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Name: Bob Bauder Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Time: 2000-03-31 23:39:27 Comments: The lexicon has been the source of many laughs. I work throughout Northeastern Pa and its fun to show others how differently English is used (abused) in the same region of the state. |
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Name: Pat Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Sussex County, Delaware Time: 2000-03-31 13:31:16 Comments: Originally from Ashland - long time ago. Wondering how many "Coal Crackers" are in this area. would like to have a reunion of sorts. E-mail me if you are interested |
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Name: Bruce C. Graeber Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Now - Havertown, PA; back then, Shamokin Time: 2000-03-31 11:22:38 Comments: Found out about this Web Site from my sister, Laura Graeber Wideman, now living in Orlando, FL, with her husband and four boys. |
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Name: Fr. Jerry Ozlanski Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Mt. Carmel Time: 2000-03-30 23:36:36 Comments: Looking to hear from anyone from Mt. Carmel. Born and raised in Diamond Town. Graduated in 1958. I'm pastor of St. Mary's Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Chester, Pa My e-mail address is: fatheroz@aol.com |
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Name: Bob Richards Website: R.L. Richards Photography Referred by: From a Friend From: Friedensburg PA Time: 2000-03-30 22:35:29 Comments: Been to this site numerous times and laugh out loud every time. I'm originally from Tamaqua, Class of '71. Remember Greasy Pete's; sledding down Snake Hill; ice skating on the Schuylkill River, the Municipal Parking Lot, and at Kellners damn; the coal banks, crawling thru the pipe at the Dutch Hill Park and playing basketball at the "Sal". Great site. My parents recently moved back to Tamaqua after being gone for twenty years. |
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Name: Bill Diehm Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Mauch Chunk (Jim Thorpe) Time: 2000-03-29 20:18:33 Comments: Makes ya proud to be a coal cracker. Great site I will pass this along. Keep up the good work. |
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Name: Howard & Carol (Paletski)MacCollum Website: Mac's Place Referred by: From a Friend From: Hazleton Time: 2000-03-29 19:32:25 Comments: I actually rec'd this link from my brother Bill who now lives in Harrisburgh. We lived on 4th St between Church & Laurel. Left Hazleton to begin a career in the military. I married the former Carol Paletski who lived on 8th St between Peace & Grant. I have a brother Thomas still in Hazleton and our sister Carolnow White living in Prescott AZ. Our mother, Gertrude is currently living in a nursing home on East Broad St. My wife & I currently reside in Columbia SC. We would enjoy hearing from friends, neighbors & classmates. Great Site. Coal Crackers??? Here they call us Under ground FARMERS> LOL |
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Name: Lucy Claire Heenan Phillips Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Mahanoy Plane Time: 2000-03-28 16:42:56 Comments: It has been some time since I signed in. I read the guest book often. Just wanted to see if any body new signed on. And to Peggy has it been that long???????? I guess it has. |
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Name: Tom(my) Barrett Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Shenandoah (Aldan) Time: 2000-03-28 14:24:35 Comments: John, Saw your message but was unable to send you a response so I am leaving a short note, I married Helene (Ryan) and she would also like to hear from you. Her email is HeleneSRN@hotmail.com. I am at Dr_Thomas_LF_Barrett@compuserve.com or at thomas.l.barrett@lmco.com at work. I have a lot of your classmates email addresses, get in touch. Tom |
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Name: Barb Sedesse Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Gainesville Florida (originally Reinerton) Time: 2000-03-28 09:12:27 Comments: This site is great!!! It brings back a lot of memories. Living deep in the heart of Gator Country, it's nice to have something to remind me of the Nittany Lions, Yuengling beer, and block parties. |
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Name: Tom Muskey Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Coaltwp Time: 2000-03-28 02:32:58 Comments: Great Site...Enjoyed the "coal speak"..........And where else can you find nicknames like we all had when we were growing up. They left out Coney Island Hamburgers on the most missed list. I am getting hungary just thinking about them. |
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Name: Mark Lubeski Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Atlanta, GA Time: 2000-03-28 00:16:40 Comments: If Ray Lubeski and Carol Leonard, (MCHS class of 1955) hadn't gotten married and moved to Jersey, I'd probably be living in this wonderful area. Many great memories, though, visiting grandparents. Many stories and adventures. Coalspeak is really great, it's a source of humor within the family and I think the site is excellent. Go Red Tornadoes!! Mark Lubeski |
