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
Due to limited seating, reservations are strongly encouraged. The Lawrence County Historical Society’s Programs and Public Relations Committee is pleased to announce its upcoming ‘1794 Whiskey Rebellion’ speaker event. The 1794 uprising of farmers and distillers in Western PA was in protest of a whiskey tax enacted by the US Federal Government. Following years of […]
Event details Help us celebrate! HALL of FAME INDUCTEESAnthony Ascione (baseball)Doug Bleggi (baseball)Mary Beth Acker Brecker (track, cross-country)Paul Cameron (track, cross-country)Matt DeSalvo (baseball)David Hasson (football)Allan Jackson (football)Ryenn Micaletti (basketball)Toni Wimer Prejsnar (track, cross-country, volleyball)Gary Roth (basketball, baseball)Sarah Shaffer Harrison (softball) HALL of HONOR RECIPIENTAlberta Kelly ELLIS HOFFMAN MEMORIAL TEAM AWARD RECIPIENT1981 Wilmington Area School District […]
The Lawrence County Historical Society’s Historic Sites Committee is pleased to announce its rededication ceremony of the Western Reserve Harbor (Northern Terminus) Pennsylvania Canal Historic Marker. The original historic marker mysteriously disappeared from its site several years ago. Since then, the LCHS Historic Sites Committee has diligently worked to raise funds to replace the original […]
The Lawrence County Historical Society is pleased to announce its 2nd Annual Yard Sale!!! This two-day event will be held on the lawn of the Lawrence County Historical Society. Proceeds from the sale will go toward the operation of the Historical Society. DATE/TIME: June 14 and 15, 2024 from 9 am to 3 pm LOCATION: […]
Seating is limited, so get your tickets now! This is an evening you don’t want to miss! The Lawrence County Historical Society is pleased to host an enchanting live performance, ‘An Evening with Mark Twain’ - American’s foremost writer and “greatest humorist the United Stated has ever produced”. DATE/TIME: July 24, 2024. 6 - 7 […]
DECIDE SOON. ADVANCE TICKETS ARE REQUIRED. Seating is limited, so get your tickets now! Join Megan Clark Young, professional genealogist, to learn about the second-largest group of settlers in Pennsylvania, the Scots-Irish. DATE/TIME: August 26, 2024 / 6:30-8:00 pm LOCATION: LCHS ANNEX - 408 N Jefferson St, New Castle PA 16101 TICKET PRICE: $10 per […]
DECIDE SOON. ADVANCE TICKETS ARE REQUIRED. Seating is limited, so get your tickets now! Join Connie White, PA State Committee Chairman of the Daughters of the American Revolution for Genealogical Records, for this informative lecture. Connie will be speaking about the role of the DAR organization. She will discuss how one can join, how to […]
DECIDE SOON. ADVANCE TICKETS ARE REQUIRED. Seating is limited, so get your tickets now! Deadline to purchase on line: Oct 20 Join Sarah Goodman, Museum Educator, PA Historical and Museum Commission, for an informative presentation that chronicles the birth of the American oil industry in 1859 by Colonel Edwin Drake. Goodman's presentation will provide an […]
DECIDE SOON. ADVANCE TICKETS ARE REQUIRED. Seating is limited, so get your tickets now! Deadline to purchase on line: Nov 3 The Lawrence County Historical Society is pleased to announce its upcoming educational speaker event, “TELLING WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HISTORY THROUGH SLAVERY AND ABOLITION” as presented by David H. Lehman, Assistant Professor, Westminster College. Western PA […]
