CHARTER DAY

On Sunday, March 9, 2008 from Noon to 5 PM, the Pennsylvania Anthracite Museum McDade Park, Scranton, will celebrate Charter Day. Charter Day marks the anniversary of the document signed by King Charles II in 1691 which granted a large tract of land to William Penn. This large land deed was known as The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

At the same time, in the museum's auditorium, sessions and displays from local and regional attractions and sites will offer information and materials related to anthracite culture and history. Because of our connection to the Anthracite Industry, The Lands at Hillside Farms has been invited to set up a display relating our history, mission, and future plans.

The event is in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, sponsored by the Pennsylvania Tourism Office of the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED). There is no charge.

Please make an effort to come out and share PA and local history with your family and friends. The Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum is located in McDade Park off Keyser Avenue, in Scranton (Exits 182 or 191B off I-81, and Exit 122 from I-476).

Any questions, call Colette Check at 570.406.4092.

Abandoned Mine Research
Anthracite Heritage Museum and Scranton Iron Furnaces Associates
Anthracite Heritage Preservation Society
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
Dunmore Historical Society
Eastern PA Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation
Everhart Museum
Exeter Community Historical Society
Friends of the Nescopeck
Genealogical Research Society of Northeastern PA
Greater Hazleton Area Civic Partnership
Greater Pittston Historical Society
Happenings Magazine
Huber Breaker Preservation Society
Huber Project Task Force
Knox 50th Anniversary Committee
Lackawanna County Coal Mine Tour
Lackawanna County Convention and Visitors Bureau
Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority
Leadership Hazleton Project
Luzerne County Convention & Visitors Bureau
National Canal Museum
No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM)
PA Anthracite Section of the Society of Mining Engineers
PA DEP Deep Mine Safety
Plymouth Historical Society
Schuylkill County Visitors Bureau
Steamtown National Historic Site
Susquehanna Greenways Partnership
Taylor Historical Society
The Anthracite Living History Group
The Lands at Hillside Farms
Wyso Foundation