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…
Our Monthly meetings are on the 2nd Wednesday of every month . We have recently changed the venue from the Knights of Columbus to the Pittston Chamber of Commerce building located at 104 Kennedy Blvd Pittston. 18640. The time of the meetings has changed from 7:30 to 7:00 pm. Our meetings…
