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MHA Nuggets
Schedule For Fall 2024. Join
us for the “MHA Nuggets” on-line programs the third Tuesday of the month, 7:00
PM Central Time. ZOOM in and visit with your MHA friends and hear some
interesting mining history presentations. August 20, 2024. Stephen Hart, "Colorado's 'Lost' Radium Boom: Early 20th Century Mining and Processing Landscapes on the Colorado Plateau and in Denver."
September 17, 2024.
Jane Bardall, “Stories of Miners at Mogollon, NM.”
October 15, 2024.
Kieth Russ, “The Dewatering of South Crofty Mine.”
November 19, 2024.
Hans Muessig, “Reexamining the Legacy of the Comstock: Miners,
Mills, Saloons, and Assessments.” Interested in giving a presentation? Contact Barb Clements for more information. Check the MHA Facebook page for up-to-the-minute log-in codes, program additions and changes. Past "Nuggets" sessions and presentations are on YouTube.
National Museum of Industrial History Activities of Interest to Mining
Historians.
The NMIH, is located in the former Electric Repair Shop building of the
Bethlehem Steel plant site in Bethlehem, PA. It is a Smithsonian
Affiliate and part of the SteelStacks arts and culture campus.
Its expanding digital archive includes part of the
Bethlehem
Steel Corporation Photograph Collection
which includes the mines owned by the company in the U.S. and
overseas.
National Miners Day. Congress
has designated December 6th, as National Miners Day to commemorate the
contributions and sacrifices of miners past and present.
Saint Barbara’s Day. In
many parts of the world, December 4th is celebrated as the feast day of
Saint Barbara. She is the patron saint of miners as well as
artillerymen, military engineers, tunnellers, and others who work with
explosives. Shrines to St. Barbara have been erected at many mines where
she is venerated. In parts of Europe, the feast day is celebrated with
parades of miners and bands appearing in historic mining uniforms. CLICK
HERE to learn
more about the Saint Barbara tradition.
Donald Duck, Miner and Ironmaster.
The Hagley Museum, Library, and Archives in Wilmington, Delaware,
is a gem for tourists and historians alike.
They are located at the site of the well-preserved early DuPont
powder mills along scenic Brandywine Creek.
The museum is a treasure trove
for those interested in industrial heritage.
The collection of patent models is of particular interest.
The mansion and gardens at the home of DuPont founder, E. I.
DuPont, are also open to visitors.
http://Hagley.org
New MHA Brochure Available. The new tri-fold MHA Brochure can now be downloaded (CLICK HERE). Feel free to print as many two-sided copies as you need and pass them along to any organizations and people who share an interest in mining history and are potential MHA members.
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Mining - Related Sites, Museums, and Mine Tours Across America |
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