Palmerton hospital nurses

The Monday meeting of the Palmerton Area Historical Society will feature a panel discussion by graduate nurses from the Palmerton Hospital School of Nursing. For many years, Palmerton Hospital, then run by the New Jersey Zinc Company, offered free training to young women of the area to become registered nurses. They lived in the Nurses' Home on Columbia Avenue.At 7 p.m. in the Knight's Gallery of the Palmerton Library a number of alumnae of this program will relate their experiences. The program is free and open to the public.S.S. Palmer artifactsThe Feature Room of the Palmerton Area Heritage Center, 410 Delaware Ave., now has a display of photographs and artifacts relating to Stephen S. Palmer, president of the New Jersey Zinc Company when the company founded Palmerton in 1898. Many of these items were collected by the late Warren Siegmond and are being shown courtesy of his widow.The Heritage Center is open various hours from Wednesday through Saturday each week. Call 610-824-6954 for a recording listing the hours each day. Or stop by any time. If the front door is unlocked, someone is there who can show you around. Admission is free, but donations are gratefully accepted.Over 60 ClubThe Palmerton Over 60 Club meeting will be held at noon Oct. 20 in Palmerton Borough Hall, 401 Delaware Ave, Palmerton.