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Name: Patrick McCoy Website: Referred by: Net Search From: Levittown PA. Time: 2000-03-27 19:36:14 Comments: Looking around for any family in here and FINALLY found the Recipe for Moshey (sic)? Saw My Sister was in here!!! Yoooo Woodsey did you get a button buck butt???? Everybody from this Great area is a Yoooo Butt!! |
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Name: SIOBHAN & BARRY Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: FTN. SPRINGS & GIRARDVILLE Time: 2000-03-27 18:18:08 Comments: ALWAYS UP DA MOUNTAIN CUZ THERE'S NOTIN BETTER TO DO!!!! |
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Name: Yvonne Hoover Bamford Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Shamokin,Penna. Time: 2000-03-26 20:36:57 Comments: Greetings from Buffalo,NY---last visited Shamokinin 1995---it surely has changed but haven't we all!!Remember the Victoria Theater, Majestic Theater etc?How about the Style Shop,Reba Miller, The PeacockShop--all great for fashions!! Coney Island HotDogs with fried onions cooking in the window onIndependence St,wonderful ice cream parlor also onsame street. So many super businesses gone exceptin our memories!! Love this site! |
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Name: John Sherako Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Haddon Heights, NJ Time: 2000-03-25 22:46:16 Comments: I was graduated from SCHS in 1957...would love to hear from classmates, or those who remember me from Shenandoah, King's College, or Penn State. |
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Name: Joseph B. Antanavage Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Girardville/then Victor, Mt./Now Time: 2000-03-25 16:31:42 Comments: When I last checked in I guess I didn't put my e-mail address in the comments section. Here it is jantanavage@hotmail.com Would love to hear from anyone that went to GHS in the early 50's. |
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Name: Fran Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Northern NJ originally Hazleton Time: 2000-03-24 23:14:28 Comments: Great site! Brought back a lot of memories. Don't get back much anymore but miss the great down to earth people and the good food - Knotty Pines BBQ, french fries with brown gravy,Coney Island Hot Dogs, Senape's Pitz.Would love to hear from late 60's St. Gabe's grads. |
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Name: John B. Madei Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Wilmington, Delaware Time: 2000-03-24 22:33:53 Comments: Trying to find classmates from Coal Township H.S. class of 1961. |
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Name: Deanna Dermott Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Carlisle, PA Time: 2000-03-24 22:30:30 Comments: Love to look around at this every now and then. Have family in Shamokin area, and had family in Jim Thorpe as well. Love to visit the coal regions and see family! Great site! |
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Name: Grace (Murphy) Mile Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Lewes, DE Time: 2000-03-24 10:35:40 Comments: Thank you, Mary Ann Lomas, for the information about the old homestead in Mahanoy Plane. It's comforting to know that both houses are being lived in and enjoyed. I believe you are only the third family to own the house on the front street. I check this website often. It's a great way to find out what's happening in the Coal Region! |
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Name: Jim Philips Website: Middleport Home Page Referred by: From a Friend From: Time: 2000-03-24 00:38:42 Comments: Interested in trading old photos I have of Middleport and the area, with photos other visitors may have of Middleport. I have noticed other prior Middleport residents who were visitors, and who have left messages, but no email address. Anyone interested may contact me at jphilips@sunlink.net Also see the Middleport Home Page at the URL above. Thanks. |
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Name: George M. Walker Website: Janet and George Walker's Home Page Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Mahanoy City Time: 2000-03-23 20:59:40 Comments: Back again looking for classmates from Mahanoy City HS Class of '47 -- or others from home. As many times as I have been back to visit this page, it is always a kick. And maybe a bit of my coalspeak has taken on a little El Paso Spanish accent. LOL |
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Name: Sally Shultz Plesic Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Shamokin Time: 2000-03-23 17:08:53 Comments: I want to go home |
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Name: Pat Wajda. Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Mother From((Mt,Carmel) To Phila. Crawford Family Time: 2000-03-23 13:27:28 Comments: I love this Site, thank you. Grandparent were from Mt.Carmel.and Mother was born there. them move to phila all pass on now but i like to fine out more. thank you for the Recipe i cook most of them still. Pat in Fla Now |
