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>Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2004 17:13:46 -0400
>Subject: [MiningHistory] Mining History Conference, Scranton, PA - June 2005
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>Folks interested in Mining History:
>       Below is the Call for Papers/Annoucement regarding the Mining
>History Association's Annual Conference to be held in Scranton, PA in June
>2005.  It would be great to have as many enthusiasts from the
>MiningHistory@YahooGroups participate as possible and meet each other
>face-to-face in an Eastern U.S. venue.  I am sure many of you could submit
>proposals for interesting papers or presentations.  Please feel free to
>circulate among interested persons.  Thank you.
>       Johnny Johnsson-Conference Chairman
>
>NOTICE, MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!
>Mining History Association 2005 Annual Conference
>Scranton, Pennsylvania  --  June 16-19, 2005
>Highlights Include:
>       *       Underground Tour of the Lackawanna Coal Mine
>       *       Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum
>       *       Quality Papers, Meals, and Social Activities
>       *       Sunday Tour to the New Jersey Zinc Mining District including
>       the Sterling Hill Mine and Franklin (Fluorescent) Mineral Museums
>       *       Optional Post-Conference Tour on June  20th
>
>Other Historic Sites in the Area:                                      For
>Inquiries Contact:
>       *       Scranton Iron Furnaces
>Johnny Johnsson
>       *       Steamtown National Historic Site
>2622 Deer Park Road
>       *       Electric City Trolley Museum
>Finksburg, Maryland  21048
>
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>Call for Papers
>Mining History Association Annual Meeting
> June 16-19, 2005 --- Scranton, Pennsylvania
>
>The Mining History Association invites proposals for papers to be presented
>at its 2005 meeting.  Papers may be on any topic or geographic area
>associated with mining history.  Presenters will have 20 minutes to make
>their presentations; proposals for individual papers, or sessions featuring
>three papers, are encouraged.
>
>The meeting's venue - Scranton - is in the heart of Pennsylvania's
>anthracite coal mining region and near historic metals-mining locales in
>Pennsylvania and adjacent states.  Attendees will meet mining historians
>from all regions of the United States and some foreign countries.
>
>Proposals must include the name and mailing/e-mail address of presenter,
>title of paper, abstract of paper (not to exceed one page).  Proposals must
>be submitted by November 30, 2004 to Richard Francaviglia, Program Chair,
>The University of Texas at Arlington, The Center of Greater Southwestern
>Studies and the History of Cartography, Box 19497, Arlington, Texas  76019.
>Presenters will be invited to submit their papers for consideration in the
>Mining History Journal which is published annually.  Please note, speakers
>must register for the conference in order to give their presentations.
>www.mininghistoryassociation.org <http://www.mininghistoryassociation.org>
>
>

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