Shirley The mine at Smithdale was known as "Ocean # 5"--Pittsburgh Coal Co My Grandfather--my dad and his brother all worked there----found my father in law too Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2008 9:21 AM Subject: [PAWESTMO] MIners site. > > In a message dated 8/21/2008 7:29:58 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > http://patheoldminer.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > > > > That's nice, Nancy. My father and grandfather and some of my uncles > worked > in the Smithdale mine prior to WWII and into it some time.. I don't know > the > name of the mine. I see there are a lot of missing names that I > personally > remember. Unless I didn't look at the right mine. That's possible. > > Drake, Moore, Arva, Barnett, Morpanini, Martinelli, Phillips. > > I sent Dawne a calendar published by the miners' union but I think it > was > generic for all mines, not just PA. > > I have more memorabilia for Indian Territory (OK) mines where my > grandfather > was a unon organizer. Guess I need to check to see if they have a > miners' > memorial. > > Shirley Maynard > Hampton, VA > > > > > **************It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your > travel > deal here. > (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047) > >