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October 5
LCCC to hold 18th annual history conference on October 17

Luzerne County Community College will hold its 18th annual history conference, “The History of Northeastern Pennsylvania: The Last 200 Years” on Friday, October 17, beginning at 9 a.m., at the College’s Educational Conference Center. The theme of this year’s conference is “Women in Northeast PA’s Past.”

The conference will begin with the keynote presentation, “Woman’s History in Northeast Pennsylvania” by Josephine Dunn, professor of history at the University of Scranton. The morning session also will include a presentation on “Pennsylvanians of the Women’s Army Corps” by Martha Pezzino, assistant professor of history, LCCC and “Min Matheson and Northeast Pennsylvania’s Garment Industry” by Ken Wolensky, historian, Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. The afternoon session, beginning at 1 p.m., will feature “Living History & Film: Frances Slocum - Child of Two Americas” presented by Florence Howanitz, local historian.

The conference is free and open to the public and is sponsored by the LCCC social science/history department and the Luzerne County Historical Society. For more information, call William Kashatus at LCCC at 740-0508 or (800) 377-LCCC, extension 508. To make luncheon reservations call 823-6244.