1. Investigate child labor in Pennsylvania that employed girls (for instance, girls working in textile mills or tenement houses). If you go to the website, eHistory at OSU-Multimedia Histories-Child Labor and Child Labor Reform in American History,at http://ehistory.osu.edu/osu/mmh/childlabor/default.cfm you will find a similar story to "Mr. Coal" written by Lewis Hine from The Child Labor Bulletin of August 1914 titled, "The Story of My Cotton Dress".Designed to discuss the children's (mostly girls) labor in the process of creating a cotton dress (from cotton field to sewing on finishing buttons). This would be an excellent extension. Then the class could compare and contrast the difficulties of these conditions with those of boys working in coal mining. 2. Investigate child labor that still occurs today throughout the world. Even though the United States outlaws almost all forms of child labor, millions of boys and girls worldwide must forgo education to work in unsafe jobs. The website ICCLE-The International Center on Child Labor and Education at http://www.knowchildlabor.org/ is an excellent resource for exploring curruent child labor issues. 3. Research legislation in Pennsylvania and/or the United States that regulated or outlawed child labor and create a timeline that shows the progression of these laws.

Lackawanna Coal Mine Tour
McDade Park Scranton, Pennsylvania 18504 Phone: (800) 238-7245

This coal mine tour takes visitors 300 feet below ground to an anthracite mine opened in 1860. The tour is open from April 1 to November 30. Group rates are available, and a curriculum guide is available free of charge to school groups in grades 1 to 8.

Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum
Bald Mountain Road Scranton, Pennsylvania 18504 Phone: (570) 963-4804

Guided tours of this museum are available to school groups. A curriculum guide, Anthracite People, is available for purchase. Additionally, the museum offers for sale the Pennsylvania Anthracite Museum Activity Book. This book is geared for students in grades 3 to 5. To schedule a tour, contact Ruth Cummings at (570) 963-4804.

Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine
19th and Oak Streets Ashland, Pennsylvania 17921 Phone: (570) 875-3850

This attraction offers a mine tour and a narrow gauge steam locomotive ride. The mine tour takes visitors deep into the horizontal drift mine, and the train ride gives a look at strip mining. Tours are available from April through October.

Seldom Seen Mine
Route 36 Patton, Pennsylvania 16668 (814) 247-6305

Seldom Seen Mine gives visitors a glimpse into bituminous coal mining. The tour takes groups underground using an electric locomotive. Tours are available in May, September, and October.