Joel Ashley | thegunney~AT~msn~DOT~com Hi, I grew up in Wilkes-Barre, (graduated from GAR)and loved to go to Old Forge for Pizza. Now I live in New Orleans (after 20 yrs in the Marine Corps)and would love to have a recipe for the Old Forge style pizza. If anyone can help me please respond via email. I miss the great white north. November 30, 2002 12:37:54 - Wilkes-Barre/New Orleans Tom McGovern | tommcgov~AT~bellsouth~DOT~net Formerly from Pottsville. One parent from Branchdale. I would like to find a contact familiar with Branchdale history. especially the B-dale mine. Many thanks Tom November 29, 2002 11:17:08 - Pottsville, 1932-1950 George T. Stoddard | geostod~AT~aol~DOT~com My 1st Holiday season back in NE PA. My wife & I gave birth to a daughter (Giana Taylor Stoddard) 2 months ago. We chose to move "home" to raise our 2 girls; Alexa & Gia. NE PA is great, mainly because of the caliber of people. We're glad to be home. Happy Thanksgiving!! God Bless America! Let's go EAGLES!!! November 29, 2002 01:08:21 - Laflin, PA formerly of Minersville barbara mcgovern | dolfingolfin~AT~aol~DOT~com I grew up in the coal regions and I always love going back there to see old friends and places that I spent my childhood. People in the the coal regions are the best people in the world. November 28, 2002 07:05:49 - I am from Pottsville and live in Camp Hill, Pa. now Bruce Bolinsky | bruceb~AT~wt~DOT~net Just doing a web search trying to dig up possible ancestors...and found this site. Great site. :-) November 26, 2002 18:21:39 - (from Ohio with most relatives in MI) Now in HoustonTx Anty Very informtiv site, bye November 26, 2002 07:26:15 - FRANCE Katie Johnson | texkat1979~AT~aol~DOT~com This site brought back so many memories, heyna? I have to say, although I grew up in Kingston and later in Milton, I never talked like my friends did. I totally appreciate the coal-speak, though. (I did catch a few phrases in there that I still use!) Thanks for the memories! November 25, 2002 17:36:52 - Houston, Texas Tiffany (Grund) Zapata | zapsgirl1~AT~excite~DOT~com Really enjoyed the site. My husband, who is a Texan, and I spent a wonderful evening going over the site. Now he doesn't have an excuse for not understanding me anymore (HA!HA!). Thanks for bringing back the memories and the recipes! November 25, 2002 14:01:52 - Pottsville/ Albany Georgia charlie | cmckerns~AT~cox~DOT~net To Pat (gormas) eckrode There's at least two of us from 1955 still running loose! This is my home e-mail address. November 24, 2002 10:09:55 - Mahanoy city/San Diego charlie | cmckerns~AT~cox~DOT~com Pat Gormas Eckrode you found another coal cracker! November 24, 2002 10:01:05 - mahanoy city MCHS class of 1955/San Diego Erica Harner | meharner~AT~msa~DOT~attmil~DOT~ne~DOT~jp Hello, just stumbled upon this website and loved it! It is marked as one of my favorites! I grew up in the Coal Region, my Dad was born and raised in Shamokin (Lee "Popeye" Nye) and worked in the Coal Mines with the Shingara's. I miss the area very much, living in Japan right now. I would be very interested in hearing from anyone who knew my Dad. He still has sisters living in the area. November 24, 2002 00:31:07 - RD3 Sunbury/Misawa, Japan Faith Brassington (Lindenmuth) | missb1957~AT~hotmail~DOT~com | none Great site. Brings back memories of home. Keep it going. Would love to hear from any one that remembers me. November 23, 2002 00:28:28 - Grew up in Aristes,PA now live in Herndon Ky. T.J. Blazek | tjb65~AT~aol~DOT~com My mother and my father were both from Lansford (Carbon County) although we were all born in NJ. Most of the family still lives in Lansford. November 22, 2002 18:31:19 - I now live in Manville, NJ Pat Eckrode ( Gormas ) | Charlmcni~AT~aol~DOT~com Hi Coal Crackers, just to let you know my E-Mail on my last message has been changed. I am still lookig for some one out there from St. Joe's or MCHS CLASS OF 1955. This is such a great site.I love it.I still go to Mahanoy City to visit my family & enjoy every minute of it. November 21, 2002 16:23:55 - Mahanoy City now Macungie Pa. David Luscavage | luscav~AT~accessbee~DOT~com North Schylkill Go Spartans - 1973, Nothing like the coal region. Funny I like Yuengling Premium now. November 21, 2002 00:24:13 - Reared in Ashland, live in Fresno