----- Original Message ----- From: "Shirley Ryan" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 5:44 AM Subject: RE: WIGGANS PATCH - MAHANOY CITY AND EAST MAHANOY TOWNSHIP PATCHES > If you would like to know more about this small Patch, join the > MahanoyCity/Township Yahoo website - it's for the history/genealogy of > both Mahanoy City and Mahanoy Township (which surrounds Mahanoy City). > Wiggans Patch is located just west of the St. Nicholas Bridge - > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahanoycitytownship/ > The link for the site is > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 3:00 AM > Subject: PASCHUYL Digest, Vol 5, Issue 272 > > >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Re: Wiggins Patch ([email protected]) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Tue, 09 Nov 2010 05:22:18 -0000 >> From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [PASCHUYL] Wiggins Patch >> To: <[email protected]> >> Message-ID: <[email protected]> >> Content-Type: text/plain; >> >> This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. >> >> Author: tquinn6935 >> Surnames: Quinn >> Classification: queries >> >> Message Board URL: >> >> http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.schuylkill/11829.4/mb.ashx >> >> Message Board Post: >> >> Here's an article I found. My great grandfather, Michael J. Quinn was >> born in Cake's Patch, St Nicholas Colliery, near Wiggan's I think. He's >> in your family tree I see. I'd love to share info. Here's what I have on >> Wiggan's Patch: >> >> ST. NICHOLAS COLLIERY >> >> was also known as Cake's Colliery. Colonel Henry Cake and his partner, >> Mr. Guise, opened this mine in 1861 and operated it for many years. The >> colliery is not standing now, but was about seven hundred yards east of >> the Old Suffolk Breaker. The Village near the breaker was known as Cake's >> Patch or St. Nicholas. At present the village of St. Nicholas comprises >> the communites of Boston Run, Wiggan's, Suffolk, and Cake's. >> >> Detail >> by T L Thomas >> >> Date >> abt 1940 >> >> Notes >> >> Web Address >> >> http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/schuylkill/history/local/mahanoycity/Collieries.txt >> >> Source Information >> >> Source Title (view source details) >> Area History: A History of Mahanoy City Colleries >> >> Important Note: >> The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you >> would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link >> above and respond on the board. >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> To contact the PASCHUYL list administrator, send an email to >> [email protected] >> >> To post a message to the PASCHUYL mailing list, send an email to >> [email protected] >> >> __________________________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] >> with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the >> body of the >> email with no additional text. >> >> >> End of PASCHUYL Digest, Vol 5, Issue 272 >> **************************************** >> > > >