Shamokin Stories collection
Stories of Shamokin drawn from the newspapers of their day.
Joseph Zupicich’s late-life account connects service at sea with mining and a Shamokin grocery. Crew, accident, and directory records add detail while leaving some names and dates unresolved.
Newspaper coverage: 1921–1968
Hometown coverage followed Mary LeSawyer from a New York opera debut toward an international engagement.
Newspaper coverage: 1946–1958
Herbert Hopwood, Michael Luchkovich, and Shirley Chater had different connections to Shamokin and different public careers.
Newspaper coverage: 1926–1994
Reports about Radle and Helen Shaffer show why entry into the legal profession cannot be reduced to an unqualified claim of “first.”
Newspaper coverage: 1899–1934