REMEMBERING LIFE IN BYRNESVILLE


				*REMEMBERING LIFE IN BYRNESVILLE*



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This page I would like to dedicate to:
   REMEMBERING LIFE IN BYRNESVILLE

   and what people did for recreation while growing up in the village. We

   enjoyed many of the simplier things in life, such as;

   We had the freedom to roam and enjoy the many acres of woodland

   that surrounded Byrnesville. ----

   Picking huckleberries, blackberries, chestnuts, and a variety of fruits---

   Hunting small game, rabbits, grouse and squirrels. ---

   Riding bicycles, motorcycles, motorized go-karts, sledding, ice skating

   roller skating and building snowmen. ---

   Playing sandlot baseball and basketball outside on grass courts. ---

Welcome!

RIDING OLD JEEP AROUND MOUNTAINS

My son riding go-kart in woods

WE PICKED A LOT OF HUCKLEBERRIES

BACK YARD PARTIES WERE VERY POPULAR

Target shooting with BB guns, 22 cal. rifles, and homemade bows and

arrows. ---

Bonfires on july 4th. ---

Potato roast, corn roast, grilling hot dogs on an open camp fire. ---

Enjoying ice cream cones when the ice cream truck came around. ---

Climbing trees, hiking, building shacks, playing hide and seek, swimming in the many water filled holes. ---

Playing poker and other card games. ---

Enjoying the many activities at the Byrnesville gun club, trap shooting,

pigeon shooting and picnics.---

Playing pinball machines.---

MIKE REILLEY WITH BASKETBALL

HERE IS MIKE REILLEY AT PINBALL MACHINE

THE BOYS AND I BACK FROM A RIDE

While the strip mining of coal caused a lot of dirt , noise and inconvience

it also provided many enjoyable hours of watching giant machines digging

for coal and hauling away the dirt and the coal.

After the holes were finished the large dirt banks that remained were

used by dirt bikers for hill climbing, for sledding and hiking.

THESE LARGE MACHINES DUG HUGE HOLES

CYCLE LOOKS SMALL BESIDE BIG MACHINE

THIS TYPE OF TRUCK HAULED AWAY THE DIRT

We also traveled to neighboring towns to swim, go to movies, watch parades and play in the playgrounds. We traveled to amusement parks such as Reichweins, Buery's grove, Ideal, Springbrook and Knoebels.

After 1950, television was added to the things to do.

I am sure that there are many things that could be added to this list and I hope former residents will keep us informed about their experiences either by E-mail or the guest book.

THANKS : MIKE REILLEY

mpreil@aol.com

mpreil@verizon.net

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DANWALSH SINGING MINER

REMEMBERING THE LAST DAYS OF BYRNESVILLE

THE BYRNESVILLE GUN CLUB

DECEASED RESIDENTS OF BYRNESVILLE

BYRNESVILLE REUNION PICTURES

OLD COAL MINING PICTURES

SAINT IGNATIUS CHURCH HISTORY