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Charter Day 2018
The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) will celebrate the commonwealth’s 337th birthday on Charter Day, Sunday, March 11, with free admission to many of the historic sites and museums along the Pennsylvania Trails of History. For this significant anniversary in Pennsylvania history, the Anthracite Heritage Museum will feature free admission to the museum, family activities, and a lecture titled Silk That Spanned the World: The Silk Industry in Eastern Pennsylvania 1880-1990 by Martha Capwell Fox, curator/archivist with the Delaware and Lehigh…
Find out more »Landscape and Environment Lecture
"The Sustainability Factor of Coalfield Community Groups in both the Anthracite and Bituminous Regions of PA and EPCAMR's Role Throughout NE & NC PA" A lecture by Robert Hughes April 21, 2:00 pm April is Landscape and Environment Month in our What is Anthracite Heritage Series. The presentation will be geared towards abandoned mines, mine reclamation, mine water pollution, environmental advocacy of long-term community groups within the coalfields, and survey results of groups from across PA that continue to work…
Find out more »Tea on the Titanic
Come Sail Away with us at the Anthracite Heritage Museum! April 28, 2018 at 1:00 pm Enjoy aromatic teas, tea sandwiches, confections, and the company of good traveling companions. Hear remembrances of the past from our passengers. Take a chance on our beautiful gift baskets. RSVP by April 26 at 570-963-4804. Donation is $20 per passenger. Period dress optional, youth aged 12 and over are welcome.
Find out more »250 Years of Anthracite Mining Commemoration
This year's Leadership Lackawanna class will finish their project with the Anthracite Heritage Museum with a public unveiling of the 250th Anniversary Commemorative Display developed by the class and supported by local businesses and families. The Museum will be free and open to the public from 9am - 12pm, with the unveiling taking place at 10am. Bring the whole family to get a tour of the exhibit and celebrate the industry that built our region.
Find out more »Paint and Sip Night at the Museum
Ladies and Gentlemen! On Tuesday May 15th The Anthracite Heritage Museum will open our doors at 5:15 pm inviting you to re-visit our museum, take time out and spend some time with friends, sip some of Maiolatesi Wine Cellars delicious wines, and enjoy light fare. Also wine themed raffles and a chance to win tickets to our Bonfire at the Iron Furnaces this Fall! Space is limited, Please reserve your space by May 1st. $35 per person includes Art Supplies,…
Find out more »Mining Life and Culture in the Anthracite Region
“There is no business on earth subject to as many casualties.” Mining life and culture in the Anthracite Region A lecture by Harold Aurand, Jr. The anthracite coal industry was full of contradictions. Mining had many of the attributes of high status jobs. Before a miner could take charge of a workplace he had to be licensed by the state. He was given autonomy in setting the pace of his work, and how he would go about doing it. Promotion…
Find out more »WYSO – An American Visionary Artist
WYSO - An American Visionary Artist: Frank “WYSO®” Wysochansky -1915-1994 A lecture by Steve Lichak Between post-WW II until his death on September 14, 1994, Frank Wysochansky the anthracite outsider artist, “WYSO®” produced over 5,000 works of art and thousands of cartoons. Working furiously, using pen, ink, watercolor, Crayola crayon and sculptural forms. He spread melted crayons across canvases and carved out images. Creating figural sculptures from Bondo, an inexpensive automotive body repair product that he worked around armatures such…
Find out more »KIDS Summer Quest: Rock with Miners
The Lackawanna County Library Systems will host a Summer Quest session at the Museum on August 1 from 10-2. Come any time during the day and participate in fun activities, also sponsored in part by the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Visit the Library's website for more information!
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