It History Bytes A Lackawanna Historical Society Publication Vol. 2 No. 3 May - June 2019 Rick Sedlisky, Editor The Lackawanna County Heritage Fair takes place from Wednesday, May 29 through Sunday, June 2 at Montage Mountain. Main gates will be open from 12pm daily with waterpark and entertainment available. For additional information, please visit:http://lackawannacountyheritagefairs.com/ As part of the first annual Lackawanna County Heritage Fair, LHS offers a variety of presenters whose topics range from Scranton’s auto heritage, Lackawanna County rail passenger service, Revolutionary War soldiers, Carbondale, fashion, various ethnic group stories, and letters from a Civil War soldier, to name a few. Following is a list of presentations sponsored by the Lackawanna Historical Society. All programs will take place near the waterpark. Wednesday May 29 4 pm Pat McKnight Lackawanna County, the energy source for the industrial revolution 5 pm Ron Moskalczak Scranton’s Auto Heritage 6 pm Dom Keating’s Rail Passenger Service in Lack Co, 1945 7 pm Jennifer Ochman Louisa May Alcott and Little Women
[email protected] Page 1 of 25 It Thursday May 30 2 pm Sarah Piccini LHS Fashion Program 6 pm Jay Luke’s Local History & Anthracite Friday May 31 Noon Kathy Zinskie Revolutionary War Soldiers 1 pm S. Robert Powell “Carbondale” 2 pm S. Robert Powell “D&H Gravity RR” 3 pm S. Robert Powell “Welsh in NEPA” 4 pm Tammy Budnovitch Pysanky demo 7 pm Bob Savakinus Rocky Glen video Saturday, June 1 Noon Bob Savakinus Rocky Glen lecture 1 pm Paul Browne The Elmira Scranton Double Back Action Combination Baseball Team 2 pm Stephanie Longo Italians/ Lack.