Lawrence Knorr

Who is the winningest left-handed pitcher in Philadelphia baseball history? Who is the winningest left-handed pitcher in American League history? Who is third in wins all-time among left-handed starters? Who threw more shutouts than any left-handed pitcher in baseball history? Few know the answer is Edward Stewart Plank, also known as "Gettysburg" Eddie. Born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, only a dozen years after the bloody Civil War battle, Eddie grew up on a farm and was a late-bloomer. By his early twenties, he was a local star on the town ball team and enrolled in the Gettysburg Academy in order to pitch for the Gettysburg College team. Soon after, Connie Mack from the Philadelphia Athletics in the newly-formed American League came calling and the rest is history. Eddie Plank was the mainstay of Connie Mack's early success from 1901 through 1914. Plank's unorthodox delivery and pinpoint control brought him consistent results. While others out-pitched him during individual seasons, "Steady-Eddie" provided Mack excellence year after year while others came and went. Gettysburg Eddie chronicles the life of this clean-living baseball superstar who worked hard, saved his money, and was always the perfect gentleman. Said Mack upon hearing of Eddie's premature death in 1926, "I feel like a father must feel who has lost a son."

The Story of Eddie Plank

Gettysburg Eddie

Virginia Brackett

Mark Carlson

Thomas Malafarina

Simon Landry

Barbara Matthews

Tory Gates

Bridget Smith

Wynne Kinder

Chris Fenwick

Jack Adler

Brook Lenker

Catherine Jordan

Cheryl Woodruff-Brooks

Pat LaMarche

Scott Zuckerman

Merrill Shaffer

Marianne Bickett

H. A. Callum

Wylie McLallen

Maia Williamson

Penny Fletcher

Iris Dorbian

Joseph Mazerac

Will Delavan

Twenty-five Sunbury Press authors contributed twenty-seven chapters about the possible impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on society. Based on their experiences in a variety of fields, they provide their projections about the changes facing us, many of which have already been underway for some time. Included in this volume: Tory Gates: Change and Embracing It Mark Carlson: The Role of Plagues in Human Enlightenment Wylie McLallen: The Pandemic of 1918 Thomas Malafarina: How Are Future Pandemics Likely to Be Different? Barbara Matthews: COVID-19: Through the Eyes of a Grandmother Bridget Smith: Dreams Deferred Iris Dorbian: The Great Equalizer H.A. Callum: Fighting Solo: Covid-19 and the Single Parent Catherine Jordan: Left Behind Joseph Mazerac: An Essential Optimist Scott Zuckerman: Public Health, Civil Liberties, and Life After the Pandemic Scott Zuckerman: Medicine in the Post-Coronapocalypse Era Will Delavan: The Looming Health Insurance Problem Pat LaMarche: Politics Makes No Bedfellows Virginia Brackett: COVID-19 Effects on Higher Education Cheryl Woodruff-Brooks: The Corona Virus and Homeschooling Wynne Kinder: The New ACEs: At-home COVID-19 Effects on Youth Cheryl Woodruff-Brooks: How Museums and Galleries Will Adapt to the Coronavirus Marianne Bickett: Coronavirus, Instrument of Change: How the Arts Will Usher in a New Era Merrill Shaffer: The Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Sports Maia Williamson: Tourism in the Post-Pandemic World Jack Adler: The Brave New World of Travel Brook Lenker: Conservation in the Midst Simon Landry: On the Economic Front Lawrence Knorr: The Various Economic Impacts of COVID-19 Penny Fletcher: Materialism vs. Spirituality Chris Fenwick: Creativity—Necessity is a Mother

