Immigrants in the Coal Field: 1865-1927

This program tells an American story through diaries, newspapers, real photo postcards, legal documents, maps, and family stories and photographs.  Filled with human drama and local color, the story's slideshow explores the look and feel of the local coal camp communities across our mining district. 

Michele Enrietta Micetich is a retired educator with 35 years’ professional experience in numerous and diverse teaching and learning environments. A lifelong resident of Carbon Hill, her Italian roots and love of maps and stories evolved into a never-ending study of her environs. Michele serves as President of the Carbon Hill Historical Society, which owns and operates the not-for-profit Carbon Hill School Museum.