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Shamokin’s Old Home Week Parade – 1914 Photos
In this exhibit, we present a series of photos from Shamokin’s Old Home Week Parade in 1914. These photos were captured by Frank Posca and presented courtesy of the Northumberland County Historical Society. Click Here to learn more about Frank Posca and his work. Shamokin’s Old Home Week Parade 1914
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Shamokin’s Diamond Jubilee – 1939 Photos
In this exhibit, we present a series of photos from Shamokin’s Diamond Jubilee in 1939. These photos were captured by Frank Posca and presented courtesy of the Northumberland County Historical Society. Click Here to learn more about Frank Posca and his work. Shamokin’s Diamond Jubilee 1939
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Shamokin High School Review – Vol. XXXI, April 1927
This publication is provided courtesy of Northumberland County Historical Society.
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Photos of The Glen Burn Mine Tour
Various Photos of The Glen Burn Mine Tour
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Photos of Edgewood Park
Various photos of Edgewood Park
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The Beginnings of Education in Shamokin
The fourth or fifth house at Shamokin was erected in 1837 for school purposes, and thus early in the history of the town its educational record begins. This first school house was a one-story frame building of diminutive proportions, situated on Dewart street; it was subsequently occupied as a dwelling, a shop, and as the …
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The Welsh Baptists of Shamokin
The Welsh Baptists of Shamokin enjoyed religious worship for some time as a mission of the Ashland congregation, and erected a frame church building on the east side of Rock street between Clay and Webster. In May, 1884, they were organized as a church by Rev. W. G. Watkins, who became their pastor but …
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The First Baptist Church
No effort was made to form a Baptist church at Shamokin until 1870, when Rev. A. B. Still, pastor at Sunbury, preached at Shamokin occasionally, and on September 3rd of that year a meeting of thirty- two persons with letters of dismissal from the churches at Sunbury, Danville, Trevorton, and Shamokin township was held, at …
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The Welsh Congregational Church
The Welsh Congregational Church was organized by Rev. Henry C. Harris: seven deacons were elected at that time, but one of whom, John W. Thomas, is still an active member of this church (1890). A hall on Sunbury street was occupied for religious worship until 1864, when a frame church edifice was built on Rock …
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Ecce Homo Greek Catholic Church
The Rev. John Wolansky, from Gallicia, Austria, established the first Greek church in the Ignited States in 1884 at Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, and celebrated Mass for the adherents of his faith at Excelsior in the same year. During his absence in Europe the affairs of his recently established congregations were conducted by Rev. Constantino Andrushowitch. The …
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Trinity Episcopal Church
The first Episcopal services at Shamokin were held in the Lutheran church in 1854-55 by Rev. D. Washburn, of Pottsville. In the spring of 1865 Rev. Rowland H. Brown, of Lewisburg, held Episcopal services in the Presbyterian church: an organization was effected not long after through the efforts of Reverends Brown and G. W. Shinn, …
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St. John’s Reformed Church
St. John’s Reformed Church was organized in 1855 by Rev. Henry Hoffman, with Benjamin Martzand Jacob Smink, Sr., as elders, Daniel Yost and D. C. Smink as deacons, and thirty-eight members. The first services of this church at Shamokin were held in 1839 by Rev. Richard A. Fisher, of Sunbury, who preached in the school …
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Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Several attempts were made to start a mission among the German Lutherans of Shamokin but none were successful until 1885, when Rev. H. Weicksel began to hold German services in Trinity Lutheran church every fourth Sabbath in the afternoon. As the hour proved inconvenient, a congregational meeting was held at Seiler’s hall, October 31, 1885, …
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United Brethran In Christ
Although services had been conducted at Shamokin by Rev. Joseph Young, a clergyman of this denomination, no organization was effected until 1846, when, through the efforts of Rev. Samuel Seiders, a church was formally organized with Jeremiah Zimmerman. S. S. Bird, George Krieger, and H. Hagey as trustees. A frame church edifice was erected on …
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St. Stanislaus Kosta Catholic Church
About thirty years ago (1890) a few Polish immigrants located at Shamokin and soon after organized the St. Stanislaus Kostka Beneficial Society, which ultimately formed the germ of the present church. Rev. Joseph Juszkiewicz was finally sent to Shamokin by the bishop of the diocese for the purpose of organizing a congregation from the Polish Catholics …
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St. Edward’s Catholic Church
St. Edward’s Catholic Church is the oldest religious organization at Shamokin, and built the first church in the town. During the construction of the Danville and Pottsville railroad a large number of Catholics were employed on that work, and as early as 1838 Catholic services were held in Shamokin by the pastors of Pottsville and …
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Second Methodist Church
The first movement toward the establishment of this church was made by Rev. F. B. Riddle, who began to preach in a Coal township school house near the western limit of the borough (the region then known as Scotch Hill), in August, 1882. A great religious interest had been awakened in this neighborhood during the …
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Methodist Episcopal Church
The first Methodist sermon at Shamokin was preached in 1837 by Rev. Charles E. Brown, junior preacher on the Sunbury circuit. He was led through the woods from Oak Grove, then known as Dark Corner, by Benjamin McClow, and on his arrival was entertained by Ziba Bird. The first service was held in a school …
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The African Methodist Episcopal Church
The African Methodist Episcopal Church was organized about the year 1870, and met for worship at various places until the frame church edifice that now constitutes the place of meeting was built. The society has never had a large representation at Shamokin, and is without regular pastoral service at the present time (1890).
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The Primitive Methodist Church
The Primitive Methodist Church was first organized as a mission, through the efforts of Rev. Daniel Savage, November 20, 1873. There were but eleven original members: James T. Harris Thomas Lovel William Owens Anthony Smith Jonathan Tillet Benjamin Hudson Ellen Hudson Lizzie Hudson Thomas James Job Lovel David Tillet Their first place of worship was …
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St. Edward’s Roman Catholic Church – Golden Jubilee Program, February 27th, 1913
This publication is provided courtesy of David Van Doren.
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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
Among the earliest supporters of this faith at Shamokin were William and Reuben Fagely, and through their efforts the Rev. J. P. Shindel, of Sunbury, was induced to institute occasional services at the Central school house about the year 1840. Several Mormon missionaries were endeavoring to proselyte at the little mining town, and the immediate…
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First Presbyterian Church
The first services of the Presbyterian Church were held about 1844, by ‘Rev.’ James Hamilton, in the Central schoolhouse. The method of -making this, appointment was somewhat novel., About four o’clock in the afternoon of a certain day, the good people living along Shamokin and Sunbury streets, had their attention attracted by seeing a fine-looking…
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St. John’s Evangelical Church (West Sunbury Street)
From The 1976 History of Northumberland County with Illustrations There were members of the Evangelical Association, living at Shamokin, as early as 1842. They had preaching occasionally by ministers from other places, until about 1854, when a regular appointment was made here, which was served with Mahantongo circuit. During this period, services were held in…
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Shamokin Online Museum