ET and Ella Frampton Kurtz
Another Kurtz Mansion?
By LCHS volunteers Betty Hoover DiRisio & Kathleen A. Mooney The Georgian style home, owned by Davis B. and Julia Kurtz, was located on the corner of Croton and East…
Indian towns drawn by Thomas Hutchins
1764/1766
1764/1766
Ancient Indian Burial Mound
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Volunteer Pictured is a portion of an ancient map of Indian towns drawn by Thomas Hutchins in 1764/1766. Indian encampments are indicated by small triangles.…
Rose Point Academy
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS Volunteer) Rose Point Academy Association was incorporated on October 20, 1891 as a nonsectarian, advanced education institution. Its stated purpose was the "promotion of Christian…
Butler Neighborhood House Church
Americanization of the Melting Pot
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS Volunteer) The first few years of the 1900s showed the then highest rate of immigration into the United States with some 900,000 immigrants yearly. Many…
In the Line of Duty
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) A seemingly routine traffic stop spiraled out of control for Pennsylvania State Trooper Leonard P. Straple. He stopped a speeding station wagon near the…
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) The December 7, 1941 surprise attack on Pearl Harbor resulted in the death of a local man. James McClintock of Wampum is believed to be…
Historical Fashions on Display
The Lawrence County Historical Society has approximately 1500 pieces of clothing in our historical clothing collection. Society volunteer, Bonnie Lombardo Carlin, has been in the process of archiving this collection…
Atlanta Georgia
New Castle’s Carnegie Library?
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) Between 1883 and 1929, 1679 libraries were built in the United States with Andrew Carnegie Library construction grants. In 1900, New Castle requested $75,000…
Restricted to ages 12 and older
Haunted History Walking Tour & Reading
Walking Tour dates: October 18, 19, 25 & 26. Join us for Due to the subject matter, participation is restricted to ages 12 and older - Prepaid Reservations only - Space…
Captain James Lawrence
WHAT DOES WHAT HAPPENED 200 YEARS AGO ON LAKE ERIE HAVE TO DO WITH LAWRENCE COUNTY? By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) During the war of 1812 (our second war…
1907 Cascade Theatre
New Castle Pennsylvania
New Castle Pennsylvania
The Show Must Go On! (Warner Brothers)
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) Harry, Sam and Abe Warner started out in the film business in a makeshift tent in the backyard of their Youngstown, Ohio home in…
Date of Explosion
July 6, 1964
July 6, 1964
Eyewitness to Powder Plant Explosion
On July 6, 1964 there was an explosion at the American Cyanamid Chemical Plant in Edinburg, Pennsylvania. Five men were killed and many were injured. Explosion at American CyanamidProvided courtesy…