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

Writing Workshop and Book Signing

Lawrence County Historical Society 408 North Jefferson Street, New Castle

Photo credits: "diary writing" by Fredrik Rubensson is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Writing Workshop and Book Signing The Lawrence County Historical Society will host a free memoir writing workshop […]

$15

American Cyanamid – 50th Anniversary of Blast

Lawrence County Historical Society 408 North Jefferson Street, New Castle

50th Anniversary of the day of the American Cyanamid Powder Plant Explosion Presenter: Wayne Cole  July 6, 1964 Abbreviated history of company and blast Group discussion and eye witness accounts […]

FREE - Open to the Public