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Name: Fran (FastFran) Seddon Website: Teeming Metropolis of Nanticoke Referred by: Net Search From: Nanticoke originally - New England now Time: 2000-03-23 11:06:35 Comments: Your site is too big (and good) to take in one sitting. I've had you bookmarked for a while and browse through when I have the time to sit and do some nostalgia time. I can see that a lot of work went into your site. Some of the pictures bring back great memories. One of the best is what you call "bleenies". We called them "Platski" when I was a child. It makes my mouth water to think of them. My New England wife has learned to make them for me on special occasions. Thanks for some great nostalgia Fran Seddon PS Check out my site. |
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Name: Mark W. Snyder Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Ashland (now in Raleigh, NC) Time: 2000-03-23 01:24:36 Comments: Great site!! |
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Name: Nancy Maley/Dave Penkunas Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Mount Joy Pa orig. St. Clair Pa class of '61 Time: 2000-03-22 23:37:06 Comments: Really enjoying the web site and have shared it with many friends not from the coal region---now they understand some of our phrases and have enjoyed the site also. Heard from quite a few people that contacted us through this site--they know some of our relatives and it's been fun reuniting with old friends. Keep up the good work. Another fun site from the coal regions is http//saintclair.findhere.org Dawn Bicht created the site in honor of the Sesquicentennial celebrations being held this year in Saint Clair. Her e-mail address is bydawn@uplink.net Check it out. Hi to any of our "61derful classmates!!!!! |
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Name: Hallie Seiwell Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Time: 2000-03-22 10:41:13 Comments: I'm from Nesquehoning (Lake Hauto), and I'm glad the region's being represented on the internet. But I have to ask where all the terrific Panther Valley bars are on the top ten lists and honorable mentions. Where's Margaret Dobosh's or the Dew Drop Inn????????? Anyway, keep up the good work!!! One suggestion: what about a town by town comparison of the number of bars and churches per capita? I'm sure it would be interesting!! Thanks, Hallie |
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Name: ELLEN SWENSON FUGERE Website: SCHUYLKILL ON LINE & THE WORLD Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: PALM BAY, FLORIDA Time: 2000-03-22 09:22:18 Comments: ORGINALLY FROM MARY-D,SCHUYLKILL TOWNSHIP. GRADUATED FROM TAMAQUA HIGH IN 1963. LOVE TO HEAR FROM ANYONE FROM THAT AREA.WE HAVE LIVED IN VIRGINIA, NORTH CAROLINA AND THE MIDDLE EAST SINCE I LEFT PENNSYLVANIA. STILL MISS THE MOUNTAINS OF PENNSYLVANIA AND THE AREA FESTIVALS. ENJOY READING THE NEWS FROM THE AREA ALMOST EVERY DAY ON THE INTERNET. |
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Name: Terry Gownley Jr Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Houston,TX. Time: 2000-03-22 08:15:13 Comments: Love the site. SHS class of 1964. Brings back a lot of memories. Born Lost Creek, PA. Keep up the good work. |
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Name: David Weinkle Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Mount Carmel Time: 2000-03-22 02:24:23 Comments: Graduated MCHS in class of '61. Now living in CA. Would like to hear from anyone from Mount Carmel. This is a great site. |
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Name: pat Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: cranford,nj Time: 2000-03-21 18:44:36 Comments: actually my daughter found this page when she was researching family. knowing i had lived in tamaqua she referred me to it. really am enjoying it. |
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Name: Thomas M Ryan Website: Referred by: Yahoo! From: Time: 2000-03-21 18:03:32 Comments: where dya went from |
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Name: Worhach or Kavolovich Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Shamokin, Pa Time: 2000-03-20 23:05:38 Comments: Anyone knowing any Worhach's or Kavolovich's let me know! |
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Name: Bill Kwochka Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: now in North Carolina Time: 2000-03-20 22:09:58 Comments: This is a message for Margaret who is trying to do a geneology search. Contact me and I may be able to help you out a bit. |
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Name: Joanne Brennan Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Southwest Phila., PA Time: 2000-03-20 20:49:12 Comments: My great grandfather is from Minersville. My sisters and I would like to search records for ancestry/family tree. His name was Dennis Brennan and he was originally from Ireland. (don't know which County). If anyone knows info, drop me a line. Thanks. Joanne |
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Name: cindy Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Cranford, NJ Time: 2000-03-20 18:38:32 Comments: My mom grew up in this area, and I'm currently looking for info on my grandpa. See message board!!! If anyone can help, thanks!! Also, if you have a REALLY good recipe for shoo fly pie, I know my mom would love it!!! |
