Posts Tagged ‘Museum’
A Walk in Wilkes-Barre in the Era of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War
The Luzerne County Historical Society announces that it will host a brand-new walking tour entitled: “A Walk in Wilkes-Barre in the Era of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War” on…
Read More“Meet the Author”: Max Furek
The Luzerne County Historical Society will host a presentation about the book, Somebody Else’s Dream: Dakota, The Buoys, & “Timothy.” Rock journalist Maxim W. Furek will conduct the event on…
Read MoreGallery Opening: “The Artwork of Jacob Cist: Window into a Renaissance Man”
On Friday, September 16th at 4pm we hope you will join us as we formally open the exhibition: “The Artwork of Jacob Cist: Window into a Renaissance Man”. This exhibition…
Read MoreThen and Now: A 1918 Mask Comparison
The 1918 strain of influenza was unique among most types of flu, as it had a high mortality rate among 15 to 34-year-olds, rather than the oldest and weakest of…
Read MoreWyoming Valley Epidemics
The following blog post is a modified version of a column that appeared in the December 2020 edition of The Westside Bulletin. The article originally ran to promote a lecture…
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…
Read MoreFIC: Stories of items “Found in Collection” #1 – Andersonville Prison
The following is the first in a series of blog posts titled “FIC: Stories of Items “Found in Collection”. FIC is a museum industry term for items that were, well, …
Read MoreAnthracite Heritage Month Schedule
A regional observance of Anthracite Mining Heritage Month will take place during January 2020. A wide variety of programs will be featured in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Pittston, Plymouth, Nanticoke, Bethlehem, and…
Read MoreMindfulness Meditation
The Luzerne County Historical Society announces that, in cooperation with Jennifer Ciarimboli, its next monthly mindfulness meditation session at the LCHS Museum, 69 Rear South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, will take…
Read MoreMining our Past: What We Can Learn from Photographs of the Past
A regional observance of Anthracite Mining Heritage Month will take place during January 2020. A wide variety of programs will be featured in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Pittston, Plymouth, Nanticoke, Bethlehem, and…
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