CA. Rob Laubenstein Great site - the CoalSpeak brought back lots of memories. Going to Tony's after bowling at the Plaza, drinking quarts of Vitamin Y (long before Lager made Yuengling popular), and so on. Thanks! November 20, 2002 16:11:56 - Schuylkill Haven originally/now in Altoona charles bimler | bimsantx~AT~swbell~DOT~net born & raised at 604 E. Bertsch St., Lansford & graduated St. Ann's class of 1954. Now living in San Antonio, Tx. Interested in getting in touch with members of St. Ann's class of 1954 or anyone from Lansford. November 19, 2002 22:40:22 - San Antonio, Tx WILLIAM CARR WALLER | nashlyric~AT~angelfire~DOT~com | WC's LYRIC "REFLECTION IN THE MIRROR" IS A SINGLE TAKEN FROM MY "ROUGH CUT" VOLUME 1 CD ALBUM.FRIDAY EVENING AT CAROL's SEE YOU THEN.WILD BILL November 19, 2002 13:34:35 - BORN IN FLORIDA. NOW IN GLEN BURNIE MARYLAND Jenifer (Duncheskie) Klingerman | jeniferk~AT~localnet~DOT~com Does anyone know where I can get a print of the old train station that was in downtown Shamokin for Christmas for my dad? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks. November 18, 2002 23:38:36 - Shamokin/Nuremberg, Pa Lisa Gilger Bradley | Phillifan1~AT~aol~DOT~com I love this sight, brings back so many memories of my childhood. Would love to hear from any old friends from OLOL HS. November 18, 2002 18:37:56 - Shamokin Harrisburg Joe Mroczka | JMROCZKA~AT~FORD~DOT~COM Great Web site .. many memories November 18, 2002 15:13:01 - Park Place/Canton, Michigan Mary Buranich | dmbcths~AT~webtv~DOT~net | don't have one Hi, looking for anyone who went to Mt. Carmel Township High Schoo and graduated in 1950. My husband graduated in 1950, his name was Dan Buranich. November 17, 2002 13:44:33 - Shamokin, Pa./ Shamokin, Pa. mary ann (galley)hooker | vze4y4sw~AT~verizon~DOT~net great website. i changed my internet from aol and having trouble reconnecting with verizon. so anyone who has my old e-mail address please make note November 17, 2002 13:43:02 - frackville now drexel hill.pa frank pinchot | musicman6500~AT~msn~DOT~com hello i am still alive would like to get in touch with someone fron ashland girardville or connerton living in the ocala fla. how can anyone forget me. November 16, 2002 21:30:18 - belleview fla Mike Rutkowski | mjrutkow~AT~peoplepc~DOT~com Hey all you Shamokin people... The first week of September, I started off to climb Mt. Washington in New Hampshire, 6288 feet, after a 5 hour climb me and my buddy Raht got to the top, where there is a weather observatory and a guestbook where people sign in when they visit, most people take the auto road, and there were 2 people who signed in that day from Frackville. There I was on the summit of the highest peak in the Northeast and it was visited by 4 coal regioners in the same day. Neat. Still looking to relocate, but where are the jobs !! November 16, 2002 02:53:17 - Shamokin/Reading Tiffany | PROPERTYofKEN~AT~AOL~DOT~com the Anthracite regions of Eastern Pa. interest me very much.Im not from the coal mines but my brother,sister,and grandmother live there near Shamokin.My Greatgrandmother grewup in Tamaqua but shes dead now i wish she was still here so i could learn more about the coal regions. November 14, 2002 16:02:40 - Philadelphia ANTY | avfte33~AT~hotmail~DOT~com I`d like to see your region some day, becouse I´m 20 years old and my brother (16 y/old) haven´t seen such sort of things never, bye! November 14, 2002 12:31:05 - AUSTRIA R. Ginther | old~DOT~bob7~AT~verizon~DOT~net Just came back from a trip to Schuylkill County, Jim Thorpe, and State College. On the way out of Beaver Stadium people were thanking my friends from Virginia for coming to Happy Valley. Where else would you hear that? Only in Pa. November 13, 2002 20:55:25 - Pottsville / Manassas Va. Mary/Tom Harmon | Martom02~AT~aol~DOT~com Found a message from former classmate (Henry from Perth Australia in the guest book). Henry needs to know that the 40th Reunion Committee met on Sat, then had 2 up and 1 down from the Coney Island in Shamokin. Plans are coming along.. hope to hear from lots of friends. November 11, 2002 22:42:04 - Shamokin now residing in Elysburg PA Camille (Hammond) Yoder | ctyoder~AT~msn~DOT~com Wonder does anyone remember partying at the 150, The Hole, Schaeffer's Hill,The Mountain or