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Name: David Huntzinger Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Fort Lauderdale, Florida Time: 2000-03-19 23:36:04 Comments: Grew up in Schuylkill County. (Tremont) Your page brings back memories and makes people remember their roots. Thank you. |
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Name: Anthony R Idason Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Philadelphia, Pa Time: 2000-03-19 18:27:30 Comments: Looking for family members (Idason). Father born 1904 in Mahanoy City, his brother Jack had farm in the 40's and 50's in Rush Township about 2 miles north of Lakeside. |
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Name: Rosemary (Pechulis) Hines Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Mt. Carmel Time: 2000-03-19 13:52:20 Comments: I am really enjoying this web site. I do have a question; in the listing of towns and patches I don't find Centralia, Hazelton or Mt. Carmel. Any reason? |
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Name: Norma Jean Purks-White Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: KY Time: 2000-03-19 02:01:12 Comments: My dad and possibly my grandfather were coal miners in this region in the 1940's. My father's name was Norman Auburn Purks. He's buried at Mount Carmel and died of black lung. I'm really glad that I found this website. I enjoy reading the folklore and visited the community only once in the early 1950's but was really small and don't remember much. But I plan on revisiting the area in late spring. Our family's from Fredricksburg, VA but I was raised in Ohio. But now I know where my dialect comes from and I have sayings that come straight out of the coal regions. I never got to know any of Pop's family and friends but if anybody knows or has any information I would appreciate the info. Thank you! |
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Name: John Zatorski Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: PA Time: 2000-03-19 00:08:42 Comments: Nice web page! While not a full coal cracker, my pop is from Nanticoke (Honey Pot section)and all his family still lives up there. I can remember going to the 'beer gardens' with my uncles when I was little. All my uncles worked in the mines and my pop's pop was killed in a mine cave in more then 50 years ago. Really enjoyed the best pizza and the mention of Stokey's Bar-b-que. Do you have anything on Pete Gray? He is slowly being forgotten as is the memories of the coal region. |
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Name: Angel Blossem Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Frackville Time: 2000-03-18 22:40:22 Comments: YO YO YO!!! FRACKVILLE RULES!!!!! DUDE!!!!!! YOUR HOME-P IS RIGHT WE DO SAY THAT STUFF AND WE DON'T EVEN KNOW IT! LOL! |
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Name: Elaine Brennan-Carlton Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Williamsburg, VA Time: 2000-03-17 12:40:37 Comments: I never lived in the coal region, but the pages make me homesick for my father, who died there in 1990. My father was born in Shenandoah in 1908, was raised in Girardville, worked at the Hammond Colliery and left the coal region for the NYC area in 1929. He lived in New Jersey and NYC (where he met and married my mother and they produced my sister & myself) until 1971, when he retired and moved back, first to Shenandoah and then, in 1981, to Mahanoy City. My son is interested in doing some family research. My father was Nicholas Brennan, but was raised by cousins as Nelson Connors. He was the youngest son of another Nicholas Brennan, (from Hecksherville, a Civil War veteran) and Mary Rice Brennan. We have a VERY long generation stretch since the elder Nicholas was born over 110 years before I was. I met a cousin, in 1981(?) who was visiting my father to get some information for research that he was doing. His father, James Brennan (who died in 1988 or 89), was a great-grandson of Nicholas Brennan, with his first wife Katherine. We would like to get in touch with him, or any other relatives who can get more information for us. I can be reached at: mickibc@yahoo.com and my son at ltsmass@excite.com. Thanks. |
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Name: Mike and Ann Fleig Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Lansdale, PA. Time: 2000-03-16 22:41:15 Comments: Moved out of the "Valley" 21 years ago. Still come back to visit family and friends. Love the food in the area. Not even South Philadelphia can duplicate the Pizza and Italian food found here!! |
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Name: John J. Glinskas Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Girardville Time: 2000-03-16 22:04:10 Comments: Graduation Girardville, High class of 1951...always great to hear from former classmates and friends.....Looking to find out what happened to a special person graduated from Frackville, High School 1951 Vera Malinchak.... |
