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Coaldale Historical Society The Preservation and Education of the History of Coaldale Pa.

Amazing 1897 town map donated by the Coaldale Alumni found in long time member Faye Lewis collection.
10/22/2026

Amazing 1897 town map donated by the Coaldale Alumni found in long time member Faye Lewis collection.

10/21/2026

Starting this Thursday the Coaldale Historical Society will be open to the public every Thursday evening from 6-8 pm. Please share
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I traded and bought these two rare Coaldale b**r bottles. Two new rare Coalldale bottles come to light.. I acquired them...
09/07/2026

I traded and bought these two rare Coaldale b**r bottles. Two new rare Coalldale bottles come to light.. I acquired them through eBay and a trade. Still I can't wait to dig one. The bottle to the left is a Charles P. Melley it's the first variant as all the others say Chas. P. Melley. Research leads me to believe it is father and son. The Barroom/Saloon is the old Bonner house on high street. The Skrabak to the right is the first in this variant. What a ladyleg great slugplate....The Skrabak home was where you walk into Pappy’s mini mart across the highway

Hello Coaldale, near and far! I picked up a rare piece of history from Coaldale Wholesale Liquor Dealer A. J. Wolfe. A o...
08/25/2026

Hello Coaldale, near and far!
I picked up a rare piece of history from Coaldale Wholesale Liquor Dealer A. J. Wolfe. A one gallon wh***ey jug. I have been looking for this since I dug a broken one over 15 years ago. This could not have happened without everything falling into place at the right time.
It goes without saying however I have to give a shout out to Tom Ansbach out west for chipping in with me. It was tough to get, people hold on to coal region stuff. Why I still find the memorabilia and their memories. We got a large donation from Tom Evans getting set up in its own case and an assortment of Coaldale ephemera from Rosemary Kastrava in Arizona that blew me away. Thank you to both.

It was a wonderful surprise down the museum today. JP McGeehan stopped in and had some great donations from his families...
07/12/2026

It was a wonderful surprise down the museum today. JP McGeehan stopped in and had some great donations from his families barroom on High Street & a 1 gallon Cutter McGeehan’s Wh***ey Jug with his wife’s name Anna Chester written on bottom. She was a Tamaqua native and probably why he built the mansion over Tamaqua. Also, an old Coca Cola bottle cap remover and go withs. The kicker is an old piece of advertising cardboard found in the basement rafters of bar before it was sold. So kool! How it was done back then. We have the 55 gallon wooden barrel marked Canadian Industrial Mineral Spirits addressed to the Coaldale State General Hospital. ïżŒMy belief it went in one door and came out another. Still smells like wh***ey đŸ„ƒ also two McGeehan b**r bottles. Thx JP

Yesterday was a great day for Coaldale and the Coaldale Historical Society & Museum. Our opening day consisted of the Cl...
05/21/2026

Yesterday was a great day for Coaldale and the Coaldale Historical Society & Museum. Our opening day consisted of the Class of 1963 visiting & donating but most of all to dedicate a plaque of fellow classmate and friend lost during the Vietnam war. Captain Norman L. Nesterak. To hear his classmates talk about him, some holding back tears other unable to. I heard many say they would not have graduated without his help. He was selfless in everything he did. The Class of the Coaldale Tigers 1963 went undefeated under the coaching of alumni Geno Poli. Of which we got many donations. Many brought gifts & donations for our museum. All were grateful and thankful but it was my pleasure and told them so. To those of the Class of 63 who were unable to make it today your friends spoke well of you and sent prayers
Also, One Nation Preservation the family of Hawk Acevedo his wife, Amanda and their 3 beautiful kids, Taina River, Caona Luna & Spirit-Hawk ( he chose the suit and wore it well) They were instrumental in helping me move forward on our project and send them my best.

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6th Street & Early Avenue
Coaldale, PA
18218

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+14844641040

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