The Red Cross in Lawrence County
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) The establishment of the American Red Cross in Lawrence County was due in large measure to the untiring efforts of Mrs. William Wallace Clendenin.…
Hauntings of the Area
By Joyce Ross, Administrative Secretary, LCHS staff My love of spooky and eerie things probably stems from one of my favorite childhood movies: The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, that starred…
Home to a Prince (Johnson-Turner House)
By Susan Linville, Administrator LCHSArticle corrected and revised April 18, 2016. The structure, referred to as the Johnson-Turner House was not built for nor owned by George W. Johnson as earlier…
St Luke AME Zion Church: Oldest Black Church in Lawrence County
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS VolunteerEdited by Kathleen A. Mooney, LCHS Webmaster & Volunteer St Luke African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church is the oldest Black congregation church and one of…
Imported Macaroni & Olive Oil circa 1911
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Volunteer In 1911 Thomas Monico and A. E. Alles incorporated an import and wholesale business known as “Monico & Alles Co.” Located at 802-804 South…
First Grist Mill in Hickory Township
By: Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Volunteer The first grist mill in Hickory Township was built by Henry Reynolds on Hettenbaugh Run, a mile east of the village of Eastbrook. Grist…
New Castle’s First Policewoman: Mrs. Rae Muirhead
By: Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Volunteer Before women were given the right to vote in Pennsylvania, New Castle had appointed it's first woman police officer. In March 1920, a new…
First Female Funeral Director in Pennsylvania: Elizabeth May Mangan
Elizabeth May Mangan, daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth Mangan of Allegheny was born in August 1876. She worked as a confidential secretary for her uncle who was a senior member…
L-R: Ed Riney (driver), William G. Warnock, Frank Sloan, Billy Glenn
Billy Glenn – The Amusement Man
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Volunteer Billy Glenn was born in Portersville in 1874. Prior to coming to New Castle he operated a concession at Rock Springs Park in Chester,…
An Aristocrat Bootblack
By Betty Hoover DiRIsio, LCHS Volunteer "Judge" was a former black slave, born in Virginia. He came North sometime after his emancipation. He was at one time married, but later…
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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…
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…