Posts Tagged ‘local history’
Downtown Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks
They’re back! After a one year hiatus, the Downton Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks have returned! The Luzerne County Historical Society is proud to announce that our Annual Downtown Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks will be returning again this year! The popular tours will run October 23rd and 24th 2020. Come join us for a walking tour of…
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They’re back! After a one year hiatus, the Downton Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks have returned! The Luzerne County Historical Society is proud to announce that our Annual Downtown Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks will be returning again this year! The popular tours will run October 23rd and 24th 2020. Come join us for a walking tour of…
Read MoreDowntown Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks
They’re back! After a one year hiatus, the Downton Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks have returned! The Luzerne County Historical Society is proud to announce that our Annual Downtown Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks will be returning again this year! The popular tours will run October 23rd and 24th 2020. Come join us for a walking tour of…
Read MoreDowntown Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks
They’re back! After a one year hiatus, the Downton Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks have returned! The Luzerne County Historical Society is proud to announce that our Annual Downtown Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks will be returning again this year! The popular tours will run October 23rd and 24th 2020. Come join us for a walking tour of…
Read MoreDowntown Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks
They’re back! After a one year hiatus, the Downton Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks have returned! The Luzerne County Historical Society is proud to announce that our Annual Downtown Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks will be returning again this year! The popular tours will run October 23rd and 24th 2020. Come join us for a walking tour of…
Read MoreDowntown Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks
They’re back! After a one year hiatus, the Downton Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks have returned! The Luzerne County Historical Society is proud to announce that our Annual Downtown Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks will be returning again this year! The popular tours will run October 23rd and 24th 2020. Come join us for a walking tour of…
Read MoreDowntown Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks
They’re back! After a one year hiatus, the Downton Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks have returned! The Luzerne County Historical Society is proud to announce that our Annual Downtown Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks will be returning again this year! The popular tours will run October 23rd and 24th 2020. Come join us for a walking tour of…
Read MorePreservation and Perseverance in the Patches: A Woman’s Role in Coal County
Lewis Hine. Noon hour in the Ewen Breaker, Pennsylvania Coal Co. Location: South Pittston, Pennsylvania, 1911. Images of miners covered in black coal dust and Lewis Hine’s iconic photographs of breaker boys come to mind when many people think of the Anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania. These images evoke important memories and stories about the…
Read MoreSecond Annual “Road Rally in the Valley”
On Sunday, August 2, 2020, the Luzerne County Historical Society will host its second annual “Road Rally in the Valley”! What’s a road rally? A fun scavenger hunt combined with a road race! It’s a battle of mind and machine! Teams are not racing each other or the clock, but are instead attempting to complete…
Read More142nd Commemoration of the Battle and Massacre at Wyoming
On Saturday, July 4, 2020, the Luzerne County Historical Society will be attending the 142nd Commemoration of the Battle and Massacre at Wyoming, held at the Wyoming Monument at 10am. The Society will be selling books, DVDs and notecards related to the history of the Battle of Wyoming, the monument and local history. The LCHS…
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