Cemetery cleanup

The Schuylkill County Historical Society is seeking volunteers to help clean up the Oheb Zedeck Cemetery at 1000-1004 Peach Mountain Road, Pottsville, on July 11, from 9 a.m. to noon.

Volunteers are asked to bring portable garden washers for the tombstones and rakes and gloves for cleaning the grounds.

For more information, please call the society at 570-622-7540.

Pioneer Tunnel

The Schuylkill County Historical Society is planning an outing at the Pioneer Tunnel, 19th and Oak streets, Ashland, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on July 22.

The program includes a train ride, tour of the mine, picnic lunch and lesson on the discovery of coal in the county. Bring a jacket because it gets cold in the mine.

For cost information and to register, please call the Society at 570-622-7540.

Pirates of the Canal

The Schuylkill County Historical Society will present a program on “Pirates of the Canal: The Story Behind the Schuylkill Rangers” on July 28, at 6:30 p.m. at 305 N. Centre St.

Historian Wesley Schwenk will discuss criminal preyed on barges, locktenders and residents of towns on the old Schuylkill Canal.

For cost information, please call the Society at 570-622-7540.