Hi Joanie, You inadvertantly answered a question I had. Our family was Slovak, and they also were miners, as I believe they were in the "Old Country". I wondered if this book had the smaller mines, but you say it doesn't. Is there any history or record that does? I know Tim's grandfather had a mine, and his death was caused by an injury he sustained when he went into the mine after a charge failed to go off, then did when he was down. He was not killed outright, but it was the eventual cause of his death (family story). His name was John Kerestes. I know there were relatives in Pennsylvania on the Yednock side of the family (Jedinak, Yedinak, Yednock...but actual Slovak name was Palya, from gravestone.) So interesting! Twila in AZ, but back soon. --- bluejay201@mchsi.com wrote: > > Biography in Black is the history of Streator > from about the 1830's when > Bazore, Bronson, Mackey and other families came from > Ohio and Penn to farm. > From the title, you would think it was a history of > coal mining, but it is > not. It talks about Col. Plumb, the Vermillion Coal > Co.(VC) and Kangley, > building the railroads, but does not mention the > smaller mines, types of > mining, names of miners unless they contributed in > other ways to the history of > Streator. > The book written by Paula Angle was based on Ted > Weber's radio program's from > the 1960's. > Heenanville mine closed about 1906. While coal was > still being mined, by 1912 > the glass and shale industries were growing and they > are covered in the book. > Coal was still mined in the 1950's; one was using > the shale, and the French > mine and Bavolar's were still in operation. > Joanie > > -- > Streatorland Historical Society > 306 South Vermillion Street > Streator, Illinois 61364 > Monday - Friday 9:30 - 2:30 > Sunday 1 - 4 p.m. > > what is the book "bio in Black" ? thank you > sgs > > > > > > ============================== > > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so > much more. > > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland > Collection. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about > your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > >