Happy Easter All Coal Burners
Up home in the coal regions tomorrow theWoman took a basket to church to be blest by the priest .Our tow n Coaldale was a melting pot of Irish Slovaks polish Russians Lituanians .all who worked for the old Company or L C N .Back to the basket .It contained home made bread butter Horseradish kielbasa and a cheese item called Hrutka .We kids could not touch anything til sonday .Looking back everyone helped each other since most familys the dad was a miner and times were tough or meager .If a woman lost her husband at the mines an had no immediate relatives it was not unusual for the kids to be taken into the neighbors home indefinetaly .I recently came up with this info .Coaldale had a population of around 3500 people in the 1950s .The mines were still working good due to the Korean War .The town hade 6 churches .Also our church I am told the members dug the foundation with pick an shovel an wheelbarrels back around 1920 . The church is approx. 210 by 80 .Can you imagine that .Lastly we had 38 bars for thje town .All did well .The miner on the way home needed a shot an beer to wash the dust down .Again Happy Easter .jack
- Hambden Bob
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You betcha,Jack ! The very same to You and Yours !
Your tales of how it was always brings a smile to my face and a warmth to my Soul ! In a day and age where it's easy to bash the already known past,today's Dufflebag Heads have no clue about living in truly hard times,yet still feeling like We were having it pretty damned good ! As kids,We found a way......... Thanx for keeping it Alive,My Friend !! Happy Easter to All of You Coal Burnin' Critters !!
Your tales of how it was always brings a smile to my face and a warmth to my Soul ! In a day and age where it's easy to bash the already known past,today's Dufflebag Heads have no clue about living in truly hard times,yet still feeling like We were having it pretty damned good ! As kids,We found a way......... Thanx for keeping it Alive,My Friend !! Happy Easter to All of You Coal Burnin' Critters !!
- Photog200
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Thanks again for bringing us back again Den!
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Amazing how far we've gone in less than 100 years. From back-breaking labor and ethics second-to-none, to what we have across America's cities today (I won't bring the post down with the details - we all know what's going on). Sad.
Great story nonetheless. Hopefully some of America's youth read it, and try to emulate the people of the time.
HAPPY EASTER!
Great story nonetheless. Hopefully some of America's youth read it, and try to emulate the people of the time.
HAPPY EASTER!
- Merc300d
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Thanks for the story and insight into our past. We should all be grateful for what we work for everyday. We all know it can be a lot worse. God bless and happy Easter to all you guys
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Thanx Jack & a Happy Easter back at ya.
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I hope everyone has a happy and safe Easter, God Bless
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Happy Easter all Y'all.
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happy easter to all here n enjoy your fam I don't have much left and enjoy tha day god bless all !
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Happy Easter to all.
Hope the Easter Bunny leaves you some egg coal.
Paul
Hope the Easter Bunny leaves you some egg coal.
Paul
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Easter excursions are over. Now I wish I was a wood burner, cause I need to burn some calories. But with the 111 huming along, there's nothing to do, but dump in a couple shovels of elephant dung.