Tag Archive for: Jan/Feb 2009 issue


Our next issue (JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009) will feature a ten-page special article about independent miners in Schuylkill County. If you like to see more of the photos of these miners by Christian Abraham, see his FLICKR site HERE.

Here’s a preview of the cover:

CLICK the COVER for more information about what will be in this issue.

This issue has the following subjects:

  • Coal mining in Schuylkill County, how the independents are struggling to continue
  • Repairing stained glass in Pittsburgh
  • Farming and living on an island in the Susquehanna in the ’30s and ’40s
  • Pittsburgh’s National Aviary
  • Winter wonderland festival at Cook Forest State Park
  • Clock and Watch Museum in Lancaster County
  • Hotel Fauchere in Milford
  • Getz Barrel Co.
  • General George G. Meade, forgotten hero of the Battle of Gettysburg
  • Natural details photo essay by Greg Walker of Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County

If you’d like a copy of this issue, and you’re not a subscriber, send a note to the editor at [email protected] and request a sample.