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

Latest Past Events

Twenty Extraordinary African American Women!

Lawrence County Historical Society 408 North Jefferson Street, New Castle

"The history of women's contributions to this nation has not been limited to the struggle of women's right alone. Our nation owes whatever prosperity, enlightenment and success it has achieved […]

FREE - Open to the Public

Mistletoe Magic – A Victorian Christmas party

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

  Victorian Christmas decorations - A very special evening indeed!   Open to the Public Come enjoy a wonderful Christmas party in the beautifully decorated mansion The Museum is fully decorated […]

$30

“Over There” – An Overview of WWI

Lawrence County Historical Society 408 North Jefferson Street, New Castle

Join us this Veterans Day, November 11 at 7 pm Veteran and historian Chuck King presents a program about World War I along with a display of artifacts about the […]

Free