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WILKES-BARRE —Don’t say those native people are Iroquois. They prefer to be called Haudenosaunee.
It sounds like you mixed up the names of a local law firm, too. It’s Rosenn, Jenkins & Greenwald, in that order.
And when you’re talking about accomplishments, don’t forget the area garment factory that made a suit for a monkey bound for outer space.
Those are just a few of the comments Wyoming Seminary history teacher, Clark Switzer and his wife, Deb, of West Pittston, have heard in recent weeks as they’ve screened, chapter by chapter, a history documentary Clark compiled and Deb narrated.
They are making revisions to the project, Deb Switzer said, and they’re grateful to the alert history buffs who have seen the documentary and pointed out the need for some changes.
The Switzers have screened the documentary at local libraries on recent Mondays and Saturdays, with a final showing of Chapter 5 (1940 to 1975) set for 10:30 a.m. April 30 at the Hoyt Library, 284 Wyoming Avenue, Kingston. That library has seating for more than 100 people, Deb Switzer said, which is good because the screenings have attracted overflow crowds at smaller libraries.
“We’ve had 75 people on average,” she said, which was a tight squeeze at some of the more compact libraries. In one smaller building, she said, “I had to take little chairs from the children’s section and we had women in their 70s and 80s sitting in them.”
The Switzers, who devoted eight years of Carl’s work plus a chunk of their savings to the project plan to make copies of the DVD available for $20 each. People who are interested can call her at 570-654-1057 and leave their name, phone number and email address.
