Help support the many preservation efforts of GPHS by becoming a member. It’s a great gift idea for the holidays , especially for the local history buff in every family! By being a member you’ll get a monthly email of meeting minutes to keep up on the latest efforts including…
Friday October 16 at 7pm. join us to paint an icon picture from Pittston. $35 pp. Proceeds benefit GPHS. Call them or reserve on line today at the direct link > http://paintnpinot.com Image Credit
Annual Historic Kayak Trip Fundraiser JULY 12, 2015 (9 am) █ RESERVATIONS BEING TAKEN NOW: █ Call or *pay on line (*Not posted yet but will be )Call Susquehanna Kayak Rental http://www.kayaktheriver.com/ PHONE 388-6107(Last year we sold out so Reserve ASAP) RESERVE BY JULY 10th PRICES INCLUDE LUNCH Rentals…
**Thursday MARCH 19** – PROJECT PRESERVE Join us, Leadership Wilkes-Barre and The Sperazza Band at the Susquehanna Brewing Company for an evening of fun, food, drinks, music and raffles to raise money to outfit the new home of the Greater Pittston Historical Society at the Pittston Memorial Library! SNEEK PEEK…
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! THANK YOU! Join us for a night of fun and relaxation all while supporting a good cause!** Paint-n-Pinot, 113 S. Main St Pittston, is generously giving a portion of sales to help fund the preservation efforts of GPHS. Even if you don’t think you can…
The Greater Pittston Historical Society is happy to announce our application for a 501c3 non-profit status was approved. Fittingly, we received word in time to announce it at our Meet & Greet Fundraiser (Oct 19). This is GREAT news for our future! This is also beneficial to our supports since donations…
On October 15th at 7:00 pm the Greater Pittston Historical Society will welcome Dr. Robert Wolensky to the Duryea Borough building for a book presentation on the Apparel Industry in the Wyoming Valley. Dr. Wolensky is an adjunct professor of history and sociology at King’s College and co-author of “Fighting…
MEET & GREET the people behind YOUR Historical Society! Sunday October 19 from 2-5 pm. Take a drive among the fall foliage along the historic Susquehanna River and join us at Bartolai Winery. The winery is located just a few miles outside of Pittston at 2377 Route 92 (100 Coolidge Ave,…
When we set out to plan this fund raiser, we thought maybe we’ll get a dozen to 30 people. What a fabulous response we got from the public when we had 77 reservations! This was our first time for a trip like this. We will be working on ways to…
The date of the “Anthracite Labor Wars” Book Presentation has been bumped up to May 21st, however, it will still be at 7:00 pm at the Duryea Municipal Building (315 Main Street Duryea). This will be a great opportunity to discuss and ask questions of the authors about very interesting…
