The Tri-County Heritage Society in Morgantown will present "The History of the Grace Mine" on Tuesday, May 14, at 7 p.m. The program will be held in the community room of the Caernarvon (Berks) Township Municipal Building, 3307 Main St., Morgantown.
The former Bethlehem Steel Grace Mine was located along Morgantown Road (Route 10) outside Morgantown. Up to 1,000 people were employed at the mine, which produced iron ore from 1958 until it closed in 1977. Various artifacts and photographic displays will depict the history of the mine during the May 14 program.
Past employees of the mine are invited to attend and share their stories. The event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
For further information about the presentation, readers may email tchs@dejazzd.com, call Diane at 610-286-6991 or search for "Tri-County Heritage Society" on Facebook.
The Tri-County Heritage Society is a nonprofit charitable organization whose mission is to collect, preserve and disseminate the history that relates to the people, properties and events of the tri-county area (Berks, Chester and Lancaster).
The society's library, located at 4979 N. Twin Valley Road, Elverson, has a collection of genealogical, historical and research records as well as numerous maps and other records. The library is open on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. or by appointment.
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