Lykens & Wiconisco Historical Society

Honoring Civil War Veterans: Memorial Day 1889 https://wynninghistory.com/2017/05/29/memorial-day-1889/

LOCAL EVENT of Historical Interest TONIGHT! REMEMBERING WICONISCO'S GREAT WAR SOLDIERS Sunday MAY 28 - 6:30 PM - 8 PM... Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco, PA Hosted by Wynning History The tour will meet at the flag pole at the lower end of the cemetery. Follow this Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1098466260262506/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2229%22%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3A%22event_aggregate%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D¬if_t=event_aggregate¬if_id=1495461919866327

LOCAL EVENT of Historical Interest SUNDAY, MAY 28 REMEMBERING WICONISCO'S GREAT WAR SOLDIERS Sunday MAY 28 - 6:30 PM - 8 PM... Calvary United Methodist Cemetery, Wiconisco, PA Hosted by Wynning History Details In April 1917, the United States marched into the war on the European continent. Among the thousands volunteering for service in the country's armed forces were a few dozen young men and women from a small coal mining community on the northern edge of Dauphin County. Their actions during the "Great War" helped to reshape the course of American history while the conflict redefined their community on the home front. Join local historian Jake Wynn for a guided tour in Wiconisco Township's United Methodist Cemetery and rediscover the lives of numerous World War I veterans from the "Upper End." As the country commemorates the 100th anniversary of American entrance into the conflict, this program will explore how the First World War changed Williams Valley, and those who lived here, forever. The tour will meet at the flag pole at the lower end of the cemetery. Follow this Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1098466260262506/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%2229%22%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3A%22event_aggregate%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7D¬if_t=event_aggregate¬if_id=1495461919866327

Short Mountain Colliery White Mule

Short Mountain Colliery

Short Mountain Colliery Breaker Boys Top of the Short Mountain Colliery Breaker

Short Mountain Colliery Washery Looking North from Lykens

Next MEETING is TUESDAY August 8 at 7 pm at the GAR Building. Please Mark Your Calendars!

The JULY 11, 2017 MEETING has been CANCELLED. The next meeting is Tuesday August 8 at 7 pm at the GAR Building. Please Mark Your Calendars!

" THERE WAS NO FIGHTING TO SPEAK OF" - A PENNSYLVANIA TOWN MARKS INDEPENDENCE DAY IN 1862 https://wynninghistory.com/2017/07/04/fourth-at-lykens-62/

A Central Pennsylvania Newspaper Marches to War in 1861 *Courtesy of Historian Jake Wynn https://wynninghistory.com//06/08/newspaper-marches-to-war/

TROUBLE IS BREWING Remembering the 1900 Coal Strike in Pennsylvania’s Williams Valley By Historian Jake Wynn https://anthraciteunite.com/2017/06/06/trouble-is-brewing/