The Checker? They sure were good times! Hi to everyone in the Minersville Area! November 9, 2002 19:05:37 - Forestville/Branchdale Ed Hull | EHMrImprov~AT~aol~DOT~com I forgot to tell you that my Uncle from outside of Philly gave me this web-site and I am SO glad he did. Not only is it a superb site, but some of my friends I have lost touch with over the years were able to re-connect with me. We talk alot now catching-up. Thanks and great work. Ed November 8, 2002 09:37:15 - From Shamokin now in San Angelo, TX (USAF Retired) Ed Hull (class of 1980) | EHMrImprov~AT~aol~DOT~com Hi my fellow Shamokin friends. I retired from the US Air Force after 20 years of service and retired here in Central Texas in a town called San Angelo. I truly wish I could be back home, but because of my injuries I sustained while serving my country, I am now 100% disabled and can no longer work, so my family and I bought this house and are here for awhile. GOd I miss the mindsets of the people back there. Everyone back home are truly down-to-earth people which is hard to find anywhere. November 8, 2002 09:29:57 - I am from Shamokin, PA but now live in San Angelo, TX Len Chaponis | lchaponis~AT~earthlink~DOT~net I remember the Johnny Cash song - I'll walk the line. In my early youngster days in Shenandoah we kids did walk the 4 and half mile long Reading Railroad Branch Line Tracks from Shenandoah thru Lost Creek onto Shenandoah Junction near Giradville - where the Shenandoah Branch Line Tracks met the Reading Railroad Main Line Tracks - than ran from Tamaqua thru Giradville onto Shamokin. I'm inquiring if the old Reading Railroad Shenandoah Branch Line Tracks in Lost Creek are still rusty or being used by the new kid on the block - the Reading & Northern Railroad operating Coal Trains on this old Shenandoah Branch Line? ? ? ? November 7, 2002 16:27:21 - New Britain CT coal region kid do i ever love the coal region! ill never forget the many a days i spent at shen penn this summer the water always seemed to be perfect! i surely will miss it i mean where else can ya get pizza and a pack of ciggies delivered to your door? and ya have to love watching the friday night lights (football games) of the blue devils from the overlook its doesn't get any better than this i surely will miss this when i leave... November 6, 2002 21:06:55 - shendo M yrl Clifton...(Gallo) | myrl~AT~hightec~DOT~com To...Len Chaponis, in responce to you message on Oct 25th, yes the railroad tracks are still at Lost Creek, have to cross them to visit my son.. November 6, 2002 20:43:13 - Mahanoy Twonship, now in Tn, and Fl. jerry pitkus For: Jim Hrabovsky(of a few letters back) mine #9 in Lansford is open (but closed for the winter.) check it out at: http://no9mine.tripod.com/ November 6, 2002 18:18:25 - Mahanoy City/Tunkhannock, PA Jesse Oliveri | na~AT~hotmail~DOT~com I love alcohol and bush parties. November 6, 2002 15:49:49 - Ashland Jim Hrabovsky | bongousn~AT~hotmail~DOT~com Great site. I used some of the info here for a report. Was back in Mt. Carmel this summer and have to get back more often. Took my kids to the Ashland coal mine tour. Does anyone know if the Coal mine tour near Panther Valley/Lansdale/Jim Thorpe opened? I think that was the area it was going to be. November 6, 2002 13:26:55 - From: Mt. Carmel Live: Oceanside (nr. San Diego) james manney | jmmanney~AT~aol~DOT~com | nonr a trip back in time. iwas born in ashland hospital 1946 and moved to nj around 1954 when the mines closed. November 6, 2002 11:20:32 - mt. carmel live in tuckerton nj now Garth Van Saun Jr. | gvansaun~AT~hotmail~DOT~com Moved to Buffalo, was missin' home. Grand Parents still live on N 8th Street, Mahanoy City. My dad is Garth (Gary) Van Saun from Center Street. November 6, 2002 01:22:19 Joe Higgins | joegapper~AT~comcast~DOT~net Great Site. I was born in Locust Gap (1946), moved to NJ when I was 10, but spent quite a bit of time during my teens and later in the Gap and Mount Carmel. Any old Gappers out there, drop me a line. November 5, 2002 17:07:25 - Locust Gap/Fanwood, NJ Mary Welch Karl | c26cleo68~AT~msn~DOT~com Born in Archbald,Pa.,moved to Buffalo,N.Y.,now live in sunny Florida. I'm a coal miners daughter. November 5, 2002 16:48:51 - Archbald,Pa./Florida Dave Walsh | danowa~AT~netzero~DOT~net