Visions of Life Post COVID-19

After the Pandemic

Steve E. Troutman

Elaine Moran

Cindy Baum

Christine Hipple

The little village of Rough and Ready in Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, PA is set in the center of the Mahantongo Valley, famous for its Pennsylvania Dutch culture -- especially the painted furniture. This book focuses on the social history of the village, anchored by information from the 1850 census and Salem Reformed Church cemetery records. This was the famous Isaac F Stiehly's church and most of the families mentioned were in his congregation. The book contains hundreds of photos, most over 100 years old, of life in the Valley. Table of Contents: The Origins of Rough and Ready The 1850 Census in Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania The Old Man Knorr and Stiely Connections The Monroe and Harvey Stiely Mill Maurers of the Mahantongo Valley Manasses Maurer Family Caroline Gonser, Indian Maiden of Creek Town, Rough and Ready, Upper Mahantongo Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Steve Rebuck Visits the Mahantongo Valley 24th August, 2010 Daniel A. Maurer Homestead and Stine's Hotel at Rough & Ready, PA The Maurer Blacksmiths of Hepler The Daniel Klinger Ramberger Family Ancestors of the Rambergers Jacob Ramberger (1802-1854) md. Catherine Klinger (1802-1871) A Visit to the Jacob and Clara Ramberger Farm, June 18, 2011 Jacob and Clara Ramberger Farm Painting by Leroy Drumheller Ramberger Anecdotes Rough and Ready Band - 1906 Zerfings School, 1907 Ramberger Photo Gallery Ramberger Conclusion Henry Ramberger of Rough and Ready The Gold Mine in the Leck Bush near Rough and Ready, PA The Herb Family of Rough and Ready Something About Rough and Ready and the Emergency Militia Henry B. Clark - Farmer and Defender of Freedom Indians in Rough and Ready along Beisel's Run Beisel Homestead near Rough and Ready Erdman Family History Indian Incursions in the Mahantongo Valley On the Baums, Herbs and Schlegels Frederick Stein Schwalm: Civil War Veteran, Justice of the Peace, Molly Maguire Jury Member Something about the Heplers Something about the Bensingers Something about the Wolfgangs George and Elizabeth Wolfgang The Story of My Life by Bessie May Schadel Bowman Klingers in the 1850 Census Snyders in the 1850 Census Ray Davis Recalls Rough and Ready of the Past Simmy Court House Records Simmy and Associated Colored Family Vital Records Salem Church Photo Knorr Family Heritage John H. Knorr Land A Winter Market Day Interview with Willard and Joyce Kahler of Old State Road, Rough and Ready, Pa. Klinger Farms, Rough and Ready, Pa. Picture Gallery PA German Fraktur, including a hand drawn, Riderless Horse and a handwritten German Script Prayer Appendix 1: Researching Economic Life in the Mahantango Valley: A 19th Century Pennsylvania German Community Appendix 2: SALEM CHURCH CEMETERY UPPER MAHANTANGO TWP., SCHUYLKILL CO. L.R.53047. JULY 25, 1980 Appendix 3: 1850 Census UPPER MAHANTANGO TWP., SCHUYLKILL CO. Heads of Households Appendix 4: 1850 Census UPPER MAHANTANGO TWP., SCHUYLKILL CO. Most Common Surnames

A History of the Village at the Heart of the Mahantongo Valley

There Is Something About Rough and Ready

Carl Scheib, from Gratz, PA, was a young farm boy of 16 who was signed to a major league contract by Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics. Carl enjoyed 11 years in the major leagues, interrupted by his service in World War II. When he made his first appearance in 1943, he was the youngest player in modern major league history. The following season, Joe Nuxhall of the National League's Cincinnati Reds, pitched 2/3 of an inning at age 15, breaking Carl's major league record, but Carl retained his American League record. Known as a good-hitting pitcher, Carl hit .396 in 1951 and .298 in 1948. He hit five home runs in his career, including a grand slam. As a pitcher, Carl was a key hurler on the 1948 Philadelphia Athletics, going 14-8 during a tight pennant race. He also went 11-7 in 1952 and saved 11 games in 1951. Behind his “pitch-to-contact” approach, the A’s set the all-time record for double plays in a season with 217 in 1949, a record that still stands. Wonder Boy chronicles the rapid rise of Carl Scheib from his high school days at Gratz and his contributions to Dalmatia in the West Branch League, to his subsequent major league career, facing such players as Joe DiMaggio, Bill Dickey, Ted Williams, Yogi Berra, Bobby Doerr, Satchel Paige, Bob Lemon, Larry Doby, Bob Feller, Luke Appling, Early Wynn, Mickey Mantle and many more.

The Youngest Player in American League History

Wonder Boy - The Story of Carl Scheib

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Joe Farley

Joe Farrell, Joe Farley, and Lawrence Knorr have traveled across the eastern USA to the graves of over 200 founding fathers (and mothers) responsible for the birth of the United States of America. Included in this first volume are biographies and grave information for 51 of these luminaries who made significant contributions to the Revolutionary cause. In this volume: George WashingtonAbigail AdamsJohn AdamsWilliam BlountAaron BurrDaniel CarrollSamuel ChaseGeorge ClymerJohn CollinsFrancis DanaWilliam Richardson DavieWilliam Henry DraytonWilliam ElleryDeborah Sampson GarrettHoratio GatesElbridge GerryNicholas GilmanNathaniel GreeneButton GwinnettAlexander HamiltonElizabeth Schuyler HamiltonCornelius HarnettJohn HartJoseph HewesJared IngersollDaniel of St. Thomas JeniferFrancis Lightfoot LeeHenry Lee IIIRichard Henry LeePhilip LivingstonArthur MiddletonHenry MiddletonThomas MifflinRobert MorrisJohn MortonWilliam PacaJohn PennCharles PinckneyCaesar RodneyBenjamin RushRoger ShermanRichard SmithRichard StocktonThomas StoneGeorge TaylorNicholas Van DykeJoseph WarrenAnthony WayneNoah WebsterHenry WisnerGeorge Wythe

Their Lives, Contributions, and Burial Sites

Graves of Our Founders

Lawrence Knorr

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