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Name: Warren Thoma Website: none Referred by: From a Friend From: Elizabethville, PA Time: 2000-03-16 08:49:45 Comments: Shamokin Greyhound, Class of 1961. Dad was a State Trooper assigned to the Shamokin Barracks during the 1950's and of course this gave me the opportunity to live and grow up in Shamokin. What a wonderful experience with great people. Here's a neat story. My high school friend, Herb Pat Lenker, and I reacquainted circumstantially around 1995. Turns out we married the cheerleading captains from the 1962 Upper Dauphin Area cheerleading squad. What a discovery!! Happy birthday Pat -- tomorrow, March 17. Thanks to my friend Jan Moran, Mount Carmel Catholic, 1956. She told me about this site yesterday. |
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Name: Thomas M. Evans Website: Referred by: Net Search From: Walnutport, Pa Time: 2000-03-15 20:55:27 Comments: Well, I was born & grewup in Freeland,Pa. I graduated from St. Ann's High School in 1958 [The school is no more]. I miss the great times and the good Slovak food. Great web site keep up the good work. I'm looking for more good old recipes, like the homemade cheese [slovak] & a good kielbasi recipe that I can make and smoke at home I remember helping my father make it. If anyone has recipes on these please email them to me, thanks! |
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Name: Cheryl Ann (Boris) Bobiak Website: National Independent Craftsmen's Assoc. Referred by: From a Friend From: Ashland, PA Time: 2000-03-15 09:17:16 Comments: Looking for IHHS '67 Missing Class Mates: Joseph Hughes and Eloina Santiago - updating class list for July 1, 2000 Millennium Reunion. |
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Name: rusty d Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Coaltwp Time: 2000-03-14 20:57:38 Comments: We are grads of CTHS 52 & 55. Like most everyone, we almost didn't live through the coalspeak!We laughed til we hurt!Both our Dads were in the coal business. We've been York Countians since 57. Our grand children now enjoy Knoebels,Coney Island,Minced ham,baloney,etc. |
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Name: Tom S Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Mt. Carmel Time: 2000-03-14 16:09:12 Comments: Left Mt. carmel after graduation in 1953. Father died of pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis . This plus the fact I got arachnibutryrophobia was the only reason I left the area. |
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Name: Joe Sorento Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Wilkes Barre/ Nescopeck Time: 2000-03-14 15:33:32 Comments: Glad to log on to this page. Miss the area, (the fishing,hunting,and people/food ) badly. If anyone knows of a Paula Placek from Suscon, note;this is her maiden name, please let me know what,where she is and up to. Long lost friend. |
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Name: Grace (Murphy) Mile Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Lewes, DE Time: 2000-03-14 12:36:11 Comments: Thanks Mary Ann Lomas for letting us know about our old homestead in Mahanoy Plane. It's a good feeling to know that the houses are being lived in and enjoyed! I believe you are only the third family to own the house on the front street. It's nice that your family lives nearby. I check this sight often. Best wishes. |
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Name: Monica Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: San Diego, CA Time: 2000-03-14 12:16:29 Comments: Hey PA, what's up! I was born & raised in WEST HAZELTON, then I moved to Philly, then Atlanta, and now I'm here in San Diego. I can't believe it's been an ENTIRE YEAR since I left PA, and I kinda miss it. I can't wait to go back & see my crew!!! This summer I'm coming home to celebrate my 21st birthday! WHAT BARS SHOULD I GO TO?! Y'know what I miss about NE PA? (besides my family & stuff!) I miss joy riding on those spooky back roads w/ my friends, & I miss the weather (cuz of its variety.) PA kicks ass!!! |
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Name: Douglas Yeager Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Fishkill, NY Time: 2000-03-14 08:29:27 Comments: Pretty "coal" site |
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Name: FLO Website: Flo's Angel Dolls Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: PA Time: 2000-03-13 23:18:10 Comments: I am from this region so i truely enjoyed it I was amazed to see all our good food there we do have great food in Pa ~I have always wanted to move to Florida , or else where ~but I don't think i could handle their storms~give me ole PA any time ~you did a great job thanks for sharing Congratulationns~ God Bless |
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Name: Ann Marie (Thomas) Reber Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Texas Time: 2000-03-13 16:34:39 Comments: Loved this site! Laughed till I cried reading Coalspeak.I still use many of the saying and boy do I get looks from people here in Texas when I do!My daughter has a genealogy project due and she will be able to use alot of the information from this site esp. the recipes.Hello to everyone in Saint Clair and all my friends and fellow graduates from class of '77. |
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Name: Matthew Schwartz Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Pottsville Time: 2000-03-13 09:17:05 Comments: The coal region is a special place filled with lots of memories. |
