ANTHRACITE HERITAGE MUSEUM JOINS SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE’S 14TH ANNUAL MUSEUM DAY Free Admission on September 22, 2018 with a downloadable Museum Day ticket at smithsonian.com/museumday The Anthracite Heritage Museum will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticketholders on Saturday September 22, 2018 as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 14th annual Museum Day, a…

This panel discussion will discuss Cultural Responses to Labor Conflicts in the Northern Anthracite Field. The featured speakers are Sarah Piccini, speaking about the 1871 strike in Scranton, Lucia Dailey, speaking about the 1877 strike in Scranton, Michael Knies, speaking on the 1912 strike in Luzerne & Lackawanna Counties, and Robert Wolensky, speaking about the…

Immigration Celebration 4th Annual Tea at the Anthracite Heritage Museum Coming to America - Who are we? Where do we come from? Delve into America's Past, Present, and Future as we celebrate the cultures of our area. Sip our Blended Teas and enjoy a Variety of Savory Tea Sandwiches and Ethnic Confections. Take a chance…

Join us the last Friday of May for Cooper’s Charity Cask Night as we tap a firkin, raise a glass, and some much needed money, (100% of the sales) for the Anthracite Heritage Museum and Iron Furnaces! Come join us for a fun Happy Hour & help out The Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum & Scranton…

In honor of the 150th Anniversary of the Avondale Mine Disaster, we will be hosting a weekend-long conference from September 6-8. If you are interested, please contact the Lackawanna Historical Society at lackawannahistory@gmail.com, or call 570-344-3841. Please see the attached registration form or contact the Lackawanna Historical Society for registration! Registration is $15 with additional…

Moderator:  Chester Kulesa, Administrator Emeritus, Anthracite Heritage Museum Speakers: Thomas Mackaman, King’s College, “Labor and Industry in the Early Years of Anthracite” Ann Flaherty, Kehoe Foundation of Maryland, “The Molly Maguires in the Hard Coal Fields: Fact vs. Fiction” Robert Wolensky, King’s College, “The Industrial Workers of the World: The Wobblies in Anthracite, 1907-1916” Robert…

ANTHRACITE HERITAGE MUSEUM JOINS SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE’S 15TH ANNUAL MUSEUM DAY Free Admission on September 21, 2019 with a downloadable Museum Day ticket at this link ! The Anthracite Heritage Museum will open its doors free of charge to all Museum Day ticketholders on Saturday September 21, 2019 as part of Smithsonian magazine’s 15th annual Museum…

   The Ninth Annual Bonfire at The Iron Furnaces will take place Saturday, October 19, 2019, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at the historic Scranton Iron Furnaces, a truly unique site with the remains of a standing blast furnace. The Bonfire Festival, a fundraiser for the Anthracite Heritage Museum, explores the cultural roots of…