Meet The Author: Jayne M. Booth

Nathan Denison House 35 Denison Street, Forty Fort, PA, United States

She was so popular back in January, we have brought her back! The LCHS is proud to host another "Meet the Author" event featuring Ms. Jayne M. Booth and her new book in the Rocked in the Cradle of Coal Series. Book 2 is entitled: Tell Me About My Father: Wasyl’s Story. The event will…

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145th Commemoration of the Battle and Massacre of Wyoming

Wyoming Monument Wyoming, PA, United States

On Tuesday, July 4, 2023, the Luzerne County Historical Society will once agan be attending the 145nd Commemoration of the Battle and Massacre at Wyoming, held each year at the Wyoming Monument at 10am, hosted by the Wyoming Commemorative Association.   The Battle of Wyoming took place during the Revolutionary War on July 3, 1778.…

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Meet The Author – Maxim Furek

Nathan Denison House 35 Denison Street, Forty Fort, PA, United States

The Luzerne County Historical Society will host a presentation and book signing about the new book, Coal Region Hoodoo, by author and rock journalist Maxim W. Furek on Sunday, July 16th, from 2-4pm at the Nathan Denison House, 35 Dennison, Street, Forty-Fort, PA.   With Coal Region Hoodoo, Maxim W. Furek continues his exploration of…

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Meet The Author – Jack Smiles

Nathan Denison House 35 Denison Street, Forty Fort, PA, United States

On Saturday, August 5th from 1 pm – 3 pm at the Nathan Denison House in Forty Fort, the LCHS will welcome Jack Smiles, retired sports reporter and author, who will be discussing his books on local ties to baseball. Jack has written three biographies of local men who have made the Baseball Hall of…

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Meet The Author – Melanie Akren-Dickson

Nathan Denison House 35 Denison Street, Forty Fort, PA, United States

On Sunday, September 10th from 1 pm – 3 pm at the Nathan Denison House in Forty Fort, the LCHS will welcome author Melanie Akren-Dickson, who will be discussing her newest book: “Conversations with a Courthouse Deer”. Beginning in 1888, reporter Ernest Hanson began writing articles in which he “talked” with the Courthouse Deer (then…

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