A public program hosted by EPCAMR and Earth Conservancy was held on Thursday in observance of Anthracite Mining History Month. Among the speakers was Ed Philbin, shown standing at the podium, of ...

This story was originally published in the 2024 edition of Discovery magazine, the College of Science's publication. This edition of Discovery celebrated the 20th anniversary of the College of Science ...

Sam Bennett is a fourth-generation coal miner who was instrumental in erection of the coal miner memorial on the Coshocton Court Square. Bennett recently gave a talk on coal mining history at the ...

Anthracite Mining History Month, an eagerly awaited event for the area’s genealogists and historians, will look a bit different in 2026. The big change will be scheduling. In an effort to give people ...

Mining pools have historically been viewed as commodity infrastructure, technically necessary, but largely interchangeable. That perception is changing as the margin environment tightens and the ...

Over the past few years, local author J.A. Stein has published novels set in medieval times and contemporary Schuylkill County. In her latest work, “Patch Town,” she dug deep into local history — and ...

A little over a hundred years ago, Breckenridge, and much of Summit County, looked a lot different than it does today. Instead of the county being filled with short-term rental properties with ...

This Saturday, Memorial Day Weekend, at the Good Old Days Museum in Soddy Daisy, the emphasis is on local coal mining. The museum is open from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. This is what made this entire area into ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the correct pricing of the Hike Home with a Miner Tour. A century before five peaks became the town of Breckenridge’s identity, the mountains were ...

Emma Mihalko (center) was named the 2025 Bituminous Coal Queen this summer. The King Coal Show’s Battle of the Barrels pits local fire departments against each other in a friendly competition. For the ...