Posts by Amanda Fontenova
From the Wilkes-Barre Record – A Ghastly Find!
As the afternoons get darker and the wind howls and moans, we thought we would share this spooky newspaper clipping from 130 years ago… From an article in the Wilkes-Barre…
Read MoreThe Badge of a Freemason – A Wilkes-Barre Masonic Apron
One of the most well-known Masonic symbols is the apron. Freemasonry is a fraternal organization for men that teaches a system of ethics using symbols, rituals and ideas drawn from…
Read MoreThreads of History – Swetland Family Samplers
In 1842, The Hand-Book of Needlework by Miss Lambert explained that “no feminine art affords greater scope for the display of taste and ingenuity than that of needlework. The endless…
Read MoreDid You Know that Wilkes-Barre Had a Palm House?
Shortly after I started as Executive Director of LCHS, I came across an image of Wilkes-Barre’s “palm house.” I was fascinated. “How cool!,” I thought, “What were the circumstances for…
Read MoreHobo Hat – “Bound for a trip around the world. When shall we meet again?”
In 1922, an imaginative shipping clerk at the Delaware & Hudson freight station in Wilkes-Barre decided to take an old straw hat and send it on a trip of its…
Read MoreWill You “Capitulate” to Reading Our Blog?
Welcome! This is the first post in our LCHS blog! We plan to post regularly and to focus on our amazing collection of objects, documents and published materials that relate…
Read MoreRevolutionary-Era Militia Encampment at Denison House on August 17 & 18, 2019
On Saturday and Sunday, August 17 and 18, 2019, the Luzerne County Historical Society will host a Revolutionary War-era militia encampment by the 24th Connecticut Militia Regiment at the Nathan…
Read MoreUpcoming Gallery Talk – “Frances Dorrance – First Lady of Archeology in NEPA”
The Luzerne County Historical Society will present a lecture entitled “Frances Dorrance – First Lady of Archeology in NEPA” on Thursday, June 6, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. at the Society’s…
Read MoreLuzerne County Historical Society Announces “Dining with Friends” Program March 20, 2019, at The Beaumont Inn
The Luzerne County Historical Society announces the next date in their “Dining with Friends” program. Join Society members and supporters on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at the Beaumont Inn, 4437…
Read MoreLuzerne County Historical Society Director of Operations and Programs Receives Scholarship to the Small Museums Association Annual Conference
The Luzerne County Historical Society is proud to announce that its Director of Operations and Programs, Mark J. Riccetti, Jr., has received a scholarship to attend the 2019 Small Museums…
Read More