I've never heard of the Molly Maguires conducting any activity in the northern Anthracite coal fields. They were limited to the Southern coal fields. You may wish to exclude Lackawanna and Luzerne counties during your search of the Mollies. I invite any one who has knowledge of the Mollies in the northern anthracite fields to comment. Enjoy Joe Bryer www.grsnp.org/ Michael G. Walsh wrote: Shirley and others: My grandfather Michael McAndrew(whom I never met) was a breaker boss in Throop, arriving about 1903. According to family lore, his job was to supervise the breaker boys. He later was promoted to breaker boss. Which mine, I don't know. The Mollies were active throughout the region. Among those convicted and hanged was another McAndrew. How he was related to my grandfather - and me - I don't know. It was a fascinating era. Mike Walsh Muskegon, Michigan 231-726-1400 --- Shirley Harlow <slh50@msn.com> wrote: My grandfather was a coal miner in Scranton, who started as a breaker boy in about 1898 and worked until the mines closed during the Depression. He was of German descent (BOYER, ERBACH, SHELLHAMMER) and mentioned once that he remembered the Molly McGuires and their activities. Shirley in Ohio, but from NJ