The Miners Story Jack Palance Coal Mining Documentary Pennsylvania

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@carbidejones5076 Жыл бұрын

My dad was an anthracite miner. Trapped after 26 chambers collapsed, eight hours he got out and never worked in the mines again.

@billyfoster3223 2 жыл бұрын

He knew his roots, didn't he? Great actor!😁👍😀

@AnthraciteHorrorStories Жыл бұрын

A patriot.

@HelderbergObservator Ай бұрын

My dad (Fr. Pavelchak) was the priest in Coaldale when this documentary was made. He speaks at time marker 31:19. They used our house as headquarters and he took them around town and to the mines. This year I wrote a book called Priest Kid that includes stories of Coaldale and mentions the documentary. It is available online. Both of my grandfathers were miners. Priest Kid - Nick Pavelchak

@Joy-ye8cv Ай бұрын

It’s a great book on Amazon 😊

@molly18239 2 ай бұрын

I live in Milnesville, PA. It's right next to Lattimer, where Jack is from. As kids, we would go out to the strippins to play ice hockey when the strippin pits would freeze over. I left a hockey net out there about 35 yrs ago. I wonder if its still out there? Then in my late teens/early 20s, we would take beer kegs out there and have parties. Good times!

@erin19030 8 ай бұрын

My dad died of the cursed “ Black Lung “ from the rock and coal dust. Ne was only/ 40 years old, a young age by modern standards. My had herself , my sister and I too look after on her own. To survive we had to move away, away from cousins, aunts and uncles. Away from schools and family friends to start anew in life alone. I grew up without a dad, without his brothers and sisters my Aunts and uncles. Kids need a dad, and extended family. My Mom earned her way in modern factory. Survival was a must. That we did, but I never forgot my roots. A few years ago I wrote my only book to describe was a coal miners life was all about. My book “ Panther Valley Tales “ was about the Carbon and Schuylkill County life in the mines and growing up there, it was about the history of the Miners struggle . .

@mikero6225 5 ай бұрын

A lot of shared history. Nearly all of my family roots came through mining towns...Swoyerville (now swoyersville), Duryea, Alverton, Pitco (now Bishop/Cecil). Mining was the lifeblood of so many of our families who immigrated at the turn of the century.

@erin19030 8 ай бұрын

Jack and I had a beer one day up in Big Mine Run. He was on a quest for miners gear and I, my roots. Jack pointed my way to to the graveyard up in Eckley Village above the town in the middle of the stripping’s. Jack was a kid from Lattimer. His family was involved in the “Lattimer Massacre”, miners shit down for protesting better mine conditions. The Molly Maguires were part of my family roots.

@benjaminleemon9199 7 ай бұрын

I work reclaiming mg the culm piles right next to eckley miners village. We've reclaimed some of it and it'll soon be planted n looking nice once again right next to eckley cemetery!!!

@Retired88M 5 ай бұрын

My dad mined coal all through the Wyoming Valley and as far north as Duryea after WWII and said the scariest was in South Wilkes-Barre and the safest was the Westmorland in West Wyoming. His nickname was 6 cars Eddie. He got out of the mines in the late 50’s and started his wholesale/retail coal delivery business. I feel that if it wasn’t for the Knox mine disaster flooding the mines and the Agnes flood in 72 I would’ve probably followed him into either the mines or delivery business. So I got into trailer trucking and haven’t looked back

@keithninesling6057 6 ай бұрын

My mother's family was from Swoyersville, which is right outside of Wilkes-Barre. My grandfather worked in the mines for a few years in the very early 20th century after arriving in this country from Lithuania, and one of my uncles was a miner for a quarter century until 1953 when the local mines finally gave out. My family started to move out of the area when WWII came along, and within 15 years had totally relocated to New Jersey. When I first visited Luzerne County around the time this documentary was made, the Coal Era had already mostly passed, and the economic decline of the area was apparent. I revisited the Wilkes-Barre area just a few years ago and was dismayed by the further decline of the region. Many of the smaller municipalities are now semi-ghost towns. Coal, the longtime King is long dead, and no substantial industries have come along in 70 years to take its place. A total shame. Another sad chapter in the history of rust belt America.

@susanannmackenzie6916 Жыл бұрын

My Uncle Phil Galligan filmed this and had fond memories of working with Palance. Phil worked for CBS, Westinghouse TV, Wisconsin Public Radio and others.

@AnthraciteHorrorStories Жыл бұрын

Sweet!

@hymayerson4592 9 ай бұрын

Jim Croce’s first published song is over opening and closing credits. Jim’s best friend then & until death did the part, is Joe Salviuolo. Joe got Jim’s song in the movie as Joe was, and got credit for being an associate producer of that Jack Palance film. Hy Mayerson.

@RuralFreeDelivery Жыл бұрын

Thank you for uploading this. Even though I'm from the Carbon County and Schuylkill County area, I had no idea of this even existing. It's an invaluable resource for learning about how things were and where we thought they would be in the future.

