Episode 1: Stegmaier: the Brewery and the Family.

Episode 1 of Diamond City Trail of History with Tony Brooks: Stegmaier: the Brewery and the Family of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. A short history of Charles Stegmaier and his brewery and his family. Architectural review of St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church, the Frederick Stegmaier and Mary Stegmaier mansions, and never before seen drone video of Hollenback Cemetery. Please join, support, volunteer, collaborate with or become members of the Wilkes-Barré Preservation Society. Please call 570-793-3631. Wilkes-Barré Preservation Society's mission is to promote the architectural and social history of Wilkes-Barre. Our current projects are the restoration of the Zebulon Butler House, the oldest house in Wilkes-Barre and producing this series of local history videos. Please remember this is a thumbnail sketch 14 minute overview. For more Stegmaier information we highly recommend Robert Janosov's "Cold and Gold: A History of the Stegmaier Brewery Company." Available at the Luzerne County Historical Society's bookstore or Amazon.com.