJ. Took a long time to get adjusted so I retired here but still miss Pottsville, PA and the surounding towns, especially Minersville and Branchdale, PA
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document.write(" Date: 04.11.2008 10:22:42 AM
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document.write(" My parents (both deaceased) and older brother were from Pottsville; myself, my older brother and sister are interested in acquiring a subscr"+"iption to Schuylkill Living. As children, we were in Pottsville several times a year. They would'nt tell us were going to Pottsville, it was always "We are going "Up Home"!!! With such fond memories of Pottsville, this will be a treat for us to be familiar with the area once again and learn more about the area.
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document.write(" Date: 04.11.2008 10:21:32 AM
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document.write(" Just discovered your web site and I grew up in Port Carbon. Graduated in 1951 from Port Carbon High School.Really enjoy reading about Schuylkill County.Keep up the great work.
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document.write(" Date: 04.11.2008 10:20:36 AM
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document.write(" i am a female who was born in july of 1956. i was born in schuykill. i was immediately taken to brooklyn, new york by my adoptive parents. this was not a 'legal' adoption. if anyone has any information that might lead me to find my 'real' parents...please, respond to: p.o. box 344 plattekill, n.y. 12568, or my e-mail address is bizrgirl@yahoo.com i look forward to hearing from whomever might know something...anything. thank you so.
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document.write(" Date: 04.11.2008 10:19:40 AM
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document.write(" don't really know anything about your area since I have only been out of kentucky a few times. I am a coal miner's daughter and my father was killed in 1965 during a picket strike in Eastern Kentucky. I look up things about coal mining towns sometimes. I also write about coal mining. I recently published a book about the death of my father called "No Tears for Ernest Creech" and I am looking for some caol mining magazines to get the word out about my book and I believe the people who would be the most interested in my book would be caol miners and their families. the book is aviable on amazon and other book sites. Hope you will take a look at it and maybe put an article in your magazine about it. My father, Ernest Creech, was shot down during a picket strike and his murderer was never caught. He left behind 9 children and a pregnant wife. He was a forgotten man in the GREAT SOCIETY. I would apprecaite your comments LOretta Creech 859-273-6277 1417 pipestone Ct. Lexington Ky. 40517
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document.write(" Date: 04.11.2008 10:18:14 AM
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document.write(" I am a first-time screenwriter and have chosen Minersville and Schuylkill Federal Correctional Institution as the setting for several scenes. I am interested in learning about the area.
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document.write(" Date: 04.11.2008 10:14:54 AM
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document.write(" I was not born in Minersville, but lived there from age 1, until we moved to N J, when I was 15. I attended Minersville High until mid term of sophmoryear. I lived at 230 south 4 th st. I loved the yeras spent in Minersville. I had relatives we visited many times after we left, but they are all gone now. My wife and I do take a ride to the old home town once in awhile.My wife remembers that years ago we attended the Hollowen parade, and dhe thought it was great Now retired and living in Riverside N J. I do meet many people that all came from Schuykill County.
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