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