semiquincentennial

'He had big shoes to fill,' Pike County resident Vince Benedetto said of the king's speech, which he attended as a guest of Rep. Rob Bresnahan. 'I think he lived up to the moment.'

The world's largest operating steam locomotive will visit one of the shrines of U.S. railroad history on its Semiquincentennial tour through the Keystone State.

Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 is set to visit Steamtown National Historic Site in June. Officials expect 50,000 to 60,000 people during its first two days in Scranton.

Virginia McGregor and husband Robert were among the guests as the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. hosted King Charles III and Queen Camilla during their U.S. tour.

David McCourt, whose upcoming PBS documentary shares the views of a thousand Americans on the state of the American Dream, will participate in a March 31 community discussion in Scranton hosted by WVIA.

The Luzerne County Historical Society will offer a gallery talk about its newest exhibition on Friday, Feb. 27.

At its apex, the Hawley Silk Mill produced silk threads for other mills. It employed around 500 women, many were immigrants new to the area. An America250 Semiquincentennial Bell is now outside the mill to honor its past and the many untold stories from inside.