The Schuylkill Historical Society has announced the upcoming events:

• Gettysburg National Military Park Educator John David Hoptak will present a program on Civil War Gen. James Nagle, whose brigade played a key role in securing Burnside Bridge in the Battle of Antietam, at 6 p.m. on April 6, at the Schuylkill County Historical Society, 305. N. Centre St., Pottsville.

For admission fees and other information, contact the society at 570-622-7540.

• The Schuylkill County Historical Society will host the King Coal Winery and operate with extended hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on April 9, in conjunction with the Reading & Northern Railroad’s Reading-to-Pottsville excursion.

Guided tours will be available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the society, 305 N. Centre St., Pottsville.

For more information, contact the Society at 570-622-7540.

• “The Doctor’s Son,” John O’Hara’s short story about the 1918 flu epidemic in this area, will be the subject of a meeting of the Schuylkill County Historical Society and radio station T102’s Local Reads book club.

Historical Society volunteer Lisa Von Ahn will discuss the story and present historical context at 6 p.m. on April 27, at the society, 305 N. Centre St., Pottsville.

Online access will be available. For more information, contact T102 at 570-622-1360 or the society at 570-622-7540.