Ada Brady

Ada Pauline Brady of Bethlehem, PA, was born in Newport News, VA, in 1922. Ada was the daughter of the late Redmond Brady and Julia

Bert Tarboro

Bert Tarboro Jr., of Bethlehem, a Blue Mountain League and Tri-County League baseball hall-of-famer, passed away August 17, 1999. He was the husband of the

Brodhead Avenue and William Calloway

Shown: Richard Calloway of Easton holds the photo of his father William Marshall Calloway.(Photo Credit: Ed Koskey Jr, Morning Call) William Calloway Since many people

Donald O. Johnson

DONALD O. JOHNSON Donald, the youngest of 10 children, was born May 4, 1931 to Leila Childs and Rev. Edward Johnson, a pastor of Second

Dr. James F. Goodwin

James F. Goodwin, Jr., one of six children, was born in Kingston, Georgia, March 30, 1905, to Anna Sledge Goodwin and James F. Goodwin, Sr.

Elizabeth Farmer Beville

Elizabeth (Farmer) Beville was the wife of Richard Payne Beville. She was born in Mineral, Va., one of twenty children of the late Mr. John

Ernest “Bubbles” Enix

Ernest “Bubbles” Enix  Born in Denmark, S.C., he was a son of Ernest and Essie (Glover) Enix. Ernest moved to Bethlehem, Pa in 1926 when

Faith P. Strong

The Strong Sisters as they appeared on the popular Black Exposure program in 1990.(Rev. Jean Marie Strong – Ella Strong Capers; on keyboard Faith Strong)

Henry Warner and Hudson Hauling

(Excerpted from 1995 morning Call article by Denise Reaman) HENRY HUDSON Henry Hudson was Bethlehem’s first African American trash hauler. Henry Hudson Warner was born

Hiram Bradley

Interview with Herbert Bradley, Hiram Bradley’s great grandson. Herbert Bradley shares that his great-grandfather, Hiram Bradley (1814-1881), was the first Black person to arrive in

Hudson and Malloy Warner

HUDSON WARNER As a young boy, Hudson helped his father unload other people’s trash from the back of their truck into the dump. Hudson eventually

Lane Family

Abraham Lane b. 1861 – d. 1906Abraham was Bethlehem’s first black businessman, a well-known caterer and owner of properties in South Bethlehem. He also ran