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Name: George Sestak Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Newark, Delaware Time: 2000-03-12 21:13:03 Comments: I was born and raised in Wilkes-Barre Twp. and graduated from St. Nicholas HS. Although I left W-B to go to college and worked in the Wilmington/Newark, DE area since 1960, I still feel a kinship to the area. |
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Name: Mary Ann Minahan Lomas Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Mahanoy Plane Pa. Time: 2000-03-12 20:40:49 Comments: Was surfing the site and saw the entry by Peggy Murphy from Philadelphia. Just wanted to let you know that I think of you and Grace often. Hope all the family is well. Still living in your old homestead, and my daughter now lives in your Aunt Helen's. Miss all the times we had. Was nice to see your entry in the guestbook and to know that you still think of the Coal Region. Reading this site sure brings back alot of memories. |
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Name: JOHN B. MADEI Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: WILMINGTON, DELAWARE Time: 2000-03-12 19:37:28 Comments: I AM TRYING TO FIND CLASSMATES FROM COAL TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1961. |
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Name: Sean Coleman Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Tuscarora Time: 2000-03-12 18:56:51 Comments: People complain how boring the coal region is but growing up in tuscarora, i use to think how boring it is and how i wanted out of the coal region, now that i am out of tuscarora there is nothing i wouldn't trade to spend a summer back in tuscarora sitting and relaxing with my family and friends |
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Name: Jeff Walker Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Frackville now, but originally from Tamaqua Time: 2000-03-12 16:24:35 Comments: This site is great. I especially like "Coal Speaks". I didn't realize that I used as many of the slangs that were listed. I laugh more each time a look at ths list. |
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Name: Jeff Walker Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Frackville, but originally form Tamaqua Time: 2000-03-12 16:04:16 Comments: This is great. Especially Coal Speaks. I can't believe how many of the slangs I actually use. Everytime I look at the list it makes me laugh more. |
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Name: marlene Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Ringtown Time: 2000-03-12 14:58:42 Comments: Eddie Levitsky,you just found your nemisis from Cooper, year 55 |
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Name: Eva Korfanty-Nojunas Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Perth, Australia Time: 2000-03-12 00:31:13 Comments: What a treat! Back home with a click of a button. Although not originally from the area I used to live in Shenandoah and Ringtown from 1977 till 1986 and have a lot of fond memories from those years. I would love to hear from anyone who might still remember me. |
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Name: Bill Mosolino Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Pottsville, now Orwigsburg Time: 2000-03-11 11:36:11 Comments: PHS Class of 51. 50th Reunion Plans? Anyone out there doing anything? I depended on Nancy T. to keep me informed, haven't seen her lately. |
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Name: Arlen Evans Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Whitehall, PA Time: 2000-03-11 08:57:47 Comments: Reminds me of some of the words and phrases my mother used and she was of pennsylvania dutch descent. Those wee better days when Mom was alive and we were poor but happy. |
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Name: Frank Gill Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Alpharetta.Ga Time: 2000-03-10 17:59:17 Comments: Would like to hear from Brandonville, Ringtown and Sheppton- Oneida natives. Left the area in 1941, but get back a few times a year to visit relatives, friends and old places. Miss the seasons! |
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Name: Al E Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Ashland Time: 2000-03-10 15:21:19 Comments: Checked out this site. Not bad. Do miss the bleanies and Marrones in G-vill. DON'T miss the snow It doesn't snow in Florida |
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Name: david tetkoskie Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: coal township, penna Time: 2000-03-09 08:13:34 Comments: web address brings back old memories |
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Name: Joe Shigo Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Jim Thorpe, Pa. Time: 2000-03-08 21:29:20 Comments: Really loved the site! Always interested in my heritage, should be a must for schoolkids! I am a "80" graduate of Marian and married to the former Marie McClafferty of Jim Thorpe where we now reside. Love to see more older pictures of breakers and the mines and towns and everthing in general. Great site keep up the good work |
