Upcoming Events
Paper Quilling Workshop
Local artist Marky Barto will lead a workshop in the beautiful and intricate art of paper quilling. Participants will create a paper quilled angel ornament to take home.
Christmas Pysanky Egg Workshop
Join us for a Christmas themed Pysanky egg workshop! In this hands-on workshop, you can learn to make your very own pysanky egg with a Christmas twist, under the guidance of renowned folk artist Georgine Postupak-Borchick.
Local Reads Book Club
Join the Local Reads Book Club in reading Gettysburg's Lost Love Story: The Ill-fated Romance of General John Reynolds and Kate Hewitt, by Jeffrey J Harding.
The Rescue and Preservation of a Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Photographic Collection
Join us at the SCHS as professor John M. Lawlor, Jr. shares the fascinating history of the Reading Railroad. The lecture features rare steam engine glass and film negatives from the Reading Railroad's Locomotive Shop photo lab, offering intriguing stories that bring history to life.
Christmas Pysanky Egg Workshop
Join us for a Christmas themed Pysanky egg workshop! In this hands-on workshop, you can learn to make your very own pysanky egg with a Christmas twist, under the guidance of renowned folk artist Georgine Postupak-Borchick.
A Visit with the Belsnickel
Join us at the Schuylkill County Historical Society for a fun and engaging experience as we delve into the fascinating Christmas traditions of the PA Dutch culture with the Belsnickel, Santa’s rough-hewn counterpart.
No Wrong Way to Boilo!
Join us for an evening of flavor as we make a delicious batch of Coal Country Boilo and discuss all the amazing potential held within this traditional coal region brew.
Inferno: The 80th Anniversary of Mahanoy City’s Memorial Day Fire of 1945
Before 2025 draws to a close, co-authors Michael Glore and Michael Kitsock would like to re-visit Schuylkill County's worst fire of the 20th Century, the 1945 Memorial Day Fire in Mahanoy City, on its 80th Anniversary.
The East Brookside Mine Explosion of August 2, 1913
Join us as Dave Williams, mine engineer and SCHS board member, presents a program about the 1913 East Brookside Mine Explosion, featuring a film by the late Stu Richards.