@AnthraciteHorrorStories Жыл бұрын

I'm a coal historian and didn't know this existed, haha. Great video. Love Mr. Palance too.

@archieleechjb 2 жыл бұрын

Soundtrack by Jim Croce. He sang Billy Ed Wheeler's "Coal Tattoo" and wrote other music - his first paid songwriting.

@bobwhammer4237 5 ай бұрын

James Joseph Croce born this day 81 years ago

@MikeOrkid Жыл бұрын

I'm from anthracite city (Pittston) and absolutely love how this valley has such a rich history. How coal fueled the industrial revolution, heated homes, made power and so much more. I think so many people just forget all the work and the lives lost that are just feet underground. I get out and explore the old mining areas as much as I can to try to picture the sound and smell and commotion of those mines.

@VintageFilmChannel Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your insightful comments!

@johnfender6468 8 ай бұрын

My grandfather's were coal miner's from larksville. My parents moved to NJ for work. I spent my summer's in Larksville with my grandparents. I wouldn't trade it for anything

@samgarofalo2461 Жыл бұрын

Jack Palance From Lattimer Pa 💪💪❤️❤️

@johnz8210 5 ай бұрын

That was wonderful, he did a great job with that. I'm up by Carbondale, the place where the feds had to get involved to dig out a huge mine fire in the 60's. They say more earth was moved doing that than digging the Panama canal.

@jazminratzlaff5357 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for uploading this so much. Always have been in love with Jack Palance and his iconic legendary voice. It is so expressive and cool. Great storyteller and actor/ thespian. He never forget his roots and ancestry. ❤ ♥️ 🥵 🤤 😍🥰😘🤩 🌟 ✨ 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🎞️ 🎥 🎭 📸 📺 🎬👑💎⚜️🏆 🎩

@phillymathguy8142 2 жыл бұрын

Jack Palance ("Curly" in the movie City Slickers) was born in Lattimer Mines, PA, about an hour SW of Scranton. Of Ukrainian ethnicity, given name Volodymyr Palahniuk. All the towns he mentions are within an hour's drive of Scranton. My parents were from that area, and my father worked in the mines for several years. When we used to visit grandma as kids we saw the scenes that Jack shows. Gigantic self-igniting, smoldering culm (waste) mounds scarring the land. Recent visits (late 90's & afterwards) show the mounds extinguished, somewhat reduced in size, and covered with scrubby plant growth. But one can tell the area in general is still depressed. As Jack said, coal leaves severe scars.

@VintageFilmChannel 2 жыл бұрын

Appreciate the thoughtful comment.

@AnthraciteHorrorStories Жыл бұрын

I've been uploading my old school explores of these very coal mines. Check them out if interested.

@justinodonnell3793 Жыл бұрын

Born in hazle township

@AnthraciteHorrorStories Жыл бұрын

@@justinodonnell3793 awesome stuff, what a guy.

@Anonymous-ff5wr 8 ай бұрын

I live Lanc Co always like the coal region and its down to earth people I hate strip mining but I think if could use this great resource from PA

@joshjones3408 2 ай бұрын

Look who it is ..... Electric shave...if its tango its cash if its cash its tango ..... tango an cash Walk right in an take all my drugs.....an they walk right out again....dam good actor 👍👍👌👌

@brandashusband Жыл бұрын

Very familiar scenes. I was born and raised in Nesquehoning PA. My Dad was born and raised in Lansford PA and the family moved to Coaldale some time in the 1940s. My wife is from Coaldale. We now live in Virginia and get back home far too infrequently. I really miss the coal regions where I grew up.

@michaelsemanoff7967 Жыл бұрын

Nesquehoning roots also. E. Railroad St.

@brandashusband Жыл бұрын

@@michaelsemanoff7967 I lived for a time when I was a kid on W Railroad Street, across the street from Joe Kruslicky's bar, the moved to Catawissa, above Mary's Beauty Salon, across the street from Newtons' Candy Store. Left in 1970 to join the Navy. I get home all to infrequently. Still have family there.

@erin19030 5 ай бұрын

My Irish family set down roots in Nesquehoning at the corner of Catawissa and 209. They were the Kings, Lambs and Riley families. After my dad died from “Black Lung “ at the age of 40, my mom moved sis and I to Philadelphia. I made it back up that way starting on 1995.then spent the next 30 years stomping around the coal fields, learning about the Molly Maguires, my family were members, but escaped the hangings.

@GingerbreaddGypsy Жыл бұрын

Credit to Jim Croce at the end for his beautiful voice ❤

@siondafyddgriffiths Жыл бұрын

Miners in South Wales were had working and went to Chapel on Sundays. There were quite a few mine disasters as well caused by methane gas. I new some retired miners who were our neighbours, and my school friend his farther was a miner.