Knox Mine Disaster Commemoration | Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum, Scranton
Saturday, January 24, 2026 | 2:00 PM
Knox Mine Disaster Commemoration takes place at the Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum in Scranton on Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 2:00 PM, offering the annual Knox Mine program as part of Anthracite Mining Heritage Month.
This year’s event features speakers exploring the anthracite region’s broader history and the events that followed the Knox Mine Disaster, with presentations that connect scholarship, film, and regional memory. The program also coincides with the final weekend of Scott Herring’s 50th anniversary Hard Coal Chronicles photography show and includes a display of anthracite mining artifacts.
Featured Presenters and Highlights
Dr. Dana Polanichka (Wheaton): 50th anniversary of the Anthracite Heritage Museum
Dr. Philip Mosley (Penn State, emeritus): Knox Mine films
Dr. David Heineman (Commonwealth–Bloomsburg): Studying official and vernacular memory in the Anthracite Region
Final weekend of Scott Herring’s Hard Coal Chronicles photography show
Anthracite mining artifacts display by Mike and Linda Mostardi (Wayne, PA)
A full Anthracite Mining Heritage Month calendar is available at the museum’s website.
Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum
