tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124614248390559032.post1781906722111567093..comments2023-03-14T12:17:54.277-04:00Comments on Coal Region History Chronicles: For all the Slate Pickers and Breaker Boys in the Anthracite RegionStu Richardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17910562902134649779noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2124614248390559032.post-6201224668719377952016-10-02T07:15:19.906-04:002016-10-02T07:15:19.906-04:00I loved the poem. I learned while researching my f...I loved the poem. I learned while researching my family history, that many of my uncles and cousins were "slate pickers" and their fathers worked in the mines. The slate pickers were SO YOUNG, yet worked to help their families. Some to support their mothers, brothers and sisters when their fathers were killed while working in the coal mines. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com