An article on the petition effort was included in the June/July LABAS, an online magazine of Lithuanian culture. Editor Bernard Terway preceded my article with...
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diane_rooney
Jul 26, 2001 10:25 pm
Here is the second article, which immediately follows Bernard's:<br><br>2. A Commemorative Stamp for America's Coal Miners: When? <br>by Diane Rooney ...
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Eric_Mckeever
Jul 27, 2001 3:57 pm
My wife is of Lithuanian descent, the language was spoken in her home until her mother died. Her father was a breaker boy at Pittston in 1905, he had black...
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w_bgal
Jul 28, 2001 5:57 pm
Thank you, AJ!<br><br>This is the story of the wonderful woman at the Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour who is allowing our paper petitions to be signed at the Gift ...
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w_bgal
Jul 28, 2001 6:09 pm
You know the old story about curiosity and the cat and some day it may catch up with me! Anyhow, I went looking for a web site for the Lackawanna Coal Mine...
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linscott18411
Jul 29, 2001 10:49 pm
AJ and I live in the same area. I approached the Anthracite Museum about putting petitions there but never thought to put one at the Coal Mine Tour.<br>Just...
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w_bgal
Jul 31, 2001 10:11 pm
For those who are not a part of the COALition who got an email, but are part of this club, we have an article in the March/April Journal:<br><a...
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Eric_Mckeever
Aug 3, 2001 5:29 am
This week I received a large package of information from the UMWA documenting their efforts and results of encouraging their own members, and members of other...
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highlanddee
Aug 3, 2001 1:29 pm
Total Forwarded . 9239<br><br><br>Brenda ..Chauncey and Millfield, Ohio .. 78<br><br>A.J. PA NJ ,NY, FL, CT,...
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w_bgal
Aug 8, 2001 5:52 pm
All of the below is a result of Mr. Cecil Roberts appeal to all AFL-CIO unions and UMWA locals. Several of his letters of appeal for support, in addition to...
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w_bgal
Aug 8, 2001 5:56 pm
A big welcome to Nancy Boyer, our newest Community Coordinator!<br><br>Rhea...
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w_bgal
Aug 14, 2001 4:00 pm
For the second year in a row, Representative McCall initiated a Resolution urging USPS to memoralize our coal miners with a postage stamp. The resolution was...
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w_bgal
Aug 15, 2001 1:21 am
Eric received the following in email from UMWA today:<br><quote><br>Chao Advocates for Coal Miners Commemorative Stamp <br>U.S. Newswire <br>14 Aug 11:26...
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w_bgal
Aug 15, 2001 6:46 pm
The picture was sent by Len. This one is of a breaker/colliery in South Wilkes-Barre. Trivia question time:<br>--Did it have a different name that what is on...
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w_bgal
Aug 18, 2001 1:24 am
As of today, AJ's count on the total signatures on paper petitions he has sent to CSAC is 1,318.<br><br>Rhea<br>(who had a slightly higher number count for...
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w_bgal
Aug 18, 2001 1:32 am
I have not been able to find any publicity on the Resolution approved by the PA Legislature. View at:<br><a...
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w_bgal
Aug 19, 2001 4:30 pm
The on line petition now has over 9,000 signatures!<br><br>That doesn't mean we can rest on our laurels, we need to encourage more people to sign. How does...
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Eric_Mckeever
Aug 20, 2001 5:01 pm
In our collective effort to obtain a stamp for the miners, we are probably somewhere in the range of 60 thousand signatures now sent to the Washington ...
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Eric_Mckeever
Aug 22, 2001 10:12 am
I join Rhea in welcoming Nancy Boyer to our group, we need all the help we can get. Eric...
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w_bgal
Aug 22, 2001 5:46 pm
Both contributed by Nancy Boyer.<br><br>One is the Miners Memorial in Trevorton, PA (in the Memorials album). One has to give the volunteers who made the...
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w_bgal
Aug 22, 2001 5:50 pm
Welcome to the COALition, Nancy!<br><br>Nancy will be the Community Coordinator for Zanesville, OH.<br><br>Rhea...
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Eric_Mckeever
Aug 30, 2001 5:55 am
The effort to obtain a stamp honoring the miners has now received some huge publicity, with more to follow. There are four groups primarily involved in the ...
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w_bgal
Sep 2, 2001 1:37 am
Information from Len.<br><br>"The Coal Miners Daughters"<br><br>This is a group of women, now senior citizens, who grew up in the coal patch towns in and...
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Eric_Mckeever
Sep 2, 2001 2:35 am
Hello Rhea, my wife is the daughter of a coal miner, my mother was the daughter of a coal miner, both of my grandmothers were daughters of coal miners. Eric...
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w_bgal
Sep 2, 2001 3:20 am
Hi Eric, I think many of us in this group can call ourselves daughters, sons, granddaughters, grandsons, etc. of coal miners (including me), but none of my...
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w_bgal
Sep 2, 2001 3:24 am
I think our webmaster probably mutters to himself "I volunteered for this?" everytime he sees a message subject that says "please add"! <br><br>We're filling...
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w_bgal
Sep 3, 2001 6:43 pm
A picture of the McDade Park, Scranton PA monument has been added to the Memorials album.<br><br>Rhea...
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ctinagold
Sep 8, 2001 8:52 pm
I write to urge local, regional and American history buffs, young and old, to join us in Shenandoah, Schuylkill County, for the Fourth Annual Miles for Meals...
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w_bgal
Sep 12, 2001 6:38 pm
You never know when you will appear! :)<br><br>Rhea...
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w_bgal
Sep 15, 2001 4:48 am
If you sent me an email and don't get a response, it is because I am having all kinds of not delivered emails for various reasons, for example:<br><br>"Did not...
