Wynning History is seeking your family's story about the impact of the 1918 influenza pandemic.
1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic – Share Your Family Stories
Some thoughts on “The Molly Maguires” on the 50th anniversary of its big screen debut
On January 28, 1970, The Molly Maguires appeared on the big screen for the first time. Here's Wynning History's takeaway.
PennCivilWar – Check out our newest project on Pennsylvania in the Civil War
A new project aims to tell stories of Pennsylvania's role in the American Civil War.
Response to our post about Centralia and its possible future
A look at some of the responses to our post about Centralia and its possible future
Watching HBO’s Deadwood and finding comparisons to Pennsylvania’s Coal Region
Watching HBO's Deadwood and reflecting on similarities between the "Wild West" and Pennsylvania's Coal Region
Visiting John Siney’s grave in St. Clair
John Siney led one of the first successful unions in America, which briefly united mineworkers in the 1870s.
Viewing Centralia and its ongoing mine fire as a historic site
What if Centralia became a historic site? What stories would we want to tell of a Coal Region ghost town?
A solemn tribute – Visiting Port Carbon’s Civil War memorials
In May 2019, we traveled to Port Carbon to see two Civil War monuments dedicated to local residents.
A visit to the ruins of a Yuengling brewery in Richmond, Virginia
On a recent trip to Richmond, we visited the former site of a Yuengling brewery.
Podcast – Discussing the 1862 uprising in Schuylkill County
We sat down with public historian John Heckman to discuss the 1862 miners' revolt in Schuylkill County.
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