EPCAMR Brings on Stanley A. Shimko as a Community-based Federal Work Study student intern from King’s College as Our Coal Region History Researcher & Archivist

Stanley A. Shimko, a native of Luzerne county and Senior in History at King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, has started his participation in a Federal Community-based Work Study (CBWS) internship program with EPCAMR as our Coal Region History Researcher and Archivist over the Winter leading into Spring 2026. He has a passion for…

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Regional Mining History Week Events to take place January 10-24th

The regional observance of Mining History Week will take place January 10-24, 2015. There will be programs in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Pittston, Port Griffith, Wyoming, and Ashley. The annual event seeks to remember and honor the area’s Anthracite coal mine workers, and their families and communities. The programs are sponsored by the Anthracite Heritage Museum,…

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