In December of 1987 local journalist and historian Bill O'Brien began a series of ninety articles entitled Mahanoy City Chronicles which were published in the Evening Herald throughout Mahanoy City's Quasquicentennial year of 1988.
Much of the research for the chronicles was done by another local historian, Lorraine Stanton of Frackville, who was the librarian at Penn State, Schuylkill Campus.
The Mahanoy City Chronicles are one of two outstanding sources of the history of the borough and its surrounding patches. The other major source being Reminiscences of Mahanoy City by Augusta Dillman Thomas which was written in the 1930s.
December 4, 1987 - Burgesses in Charge of Law and Order
December 5, 1987 - George Wiggan Put Town on the Map
December 11, 1987 - History of an 11 Year-Old Town
December12, 1987 - Early Protestant Churches Listed
December 16, 1987 - Borough is 124 Years Old Today !
December 18, 1987 - Plenty of History in Foundry Row
December 19, 1987 - Mahanoy Tunnel: Troubled Time
December 26, 1987 - An Armchair Stroll Through Mahanoy City
January 2, 1988 - Adam and Bensinger-Local Business Pioneers
January 8,1988 - Their Roles Were Significant
January 9, 1988 - Mine Bosses Filled large Boots
January 15, 1988 - They Helped to Build Community
January 16, 1988 - People of the Early Community
January22, 1988 - Physicians Helped Mold Borough
January 23, 1988 - Recollections of Some Pioneers
January 29, 1988 - John C. Knapp- Mahanoy Pioneer
January 30,1988 - A Peek at More Borough Pioneers
February 5, 1988 - Phillips - A Multi-Talented Pioneer
February 6,1988 Litsch Street - Should Have Been?
February 12,1988 - It Was a Melting Pot
February 13, 1988 - The First Cashier at the First Bank
February 19, 1988 - Three Involved in the Newspaper
February 20, 1988 - Suffolk Was Once Phillip's Patch
February 26, 1988 - George Wren - A Key Industrialist
February 27, 1988 - Where's the Beef - They Had It
March 4, 1988 - Early Doctors Were Heroic Men
March5, 1988 - For Welsh - St. David's Day
March 11, 1988 - Carters Helped Launch Borough
March 12, 1988 - People of the Early Community
March 18, 1988 - The Memories of Minstrals Linger
March 19, 1988 - The Story of Two Superintendents
March 25, 1988 Honest John - A Remarkable Man
March 26, 1988 A Study in the American Dream
April 1, 1988 Residents Who Helped Mold the Town
April 2, 1988 Their Names Are Etched in History
April 8, 1988 They Helped to Shape the Community
April 9, 1988 More Community Pioneers
April 15, 1988 He Was a Legend With the P&RC&I
April 16, 1988 The People of Early Mahanoy
April 22, 1988 The Communitys Early Hotels
April 23, 1988 Pioneers Had Courage Foresight
April 29, 1988 125 Years For Parish and Borough
April 30, 1988 St. Fidelis Saga Continues
May 6, 1988 Patriotism a Hallmark of the Parish
May 7, 1988 Pioneers Who Shaped Mahanoy City
May 13, 1988 John Unsinn Was a Man About Town
May 14, 1988 The Father of the Public Library
May 20, 1988 The Bustling Town of the 1920s
May 21, 1988 Dillman An Old Respected Family
May 27, 1988 The War Years of 1917-1918
May 28, 1988 A Glimpse of the Town During WWII
June 3, 1988 Prominent Names in Town History
June 4, 1988 Barlows Have a Long Family History
June 10, 1988 Players on the Mahanoy Scene
June 11, 1988 Mahanoy Women Owe Her a Debt
June 17, 1988 Healthcare Pros of Yesteryear
June 18, 1988 Silliman Was Foremost Citizen
June 24, 1988 Townsfolk in World of Show Biz
June 25, 1988 Calnon Spelled Cleanliness
July 1, 1988 He Knew Mahanoy and Wild West
July 2, 1988 A Land Agent and Two Newsmen
July 8, 1988 The Patriarch of Sports Promoters
July 9, 1988 Sports Celebraties of a By-Gone Era
July 15, 1988 Pioneers Who Grew With Borough
July 16, 1988 The Tale of Two Suburban Heights
July 22, 1988 Bowmans Prominent Pioneers
July 23, 1988 Eagles Once Flew High in Mahanoy
July 29, 1988 Dr Fenton Served Humanity Well
July 30, 1988 Native Son Buried at West Point
August 5, 1988 Dreshes Were Stony Point Pioneers
August 6, 1988 Kaier Put the Town on the Brewery Map
August 12, 1988 Famed Kaier Opera House - Part 1
August 13, 1988 Famed Kaier Opera House - Part 2
August 19, 1988 End of Kaier Grand Opera House
August 20, 1988 Dr Noonan A Renowned Educator
August 26, 1988 Jim Kirchner - The Last Of a Breed
August 27, 1988 Herskers Historic Old Showplace
September 2, 1988 Radio Came to Town 62 Years Ago
September 3, 1988 Schertzinger Toast of Hollywood
September 9, 1988 Dorseys First Played for Domson
September 10, 1988 Lithuanian Church Centennial
September 16, 1988 Kline Brothers Put the Town on Wheels
September 17, 1988 Old Days in the South End
September 23, 1988 Amazing Woman - Mrs Mulvasie
September 24, 1988 Faces Familiar on West Spruce Street
September 30, 1988 Saule Kept Lithuanians Informed
October 1, 1988 88 Blizzard Had Nothing on 99
October 7, 1988 Ragazinsky's and Noonan's
October 8, 1988 Hornsby Shoes Custom Made
October 14, 1988 Clifford Led Famed March Unit