Anthracite Heritage Museum Charter Day

News for Immediate Release\r\n\r\nFebruary 17, 2016\r\n\r\nAnthracite Heritage Museum will feature films, guided tours and free admission on Pennsylvania Charter Day on Sunday, March 13^th!\r\n\r\n Scranton — The Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum will host a film program by F. Charles Petrillo of Wilkes-Barre on Sunday, March 13, 2016, as part of Pennsylvania Charter Day.   The film program will begin at 2 p.m. with a series of silent and sound films of anthracite mining beginning with the Lehigh Coal Company’s “Wonders of Anthracite” produced in 1928. Volunteers of the museum will also provide guided tours starting at noon.  Charter Day is traditionally a day when Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission sites open admission-free in commemoration of the document by which King Charles II granted to William Penn the vast tract of land known today as Pennsylvania.  The day will include fun and interesting activities for children and families such as the Pennsylvania Trail of History game hosted by students of the Leadership Lackawanna Program Tomorrow’s Leaders Today and the opportunity to participate in creating artwork.  Refreshments will be served and visitors are invited to enjoy a Pennsylvania “Birthday” cake!\r\n\r\nThis program is supported, in part, by a Lackawanna County Arts and Culture grant, a program of Lackawanna County Commissioners Patrick O’Malley, Jerry Notarianni and Laureen A. Cummings.\r\n\r\nThe Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum is located in McDade Park, off Keyser Avenue, in Scranton (Exits 182 or 191-B off I-81, and Exit 122, Keyser Avenue, from I-476).  The museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm and Sunday, 12 noon to 5 pm.  For more information or directions, call (570) 963-4804 or visit www.anthracitemuseum.org.\r\n\r\nThe Anthracite Heritage Museum is administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in partnership with the Anthracite Heritage Museum and Iron Furnaces Associates.\r\n\r\nThe Anthracite Heritage Museum is one of 25 historic sites and museums administered by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission as part of the Pennsylvania Trails of History®. For more information, visit www.PATrailsofHistory.com.\r\n\r\nMedia contact: Chester Kulesa, 570-963-4804