Margo L. Azzarelli is a writer and researcher specializing in local history. She writes a bi-monthly column for Our Town, Lackawanna County. The author of three books with Arcadia Publishing, she also writes and produces historical programs and plays. Mrs. Azzarelli volunteers for the Lackawanna Historical Society and is the second vice-president for the Triboro Historical Society. She is a member and former board member of the Anthracite Heritage Museum. She lives in Scranton, Pennsylvania, with her family.