COALition for a Coal Miner's Commemorative Postage Stamp Newsletter
Posted on Friday, 16 January 2004 (21:09:37) CST by admin
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Anonymous writes "The COALition newsletter publication date has up toward the beginning of the month so the news and activity reports are fresher.
The New Year also means new sessions of Congress and state legislatures, and that means time to start their email campaign to expand support from elected officials. Once again they will be emailing the members of all 50 state legislatures, as well as the US Congress, asking for their support and for action on the coal miners' stamp.
You can help by taking two minutes to email your own elected officials. Even if you've done so before, we need you to do it again as each legislative session starts with a blank slate.
All you need to do is visit our homepage at www.coalminerstamp.com
We need volunteers, now more than ever, to contact their state and federal elected officials asking for their support for the Coal Miners Stamp. We also need people to send us articles, electronic or print, on the COALition's efforts, as we don't have Rhea to do the daily web searches.
As most of you know, we are a totally volunteer organization comprised of people with work and family responsibilities. Anything you can do will be greatly appreciated by us and more importantly, by all the coal miners living and dead whom we are trying to honor.
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Rhea Malone
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There is a tribute to Rhea Malone on the website at Tribute to Rhea. If you have memories of Rhea that you'd like included in a scrapbook we are making for her family, please email them to Diane Rooney. If you would like to make a donation for her fund, which will be given to UMWA charities, please mail your check to:
Rhea Malone Memorial Fund
c/o Diane Rooney
300 Third Street #1106
San Francisco, CA 94107
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In the News
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December 1. The Times-News (Lehighton, PA) reported on new construction at the Coaldale Miners Memorial Park in Coaldale. State Rep. David Argall helped secure a $10,000 grant for the revitalization of the park, located on Route 209. The park began some years ago with a historic marker honoring Mother Jones, as well as a bus shelter decorated with historic signs and slogans. In the background are the old wash shanties and the entrance to the former Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company No. 8 mine, which employed more than 2000 people in peak production years. Read the article at: Coaldale Miners Memorial Park.
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Media Coverage
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December 1. The Times-News (Lehighton, PA) published a letter from COALition member Diane Rooney commenting in their recent series, Legacy of the Mines and A Miner's Story and encouraging readers to contact elected officials and newspapers in support of the coal miners' stamp effort.
December 4. The Times-News (Lehighton, PA) published a letter from COALition member Rhea Malone on Emma Smith's Coal Dust Country CD and her efforts to raise awareness for the miners stamp effort.
Please take just a few minutes and write a Letter to the Editor of your local newspaper. There is a sample letter you can use on our website at:Sample Letter to the Editor
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If your newspaper has published a Letter to the Editor supporting the Coal Miners Stamp, please let us know the details via email to: Editor
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Coal Dust Country
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Promotional activities are underway for the launch of Emma Smith's new CD, Coal Dust Country. A reminder that Emma will be appearing in early February at the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America in Nashville, TN. The jacket of Emma's CD features the COALition's logo and background material on our effort. Emma notes, "I will be performing my new CD titled "Coal Dust Country" in honor of all the coal miners out there. The COALition for a Coal Miners Commemorative Postage Stamp has a project to put a coal miner on a United States postage stamp. I knew my song about coal dust country and the miner's stamp project was a perfect fit."
The SPBGMA event is February 5-8 at the Sheraton Hotel in Nashville.
You can purchase the CD directly from Emma at Emma's CD. A portion of the proceeds goes to support UMWA charities.
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Events Happening Now!
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January 17. Anthracite Living History members will present an overview of anthracite coal history and explain the story of their coal mining artifacts and miner mannequins. The event takes place from 2-5PM at the Guardian Elder Care Center, 147 Newport Street, Nanticoke, PA 18634. Contact Loretta Chumura at 570-735-7300 for more information.
January 22-25. There will be a series of events commemorating the 45th anniversary of the Knox Mine Disaster near Pittston, PA. On January 22 events sponsored by the Greater Pittston Historical Society include an exhibit opening, candlelight vigil, lecture by Dr. Bob Wolensky (author of "The Knox Mine Disaster), and an open discussion of the event by survivors and eyewitnesses. The program takes place from 3-8:30PM at the Pittston Hospital Conference Room on the second floor of the Overlook Professional Center, 200 Overlook Drive, Pittston, PA.
On January 24, the Anthracite Heritage Museum in McDade Park, Scranton, will present a special program on the Knox disaster including eyewitness accounts, film and photography, and a new song written about the infamous event. The program starts at 2PM.
On January 25, there will be a mass in remembrance at 9AM at St. Joseph's Church, Main St., Pittston, PA..
More info at:
Events.
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What Petition Signers Are Saying
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The Online Petition continues to gain signatures. Here are some recent comments:
>From Sondra in Kentucky: My grandfather lost his life in coalmines and my father had to go to work in the mines at age 14 to feed his mom and siblings, as I'm sure so many others did.
>From Joyce in Kentucky: My Mother's grandfather died in a Slate Fall in a coal mines when he was in his 70's. Her father was a coal miner who had to stop working because of Black Lung. My father got his leg crushed in a coal mining accident. My husband had a heart attack while working in the Kentucky Coal Fields. These hardworking men deserve our honor and respect.
>From Marianne in Pennsylvania: I'm proud to be the granddaughter, great-granddaughter, grand-niece and cousin of coal miners of western Pennsylvania. I'm forwarding the link to this site to other cousins who share that heritage, as I know they too will support this effort.
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Mining History
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The Knox Mine Disaster, near Pittston, PA, took place on January 22, 1959. It took the lives of 12 miners, as well as the remaining life of the coal industry in the Wyoming Valley. As this is the 45th anniversary, Knox is rightly in the news this month. An excellent summary of this event by Dr. Bob Wolensky can be read at:
Knox Mine Disaster History
This month is also the 100th anniversary of the Harwick mine disaster, which took place January 25, 1904 in Cheswick, PA (Allegheny County). The explosion took the lives of 179 miners. Harwick was an American mining melting pot: Miners of English, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Polish, Scots, Swedish, Welsh, and American nativity lost their lives. They ranged in age from 16 to 58. Read historic documents on this event, including the mine inspector's report and casualty list, at:
Harwick Mine Disaster
The Harwick Mine Disaster prompted Pittsburgh steelmaker Andrew Carnegie to establish the Carnegie Hero Fund to recognize ordinary citizens who perform extraordinary acts of heroism, as two of the victims had entered the mine after the explosion in ill-fated rescue attempts. Within three months of the disaster, Carnegie had set aside $5 million under the care of a commission to recognize "civilization's heroes" and to provide financial assistance for those disabled and the dependents of those killed helping others. More at:
Carnegie Hero Fund
Are you looking for info on coal mining museums and monuments for upcoming travel? The Mine Safety and Health Administration has an excellent listing by state. Access it on the web at:
MSHA Museums and Monuments.
Thanks for reading this issue. If you have a coal miner's story or other material you would like to share with us, please email us at:[email protected]"
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