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…
-NEWS- : The first edition of our new quarterly ~ The “Greater Pittston Journal” ~ has been published!! This quarterly newsletter is an additional outlet of communication to help keep our supporters informed and share the plethora of information the historical society has. We will include upcoming events, fundraisers, projects and…
A quick update on what’s new at the Greater Pittston Historical Society: 1.) We’re looking forward to participating in the first St. Patrick’s Parade sponsored by Pittston City on over a half century! (The last reference we could find to a St. Patrick’s Parade in Pittston City in any newspaper…
This is our first post ! Here you will find blog posts about news and updates from the desk of our President, upcoming event information, and guest ‘authors’ who offer interesting, educational tidbits about the greater Pittston area. We also hope to share insightful messages about the ins & outs of…
