The digital museum
Enter the exhibits
Compare a photograph, move through time, trace an invention, or plan what to explore next.
6 ways to explore
Choose an exhibit
Explore each exhibit directly in your browser—no account, download, or location access required.
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Compare the view
Then-and-now explorer
Move between paired archival views while the collection gathers authenticated present-day matches.
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Choose a year
Shamokin time machine
See dated places and events appear across the city without assigning dates the sources do not provide.
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Ideas made tangible
Patent workshop
Browse 206 Shamokin-connected patents by inventor, decade, and technical subject.
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What do you recognize?
Mystery photo lab
Help date archival views through private suggestions reviewed by the museum editor.
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Recollections in place
Community memory map
A separate map layer for approved personal memories, clearly distinguished from documentary history.
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Plan, print, then open the app
Build your own itinerary
Arrange public sites and estimate a route without duplicating the mobile app’s GPS, stamps, or proximity features.
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