“Civil War — The Homefront in Pennsylvania’s Coal Region” is the topic of a program to be held by the Summit Hill Historical Society

The program will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday at the Summit Hill Heritage Center, 1 W. Hazard St., Summit Hill.

The speaker is Jake Wynn, a native of Williamstown, Dauphin County.

Wynn is currently working as a tourism marketing professional in Frederick, MD.

He is formerly the Director of Interpretation at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine and Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office.

He is a 2015 graduate of Hood College, with degrees in history and communications arts. He has formerly worked with Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, and the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area.

Wynn is a public historian and communicator with a passion for making history accessible and engaging.

He has dedicated more than a decade to writing about American history online, with a particular focus on Pennsylvania’s anthracite coal region and the Keystone State’s role in the Civil War.

He writes extensively here, at Pennsylvania in the Civil War, and at Visit Frederick, blending detailed research with compelling storytelling to bring forgotten tales to life.

Doors for the program open at 5 p.m.

Admission is free but donations are welcome.