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Name: Amber Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: da best patch, Morea Time: 2000-03-08 19:23:56 Comments: Hey, i just like to say yo butt to everybody from da coal region dat reads dis. We are known for some of da best drinkin parties in pa, the Molly Maguires are a good topic. Hope yous all have a good time and maybe we can all go out for acourt some time. See yas all down at 7th heaven. Except all you Zulu's out in Zulu land. MAHANOY AREA. to Chendo....remember we win, zulu's. Cause we won the 100th anniveresy of the first game between Mahanoy Area and Chendo!!!!!!! |
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Name: JIM GAYDON Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: SHAMOKIN Time: 2000-03-08 18:40:16 Comments: MY FRIEND, GREG FABRIZIO, WAS TELLING ME ABOUT THIS WEB SITE. I COULDN'T WAIT TO GET HOME TO CHECK IT OUT. I'M A '73 GRAD OF SHAMOKIN AREA HIGH SCHOOL. MY PARENTS WERE THE OWNERS OF GAYDON'S CAFE IN SHAMOKIN. I REALLY ENJOYED THIS SITE . I'M DEFINITELY GOING TO BOOKMARK IT. |
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Name: george thomas Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Hyattsville Md 20784 Time: 2000-03-08 01:03:51 Comments: looking for decendants of Bully Bill Thomas from Wales. |
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Name: John Petritsch Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Weston Place Time: 2000-03-07 09:40:44 Comments: Born and raised in Shenandoah, then moved to Weston Place. I worked at Little Venice( one of the top 10 Pizza places in the coal region). After graduating from SVHS started working elsewhere???? But miss working at LV alot. |
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Name: kev Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: potsvul Time: 2000-03-07 09:32:04 Comments: coal alive in Schuylkill 1999 10 million tons produced mostly by Reading Anthracite at giant hole near pottsville |
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Name: robert wolfgang Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Michigan Time: 2000-03-07 09:13:11 Comments: From girardville, class of ' 52. remember picking huckleberries and selling them to Heckerts bakery for money to go to the matinee on saturday afternoon at the moviehouse for 12 cents. Used to walk over the mountain to fountain springs to go fishing behind the Academy. Does anyone remember the live pigeon trap shoots on sundays at the end of town? would be interested in hearing from anyone from girardville that was there in early fifties. i moved to michigan in 1954, still visit there every couple years. |
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Name: Frank Jurewicz Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Manville NJ Time: 2000-03-06 07:54:03 Comments: My Father was from Shenadoah and I still go back there once a year. |
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Name: jeff kantor Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Tamaqua-Marian grad 1959 Time: 2000-03-06 01:33:07 Comments: This is a great site. Anna Mae and I live in Allentown, Pa for the past 30+ years. Its great hearing and reading about so many people that are still interested in the good old Coal Regions.I imagine when we retire in a few years we will move back. In going through the guestbook I have spotted a lot of names that I remember such as: Charlie Bookstein,Frank Kassak, Adam Samelko (from good old Stevens Trade School-It is now Thaddeus Stevens COLLEGE) Ron Seybrecht who is from Stevens. Hey Bill McGlinchey it great seeing you on the list also. Some news about Tamaqua-a local resident just won 16 Million Dollars in the super six lotto last week-February. He is retired at 54 and now I guess he is really retired.Phylis (Jones) Heller from Leesburg, Va. do you have a sister Roseanne. She went to St Jerome's with me until seventh or eighth grade and I would like to know where she is located. Our class would like to find this out (Class of 1959 of Marian High School).Anyone from Marian, Tamaqua or Stevens that remembers my wife (Anna Mae Ugolick) or me drop us a line here at this site or at jamkan@gateway.net or buzz us if you are in Allentown at 610-432-4243 it would be great hearing from you. We just purchased a computer so we are just learning this contraption so writing to all you crackers will help us get some of the wrinkles out. We'll be in touch, McGlinch, say hello to Brenda. I hope she is using that cookbook from this site. |
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Name: Janet Hartz Wenk Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Frackville, Pennsylvania Time: 2000-03-05 18:30:07 Comments: I would love to find classmates who graduated with me from Frackville High School in 1965. |
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Name: Chelsie McGinley Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Mount Carmel Pennsylvania Time: 2000-03-05 17:52:52 Comments: Hi,I am from MCA . I am a cheerleader for the Jets . I go to MCA '06 . My dad is Tony McGinley '81 .My mom is Karen "Mann" McGinley'84 .Thankz BYE !!! LOVE TO HEAR FROM YA !!!~`Chelsie`~ |
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Name: PEGGIE MURPHY FINKBINER Website: SO HOW HAVE YOU BEEN THE LAST 40 YEARS? Referred by: From a Friend From: PHILADELPHIA (FORMERLY LOST CREEK & MAHANOY PLANE) Time: 2000-03-05 13:35:09 Comments: I HAVE REALLY GOOD MEMORIES OF GROWING UP IN THE COAL REGION. TO THOSE OF YOU WHO MADE MY MEMORIES SO PLEASANT-THANKS! |
