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| Saint David's Society Lackawanna County, PA |
| All about the Welsh and the Welsh in Northeastern PA |
| Featured Site: Thomas Family of Scranton |
The Welsh Tourist Board offers an abundance of travel information and a closer look
Dr. Peter Williams takes you on a thorough Internet tour of Wales and Welsh culture through this link.
Welsh of Pennsylvania
The PA History and Museum Commission has a great entry about Welsh in PA.
The PA History and Museum Commission has a great entry about Welsh in PA.
| Links (NEPA) |
The Anthracite Heritage Museum at Scranton's McDade Park is our local center
for anthracite history. The famous Coal Mine Tour is also located there.
Nearby, Steamtown National Historic Site has working locomotives and train
rides. The Steamtown complex also encompasses the Electric City Trolley
Museum, America's first all electric streetcar system.
Scranton's Iron Furnaces were a critical part of America's success and are a short
distance from Steamtown.
Lackawanna County GenWeb Research
PHMC has extensive information on anthracite people.
The Avondale Mine Disaster of 1869 was the worst of it's kind up 'til that time.
The victims were mostly Welsh and some only newly arrived in America.
If you want to learn about history and make it come alive for others, get
involved with the Anthracite Living History Group .
(Book List)
Wales in America-Scranton and the Welsh 1860-1920, William D. Jones. This is a
very fine work and a must have for your library.
The Kingdom of Coal, Donal L.Miller & Richard E. Sharples. One of the best to
sum up NEPA and its importance in history.
The Iron Industry in PA, Gerald G. Eggert. In depth study with lots of Welsh
references.
Americans From Wales, Edward George Hartmann.
for anthracite history. The famous Coal Mine Tour is also located there.
Nearby, Steamtown National Historic Site has working locomotives and train
rides. The Steamtown complex also encompasses the Electric City Trolley
Museum, America's first all electric streetcar system.
Scranton's Iron Furnaces were a critical part of America's success and are a short
distance from Steamtown.
Lackawanna County GenWeb Research
PHMC has extensive information on anthracite people.
The Avondale Mine Disaster of 1869 was the worst of it's kind up 'til that time.
The victims were mostly Welsh and some only newly arrived in America.
If you want to learn about history and make it come alive for others, get
involved with the Anthracite Living History Group .
(Book List)
Wales in America-Scranton and the Welsh 1860-1920, William D. Jones. This is a
very fine work and a must have for your library.
The Kingdom of Coal, Donal L.Miller & Richard E. Sharples. One of the best to
sum up NEPA and its importance in history.
The Iron Industry in PA, Gerald G. Eggert. In depth study with lots of Welsh
references.
Americans From Wales, Edward George Hartmann.