Photo found on page 18 of A Short History and Illustrated Roster of the 109th Field Artillery, Third Penna. Field Artillery, Homestation in Wilkes-Barre,PA, 1897-1917 Wilkes University Archives has a guest blog post written by Logan Yeakel, a Senior majoring in both Secondary Education and History who spent Spring 2021 processing, transcribing, and digitizing the…… Continue reading The American Official Communique: Processing and Digitizing the Gwenn Clifford Smith Collection of World War I artifacts, 1918-[1961]

Wilkes University Archives has a guest blog post written by Ryan Mercer, a Senior History Major with minors in Sociology and Women’s and Gender Studies at Wilkes University. After graduation, Ryan hopes to find a job in the field and continue on to graduate school. In the future he hopes to be able to travel…… Continue reading The Role of Engineers in the Civil War: A Closer Look at the Diary of Alfred W. Shollenberger

Wilkes University Archives has a guest blog post written by Emily Cherkauskas, a sophomore double major in Communication Studies and English with minors in creative writing and women’s and gender studies. Emily is a staff member of The Beacon as an editor for the Life, Arts & Entertainment section and will work as Editor-in-Chief for…… Continue reading Wilkes’ Path to Modernization: Processing the Christopher N. Breiseth Papers, 1863-2013, bulk 1984-2001