The Darkest Month Coal Mining Symposium
December 1, 2007
Heinz History Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
An exhibition and symposium commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Monongah and Darr coal mining disasters and chronicling the history of immigrant miners in West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania.
Schedule of Events
8:00 – 8:45
Breakfast reception
8:45 – 9:00
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Nicholas Ciotola, Heinz History Center
Joseph D’Andrea, President AMICI
9:00 – 10:00
Dr. Irwin Marcus
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Coal Mine Safety and the American Way of Life: The Perspective of the 1900s
Dr. Elizabeth Ricketts
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Climbing Jacob’s Ladder: The Coal Mining Disasters of 1907 in Historical Perspective
10:15 - 11:15
Dr. Joan Saverino
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
“Il Fuoco di Minonga:â€
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