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Name: Charles Marino Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Texas Time: 2000-03-03 22:46:14 Comments: Hi, i have no idea what any of this is. Just thought id take a minute to say that I am clueless as to what any of this is about . Just ended up here while reading about mine fires. |
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Name: Benjamin Website: Katona family of Kulpmont Referred by: Yahoo! From: New York Time: 2000-03-02 20:43:04 Comments: I am searching for the Katona family who lived on Chestnut Street in Kulpmont in the 60's and 70's -- Ed & Evelyn were the parents-- Dina, Gina, Collete, Debbie (Haggar), and Ed, Jr. were the kids. I lost touch with them in early 70's. any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. |
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Name: the phantom Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: it's a secret Time: 2000-03-02 16:59:07 Comments: yep i member ice skating on eggie lake in shmokin. burned ol tires n pine trees on the island. usta wach the football games from on da hill behin da towship stadeum. picked rock when i was a lad. usta drink kourtz outda mtn.come ta tink of it doun toun 2.i get up der to see me broders once in a while.got trowed outa more gin mills dan u kin shake a minin pik at.seen dis n laughed my gachee's off. good werk bud. |
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Name: Nancy Paisley Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Tamaqua Time: 2000-03-02 07:33:56 Comments: Nifty |
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Name: Jim (Slugger) Allen Website: Referred by: AOL From: WILLIAMSTOWN/Va. Beach,VA. Time: 2000-03-02 06:08:29 Comments: Hi, I've signed in before but left a few things out. I graduated from WHS in '52 (thats'1952!!). That year we won the "Twin Valley" champonship in football. Among the teams we beat were,Porter Township,Gilberton,Cressonia,and more including Millersburg.The reason I say this is; that after 48 years,whenI go 'home ' they still talk about that season like it was last week. Accumlitive small town memory is amazing, "Patches" didn't know were Williamstown is located,no superise. I joined the Navy in '54 and retired in '78. Had three kids, got divorced and now living contentedly alone,still working full time. It would be nice to hear from 'regional' folks. Jim (Slugger ) Allen jallen2257@aol.com |
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Name: Pam Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Southern New Jersey Time: 2000-03-02 01:05:29 Comments: Found your page while looking for information on Northeastern Pennsylvania/Marvin Coal Company. My grandfather, Rosario Castellano, worked there. I took a tour of a mine in Scranton a couple of years back--what a life. My other grandfather worked in a mine also--though I don't know which one. You have to have great respect for these men and boys. |
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Name: Donald Shomper Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: Gratz, Pa. Time: 2000-03-02 00:25:53 Comments: I realy enjoyed this site, It has realy brought back memmories. I realy loved the recipes, and the pictures I have not yet finished look, or browsing , but I promis I will finish looking at everything. I think this would be a good learning site for someone who would love to learn about the coal region, and how hard things were back then and how hard it was for the miners who risk there lives everyday to go into the mines for coal, so people could be warm. Like I said in the begining It has realy brought back memmories. P.S. I will try some of the recipes especialy the one that I have never had as of yet. They all sound very good. MUST TRY I am sure they are delisious. Don. |
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Name: Susan Hamrick Website: Referred by: From a Friend From: maryland Time: 2000-03-01 13:05:56 Comments: well it says I have to leave a comment so I hope this is enough........... |
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Name: Jim (Slugger) Allen Website: Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: Williamstown, Daupin County Time: 2000-03-01 05:46:22 Comments: I hope all the decendents and present miner's have a great and abundent life. We are the products of a resilient chosen (for good or worse) people. |
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Name: Steve Payer Website: The Payer Page Referred by: Just Surfed On In From: McAdoo originally, now in Linthicum, MD Time: 2000-03-01 02:15:09 Comments: For those wanting to check out 'patch towns' go see the URL above for links to USGS derived topographic maps existing at my map WWW pages. I just got finished using the DeLorme 'TopoUSA' mapping software to create several views of the McAdoo/Hazleton area; Also Shenandoah, Pottsville, and Shamokin/Mt Carmel areas. Will create others, as time permits. This really good mapping software allows creation of '3D' terrain views, one of which see for Spring Mountain (McAdoo), at its own link. Main homepage is http://www.erols.com/sfpayer. |