Events

Some of the programs the society typically offers are:

logo for our events calendar Monthly lecture series with guest speakers • Museum tours • Walking tours of historic New Castle • Lawrence County Trivia Competition • Sports Hall of Fame • Fireworks exhibits • Ice cream social • Membership & Friends Dinner • Haunted History Walking Tour • Mistletoe Magic • Open House with Santa

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“Fall” Into Holistic Health with Young Living Essential Oils

Lawrence County Historical Society 408 North Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA, United States

Bring a friend for a night filled with fun, essential oil education & application! RSVP is necessary as this particular class is most popular and typically fills up fast!  RSVP HERE ON OUR EVENTBRITE PAGE. Essential oils, or aromatic oils as they were once called, have been used by many cultures around the world for […]

FREE - RSVP REQUIRED

Genealogy Workshop

Lawrence County Historical Society 408 North Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA, United States

Join us for an interactive workshop and discover what possibilities might lie in your family history! The Dr. Seuss book, Are You My Mother? pokes fun with a baby bird trying to find his mother. But what about a grandmother, or great-grandmother, or great-great-grandmother? When trying to trace your family history, where do you start? […]

FREE - Open to the Public

Uncles At War

Lawrence County Historical Society (Medure Building) 408 North Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA, United States

Uncles at War: the Pacific, Panama Canal & the Atlantic Photo of Eldred Gray, 2nd lieutenant in the USA Air Corp “Uncles at War” While doing research on family history, Dr. Nichols discovered information on his uncles that focused not only on their experiences but the details of World War II on three different theaters […]

FREE TO THE PUBLIC

Open House with SANTA 2017

Museum at the Lawrence County Historical Society 408 North Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA, United States

  Santa will visit the mansion to check out our decorations. Children can visit with Santa for that “old fashioned” Christmas feeling. And even better yet, the kids can have their picture taken with Santa. Free tours of the mansion included. FREE TOURS of our mansion that is beautifully decorated in a Victorian Christmas style FREE REFRESHMENTS FREE TREAT BAGS from […]

FREE - Open to the Public

The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen

Lawrence County Historical Society 408 North Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA, United States

JOIN US 7 pm On Wednesday, February 7, 2018 when Jean Speight, local historian and a retired New Castle School District teacher, presents, "The Story of the Tuskegee Airmen." The program features a power point and lecture. FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. "In 1925, an Army War College Study of black troops in World […]

FREE - Open to the Public

Lawrence County Trivia Competition (2018)

Northminster Presbyterian Church 2434 Wilmington Road, New Castle PA, United States

Students from all county schools are invited to participate in this academic competition, answering history, geography, business, people, and sports questions about Lawrence County. Boxes of questions may be purchased at the Historical Society's GIFT SHOP and in our ONLINE eSTORE. For over 30 years, the Lawrence County Historical Society has provided an opportunity for all […]

FREE - Open to the Public

Women in the Law

Lawrence County Historical Society 408 North Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA, United States

"Women in the Law" is a presentation by LeeAnn Fulena, Esq, as part of our Women's History Month programs. LeeAnn Fulena, a cum laude graduate of Westminster College, obtained her Juris  Doctor degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. She is a partner at Robb Leonard Mulvihill LLP, Pittsburgh. Ms Fulena is the first woman to be […]

FREE - Open to the Public

Road to Rust

Lawrence County Historical Society 408 North Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA, United States

Join us April 11 and hear about the struggles and decline of what was once, the nation's most prominent regional steel industry. Author Dale Perelman will discuss his latest book, "Road to Rust" about the disintegration of the steel industry here and throughout western PA and nearby Ohio. Signed copies of the book will be available for […]

FREE - Open to the Public

History of Local Greek Restaurateurs

Lawrence County Historical Society 408 North Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA, United States

Join Us on Wednesday, May 9 at 7pm. Presentation by Dr. Angelo Mitsos and George Stefanis. We  present "The History of Greek Restaurateurs in Lawrence County". Dr. Angelo Mitsos, the current owner of Coney Island, and George Stefanis, vice president of the Lawrence County Historical Society will be presenters of the program. They will have video and […]

FREE - Open to the Public