Mining History Week Events to Take Place January 17 to January 24, 2012 in Wilkes-Barre, Scranton, Pittston, Port Griffith, and Ashley
 

• January 17, 12:30 – 8 p.m., Wilkes University, Exhibit Opening, Sordoni Gallery, Stark Learning Center: “Let Children be Children: Lewis Wickes Hine’s Crusade against Child Labor,” Organized by the George Eastman House. The exhibit runs from January 16 to March 11, 2012.
   
• January 17, 7 p.m., Wilkes University, Exhibit Opening Lecture: Prof. Robert P. Wolensky, “The Anthracite Mining Industry during the Lewis Hine Years,” Room 166 Stark Learning Center. Refreshments provided.
  
  
• January 19, 7 p.m., King's College, The Inaugural Msgr. John J. Curran Memorial Lecture, Prof. Robert P. Wolensky and William A. Hastie, “The Knox Mine Disaster: The Anthracite Mineworker and The Culture of Corruption,” Room 104, McGowan Business School. Refreshments provided.
  
  
• January 21, 2:30 p.m., Anthracite Heritage Museum, Scranton, Annual Program on the Knox Mine Disaster; featuring George “Bucky” Mazur, the last living survivor of the disaster, other presentations, new Knox Disaster documentary film; anthracite folk music, Audrey Calvey’s memorial embroidery, and refreshments.
  
  
• January 22, 10 a.m., St. John the Evangelist Church, Annual Knox Mine Disaster Memorial Mass, Williams Street, Pittston.
  
  
• January 22, 11:30 a.m., Knox Memorial Monument and PHMC Marker, Annual service  in front of the Baloga Funeral Home (formerly St. Joseph's Church), Main Street, Port Griffith.
  
  
• January 22, 12 noon, Knox Mine Disaster Site, Walk to the disaster site along the Susquehanna River in Port Griffith (weather permitting; gather at the Baloga Funeral Home)
   
• January 24, 7 p.m., Huber Breaker Preservation Society, Atty. F. Charles Petrillo will speak on: “Last Shift: The End of Deep-Coal Mining in the Wyoming Valley 1959-1974,” Earth Conservancy Building, Main Street Ashley, in front of the Huber Breaker. Refreshments provided.