Catch the Pittston segment of WVIA’s “Our Town” series airing this month. It will be on Thursday February 23 at 7pm. Many of our officers and volunteers from GPHS will be there to answer phones during the show. Keep an eye out for us! Be sure to send your support …
January 19th, 2017 “For The Least of Them” Play – Thursday 7:00 pm at King’s College Burke Auditorium, McGowan Business School (133 No. River Street, Wilkes-Barre) The Annual Msgr. John J. Curran Event: “For the Least of Them,” is a one-act, one-person play about the life of and times of …
January 25, “Oral History in Northeastern Pennsylvania: Purposes and Projects” – A discussion on the topic Wednesday at 7:00 pm. Discussants will be Lucia Daley, Ron Faraday, Melissa Meade, Noreen O’Connor, F. Charles Petrillo, Mary Policare, Robert Wolensky. The event will be held at the McGowan Room of the …
January 28, “Pittston-area Mining Disasters: Knight Shaft (1871), Eagle Shaft (1871), Twin Shaft (1896), and Knox (1959)” – Saturday JAN 28 at 7 pm. A round table discussion on the topic will take place at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church basement, 35 Williams St., Pittston Facebook event page https://www.facebook.com/events/380546245613628/
WE are happy to welcome two new business members to the historical society! Odd Fellows Thistle Lodge #512 and Napoli Pizza, both businesses are in downtown Pittston. Thank you for all your support! Please remember all our business members, especially during this holiday season!
The first meeting on Nov 3 went very well! The second meeting is Thursday, November 10 at 6:30 pm and we’ll be meeting at the Pittston Memorial Library. Even if you didn’t make the first meeting, everyone is welcome to join in. WVIA hopes to air the Pittston episode on …
The Greater Pittston Historical Society and WVIA are hosting a meeting for anyone who wants to participate in the OUR TOWN -PITTSTON series. The meeting is free & open to the public. Thursday, November 3 , 6:30 PM at the Pittston Memorial Library. This is a community based project for …
Members were notified in August that officers terms are up. There was a 30 day time period to accept nominations which was closed on Sept 26. Additional emails went out with a list of the nominees and notification that any elections would be held at the regular monthly meeting on …
AUGUST 18 – 21 COME SEE US AT THE PITTSTON TOMATO FESTIVAL “SAUCE WARS” Once again the Greater Pittston Historical Society has been selected as the charity which will benefit from the SAUCE WARS competition at the Pittston Tomato Festival! Please stop by the SAUCE WARS booth, meet some of …
Come out and enjoy a fantastic presentation by Sal Mecca on the Pennsylvania Coal Company’s Gravity Railroad which stretched from Port Griffith to Hawley, PA ! The Gravity was used to transport anthracite coal to the canal system prior to locomotive train service in the Wyoming Valley. Join us Saturday, …