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Posts by Amanda Fontenova

From the Wilkes-Barre Record – A Ghastly Find!

By Amanda Fontenova | November 14, 2019 | 1

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…

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The Badge of a Freemason – A Wilkes-Barre Masonic Apron

By Amanda Fontenova | October 30, 2019 | 2

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…

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Threads of History – Swetland Family Samplers

By Amanda Fontenova | October 3, 2019 | 2

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…

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Did You Know that Wilkes-Barre Had a Palm House?

By Amanda Fontenova | August 15, 2019 | 4

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…

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Hobo Hat – “Bound for a trip around the world. When shall we meet again?”

By Amanda Fontenova | August 2, 2019

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…

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Will You “Capitulate” to Reading Our Blog?

By Amanda Fontenova | July 27, 2019

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…

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Revolutionary-Era Militia Encampment at Denison House on August 17 & 18, 2019

By Amanda Fontenova | July 13, 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…

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Upcoming Gallery Talk – “Frances Dorrance – First Lady of Archeology in NEPA”

By Amanda Fontenova | May 15, 2019

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…

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Luzerne County Historical Society Announces “Dining with Friends” Program March 20, 2019, at The Beaumont Inn

By Amanda Fontenova | January 8, 2019
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…

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Luzerne County Historical Society Director of Operations and Programs Receives Scholarship to the Small Museums Association Annual Conference

By Amanda Fontenova | January 8, 2019

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…

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