just stopped by to renew old memories. Mom (Colicchio) was from Kulpmont and Dad was from Mt. Carmel. November 4, 2002 16:23:37 - born in Ashland / Chandler, AZ CARL SANKUS | csankus~AT~aol~DOT~com Going to Suedes after the movies. Seeing Miles Forney get out of his red police car and get coffee at the counter. Running around the train station platform across from the fire station during the block party. Walking over the pedestrian bridge over the train tracks. Sitting on the side steps of the VFW listeneing to the band play upstairs on Saturday nights. Going down to Girardville dances at the old movie house and then going to Marones for Pizza. Just a few old fond memories. November 4, 2002 12:47:45 - Wilmington, De Rennie Thomas Jr | arjayt~AT~pacbell~DOT~net Had a lot of e- mails I couldn't get to answer I was under the weather for several months, and now I'm back doing whatI do. I'm the oldest son of Renny Thomas, former police chief in Minersville. I'm living in Yuba City Ca. Please respond If you like. November 4, 2002 01:30:29 - Minersville, PA/ Yuba City, CA Leo Luciani III | leol1239~AT~yahoo~DOT~com Da coal region is da greatest place in da world to live. I loved readin the sleigh-ridin lists. I'm from frackville (aka Da frack nowadays) & the best sleighridin the was always either the elks hill or kotchies & morgans twin hills off Washington st. near the memorial park. Best swimmin is the pekas out near the fir school, no one mentioned the pottsy dam that one was always fun, or the ponds & cricks behind cardinal brennan. The site makes me homesick & reminds me that everywhere else on this planet sucks compared to the coal region. November 3, 2002 17:24:00 - Frackville/college in West Chester JOSEPH PATRICK WARZINSKI | vlaurus~AT~yahoo~DOT~com | yahoo will find WC's Lyric Home page THE BALTIMORE SUN HAS THIS STORY ABOUT SHOOTING PUMPKINS , APPLE, PEACHES, WATERMELON in to the air for kicks. TALK ABOUT BARBARIANS/ AT THE SAME TIME THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE STARVING. I CAN SUPPLY PHOTOS AND NAMES. THEN YOU PAY $1.66 plus tax for this obscenity. JOSEPH PATRICK WARZINSKI November 3, 2002 14:33:37 - WHITE, PENNSYLVANIA Bill Mc Glinchey | bill0641~AT~aol~DOT~com Just checking in to see if anyone from Tamaqua has signed the GuestBook lately. . November 3, 2002 08:57:01 - Tamaqua/Columbus, Georgia Henry Zelones | hzelones~AT~trionix~DOT~com~DOT~au A reunion committee has been formed for the OLOL Class of ’63. Given that most of our classmates have left the region but still keep in contact through this Coalregion WEB site, this would be a good opportunity to get in touch and give serious consideration to attending our 40th anniversary. We’ve lost a number of our classmates since the 30th reunion so this year would be a great opportunity to rekindle those friendships made between ’59 and ’63. A suggested date is September 2003 with a final date to be confirmed by the committee. Even if you don’t think you will be able to make it, drop us a line anyway and we will keep you informed on the final date and planned activities for this milestone celebration. November 2, 2002 20:53:08 - Shamokin/Perth Western Australia Alan Merena | abmer~AT~ptd~DOT~net How about those Mt. Carmel Area Red Tornadoes! and Shamokin Indians! Two teams to be proud of! They really give this area a reason to get up every day. Looks like another state title for Big Red and a very bright future for the Indians with Carmie at the helm. I hope to see them both in Hershey. That would really show the doubters what coal region football is all about! November 2, 2002 19:54:42 - From Kulpmont / live in Stonington area TINA DIRIENZO | FORKLIFTR~AT~AOL~DOT~COM | NONE ABSOLUTELY GREAT SITE November 2, 2002 15:44:36 - FROM MARION HEIGHTS, NOW LIVE IN NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE Linda Sweeney Maurer | linda~DOT~maurer5~AT~verizon~DOT~net This is an amazing site! So many memories! I would love to reconnect with anyone and everyone! I grew up in the "Bloody 5th", on Shamokin St. Went to St Ed's and Lourdes and graduated in 1967. Been away for 30 years and don't get back as often as I could, or as often as my dad would like me to. Looking forward to hearing from old friends! November 1, 2002 21:01:08 - Shamokin/ Erie, PA