Thanksgiving Holiday

November 26, Thursday, and November 27, Friday, Museum and Iron Furnaces closed, Thanksgiving Holiday.

Christmas Day

December 25, Friday, Christmas Day, Museum and Iron Furnaces closed.

Mining History Month, January 9, 2016

Kings College 133 N River Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

The regional observance of Mining History Month will take place January 9-31, 2016, with programs in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Pittston, Port Griffith, Plymouth, Nanticoke, Ashley, and Wilkes-Barre Township.  The annual event seeks to remember and honor the area’s anthracite mineworkers, their families and communities.\r\n\r\nThe programs are sponsored by the Anthracite Heritage Museum, Anthracite Heritage Foundation, King’s…