2024
Anthracite Mining Heritage Month 2024.
This popular annual regional
observance
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.
2023 National Mining Hall of Fame Inductees. This
year’s Induction Banquet was held at the Gaylord Rockies, Aurora,
Colorado on October 28, 2023. The inductees were Richard Adkerson,
Carolyn Loder, E. Morgan Massey (1926-2021), Albert E. Reynolds
(1840-1921), and Dennis Washington. The 2023 Prazen Living Legend of
Mining Award was presented to Mining History Association member,
Richard “Dick” Beech. Check the website for their impressive
biographies.
The Death of Ron Limbaugh. Ronald
H. Limbaugh, Past-President of the Mining History Association, passed
away on August 13, 2023.
Ron was Professor of History, Director of Holt-Atherton Pacific Center
for Western Studies, and Director of the John Muir Center for Regional
Studies at the University of the Pacific. He received his Bachelors and
Masters degrees and PhD from the University of Idaho.
His research focused on the history of the environment,
California, and mining.
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