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September 2018
$12

Museum Night at the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

September 1, 2018 @ 7:05 pm - 10:00 pm
PNC Field, 235 Montage Mountain Road
Moosic, PA 18507 United States
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Come out for a great night of Baseball, Fireworks, and Fun! The Anthracite Heritage Museum will be one of the featured organizations at the SWB RailRiders last regular season home game against the Pawtucket Red Sox. Additionally, the promotion that night is The Office, with the first 2,500 fans receiving a bobblehead giveaway! Call the Museum or see a board member to purchase tickets.

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Preservation Workshop – Girl Scout Items & Textiles

September 22, 2018
Anthracite Heritage Museum, McDade Park
Scranton, PA 18504 United States
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Do you have family heirlooms that you are concerned about preserving? Were you or was someone in your family a Girl Scout? Do you have unidentified memorabilia you're curious about? A treasured fabric item you're concerned about cleaning? Come to the Anthracite Heritage Museum to learn about best practices from Mary Winslow and Brenda Long, members of the Girl Scouts Heart of PA Archives Committee. It will be a great afternoon of learning and preserving! The workshop will be geared…

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Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day – Free Admission!

September 22, 2018
Anthracite Heritage Museum, McDade Park
Scranton, PA 18504 United States
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ANTHRACITE HERITAGE MUSEUM JOINS SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE’S 14TH ANNUAL MUSEUM DAY Free Admission on September 22, 2018 with a downloadable Museum Day ticket at smithsonian.com/museumday The Anthracite Heritage Museum will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticketholders on Saturday September 22, 2018 as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 14th annual Museum Day, a national celebration of boundless curiosity in which participating museums emulate the free admission policy at the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington DC-based museums. Museum Day represents a…

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Four Historic Strikes

September 27, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Anthracite Heritage Museum, McDade Park
Scranton, PA 18504 United States
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This panel discussion will discuss Cultural Responses to Labor Conflicts in the Northern Anthracite Field. The featured speakers are Sarah Piccini, speaking about the 1871 strike in Scranton, Lucia Dailey, speaking about the 1877 strike in Scranton, Michael Knies, speaking on the 1912 strike in Luzerne & Lackawanna Counties, and Robert Wolensky, speaking about the 1928 strike in the Greater Pittston Area. The discussion will explore strikes, shutdowns, labor actions, and bitter and violent conflicts that occurred in the Anthracite…

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May 2019
$20

Spring Tea at the Museum

May 4, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Anthracite Heritage Museum, McDade Park
Scranton, PA 18504 United States
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Immigration Celebration 4th Annual Tea at the Anthracite Heritage Museum Coming to America - Who are we? Where do we come from? Delve into America's Past, Present, and Future as we celebrate the cultures of our area. Sip our Blended Teas and enjoy a Variety of Savory Tea Sandwiches and Ethnic Confections. Take a chance on our Raffle Baskets, too! Adults and Youth Ages 12 and over welcome Please RSVP by May 1st, as seating is limited. This event sold…

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Charity Cask for a Cause – Firkin Friday at Cooper’s Seafood in Scranton

May 31, 2019 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cooper’s Seafood House, 701 N. Washington Ave.
Scranton, PA 18509 United States
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Join us the last Friday of May for Cooper’s Charity Cask Night as we tap a firkin, raise a glass, and some much needed money, (100% of the sales) for the Anthracite Heritage Museum and Iron Furnaces! Come join us for a fun Happy Hour & help out The Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum & Scranton Iron Furnaces. The firkin will be tapped promptly at 5 pm. We'll have raffle items & a 50/50 so grab some family and friends &…

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September 2019
$15

Anthracite Heritage Conference – 150th Anniversary Avondale

September 6, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - September 8, 2019 @ 11:00 am
Anthracite Heritage Museum, McDade Park
Scranton, PA 18504 United States
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In honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Avondale Mine Disaster, we will be hosting a weekend-long conference from September 6-8. If you are interested, please contact the Lackawanna Historical Society at lackawannahistory@gmail.com, or call 570-344-3841. Please see the attached registration form or contact the Lackawanna Historical Society for registration! Registration is $15 with additional cost for optional meals. Please consider joining us for part of all of the weekend! See the great schedule of events below: Friday, September 6,…

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Episodes in Anthracite Labor History

September 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Anthracite Heritage Museum, McDade Park
Scranton, PA 18504 United States
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Moderator:  Chester Kulesa, Administrator Emeritus, Anthracite Heritage Museum Speakers: Thomas Mackaman, King’s College, “Labor and Industry in the Early Years of Anthracite” Ann Flaherty, Kehoe Foundation of Maryland, “The Molly Maguires in the Hard Coal Fields: Fact vs. Fiction” Robert Wolensky, King’s College, “The Industrial Workers of the World: The Wobblies in Anthracite, 1907-1916” Robert Schmidt Independent Scholar, “Labor, Violence, and Dynamite in Coal Country” Mary Kay Kimelewski, Misericordia University, “The 1943 Anthracite Strike in Northeastern Pennsylvania: Defending Patriotism During…

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