250 Years of Anthracite Mining Commemoration

Anthracite Heritage Museum McDade Park, Scranton, PA, United States

This year's Leadership Lackawanna class will finish their project with the Anthracite Heritage Museum with a public unveiling of the 250th Anniversary Commemorative Display developed by the class and supported by local businesses and families. The Museum will be free and open to the public from 9am - 12pm, with the unveiling taking place at…

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Paint and Sip Night at the Museum

Anthracite Heritage Museum McDade Park, Scranton, PA, United States

Ladies and Gentlemen! On Tuesday May 15th The Anthracite Heritage Museum will open our doors at 5:15 pm inviting you to re-visit our museum, take time out and spend some time with friends, sip some of Maiolatesi Wine Cellars delicious wines, and enjoy light fare. Also wine themed raffles and a chance to win tickets…

$35

Mining Life and Culture in the Anthracite Region

Anthracite Heritage Museum McDade Park, Scranton, PA, United States

 “There is no business on earth subject to as many casualties.”  Mining life and culture in the Anthracite Region A lecture by Harold Aurand, Jr. The anthracite coal industry was full of contradictions.  Mining had many of the attributes of high status jobs.  Before a miner could take charge of a workplace he had to…

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WYSO – An American Visionary Artist

Anthracite Heritage Museum McDade Park, Scranton, PA, United States

WYSO - An American Visionary Artist: Frank “WYSO®” Wysochansky -1915-1994 A lecture by Steve Lichak Between post-WW II until his death on September 14, 1994, Frank Wysochansky the anthracite outsider artist, “WYSO®” produced over 5,000 works of art and thousands of cartoons. Working furiously, using pen, ink, watercolor, Crayola crayon and sculptural forms. He spread…

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KIDS Summer Quest: Rock with Miners

Anthracite Heritage Museum McDade Park, Scranton, PA, United States

The Lackawanna County Library Systems will host a Summer Quest session at the Museum on August 1 from 10-2. Come any time during the day and participate in fun activities, also sponsored in part by the Fraternal Order of Eagles. Visit the Library's website for more information!

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Museum Night at the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders

PNC Field 235 Montage Mountain Road, Moosic, PA, United States

Come out for a great night of Baseball, Fireworks, and Fun! The Anthracite Heritage Museum will be one of the featured organizations at the SWB RailRiders last regular season home game against the Pawtucket Red Sox. Additionally, the promotion that night is The Office, with the first 2,500 fans receiving a bobblehead giveaway! Call the…

$12

Preservation Workshop – Girl Scout Items & Textiles

Anthracite Heritage Museum McDade Park, Scranton, PA, United States

Do you have family heirlooms that you are concerned about preserving? Were you or was someone in your family a Girl Scout? Do you have unidentified memorabilia you're curious about? A treasured fabric item you're concerned about cleaning? Come to the Anthracite Heritage Museum to learn about best practices from Mary Winslow and Brenda Long,…

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Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day – Free Admission!

Anthracite Heritage Museum McDade Park, Scranton, PA, United States

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…