The History of St. George Church
Written by: Joanna Adams Sergent Construction on the future town of Jenkins was in full…
Play Ball! The Jenkins Cavalier Baseball League (1948-1951)
Written by Joanna Adams Sergent In Jenkins Kentucky, there were four small baseball teams. These…
The Story of the YMCA of 1912.
From the beginning of operations in the Jenkins Kentucky area. The Consolidation Coal Company expressed…
The Harlan County Coal Wars 1931-1939
Written by Joanna Adams Sergent We return to our series on the Coal Wars of…
The Seco Train Accident September 20, 1917
It was a normal day in Letcher County Kentucky on Thursday, September 20, 1917. There…
All Aboard! The Jenkins, Kentucky Railroad Pulls Into History
Written by Joanna Adams Sergent As the United States began to expand there had been…
Matewan Part Three: The OK Corral of the East and Murder
Miners standing in line to get their weapons The miners were on strike protesting for…
The Matewan Massacre Part Two: Unrest Begins in the Mining Camps
The town of Matewan There was a perfect storm brewing for the Matewan Massacre and…
Matewan Part One: Other Strikes and Wars Break Out Across the Land
West Virginia Coal Miners in 1913-1914 To understand what happened at Matewan, one needs to…