People & the arts
Explore this record →From Breaker Work to Mine Safety
A retirement profile traced Forbes’s path from local mining and teaching to work with the federal Bureau of Mines.
Newspaper coverage: 1955
Shamokin Stories collection
From the Newspapers
Stories of Shamokin drawn from the newspapers of their day.
People & the artsExplore this record →Joseph Zupicich’s Life Beyond the Sea
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
People & the artsExplore this record →Mary LeSawyer’s Expanding Stage
Hometown coverage followed Mary LeSawyer from a New York opera debut toward an international engagement.
Newspaper coverage: 1946–1958
People & the artsExplore this record →Three Different Ways to Belong
Herbert Hopwood, Michael Luchkovich, and Shirley Chater had different connections to Shamokin and different public careers.
Newspaper coverage: 1926–1994