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Commemorate the 1849 Lehigh Canal Strike (Bethlehem, PA)

Date and Time

Friday, June 14, 2024, 2:00 PM until 8:00 PM

Location

Available upon registration

USA

Event Contact(s)

Chris Garlock

Category

Labor History

Registration Info

Registration is required

About this event

The PA Labor History Society invites you to help commemorate the 1849 Lehigh Canal Strike: two-day event will visit a few of the Lehigh Valley’s most historical and memorialized sites and pay recognition to various awardees, all in the solidarity of our current labor movement.
$75 full weekend; $50 Friday dinner only; Ticket info: contact John Werkheiser at jw1776@aol.com

Friday, June 14, 2024 – Bethlehem, PA
PLHS Board Meeting (2:00 PM)
Program on 1849 Lehigh Canal Strike & Challenges Facing Workers in a Rapidly Changing Economy (3:30 PM)
Visit Memorial to John Brennan & Lehigh Valley Workers Memorials (5:00 PM)
Annual Awards Dinner at USWA 2599 Van Bittner Hall (6:00 PM)
***(Schedules with exact locations will be sent out to those that register)***
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