Before 2025 draws to a close, co-authors Michael Glore and Michael Kitsock would like to re-visit Schuylkill County's worst fire of the 20th Century, the 1945 Memorial Day Fire in Mahanoy City, on its 80th Anniversary. This arson fire destroyed 67 buildings and leveled 2 1/2 blocks of the business district! News of this fire received national and international attention. Using seldom seen images of the disaster as well as eye-witness reports, Glore and Kitsock will present a detailed perspective of this conflagration and the police pursuit of Mahanoy City's worst "Fire-Bug."

A question/answer session will follow the presentation.

Free to SCHS members, $5 for nonmembers