The artwork, which depicts life in pit communities, is on show for the next year in Wakefield.

Over the past few years, local author J.A. Stein has published novels set in medieval times and contemporary Schuylkill ...

Brilliant, Alabama revives its coal mining legacy with CoalFest, offering free music, history exhibits, and family fun on May ...

A public program hosted by EPCAMR and Earth Conservancy was held on Thursday in observance of Anthracite Mining History Month. Among the speakers was Ed Philbin, shown standing at the podium, of ...

This story was originally published in the 2024 edition of Discovery magazine, the College of Science's publication. This edition of Discovery celebrated the 20th anniversary of the College of Science ...

A regional observance of Anthracite Mining Heritage Month takes place in January and a variety of programs will be featured in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Plymouth, Pittston, Ashley, Hazleton, Hazle Twp., ...

A new project celebrating Fife’s mining heritage will map memorials, monuments, murals, and artworks that commemorate the lives lost to mining ...

“A freeway sign at Exit 27 says this spot is the town of Ludlow, but there’s no town here, just a chain-link fence with an unlocked gate surrounding a white-walled meeting hall, a gazebo with picnic ...

This Saturday, Memorial Day Weekend, at the Good Old Days Museum in Soddy Daisy, the emphasis is on local coal mining. The museum is open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. This is what made this entire area into ...

Anthracite Mining History Month, an eagerly awaited event for the area’s genealogists and historians, will look a bit different in 2026. The big change will be scheduling. In an effort to give people ...

Victor was once so big the town scored a New York Times headline in 1899. Unfortunately, it was to report bad news: “Fire in a Colorado Town: Business Section of Victor, Near Cripple Creek, Destroyed ...