Transportation officials at a luncheon in Wilkes-Barre. Seated from left to right: Flood Recovery Task Force member Tom Kiley, unidentified, Senator Martin L. Murray, Governor Milton Shapp, Chairman of the Transportation Committee of the Flood Recovery Task Force Edward Schechter, State Secretary of Transportation Jacob Kassab, unidentified, County Commissioner Edmund Wideman. In addition to processing…… Continue reading The Power of Networking During Times of Crisis: Processing the Flood Recovery Task Force, Inc. records

“We’re all in this boat together,” Michelini said in a speech to Wilkes faculty in early July 1972, several days after Hurricane Agnes devastated the Wyoming Valley. On June 23, 1972, Hurricane Agnes flooded the levees protecting the Susquehanna River. It was described as the worst disaster in United States history. Over 25,000 homes and…… Continue reading “We’re All in this Boat Together”: Processing the Francis J. Michelini Papers