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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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Local Show Biz History – Warner Bros.

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

1907 New Castle PA. Warner Brothers open first cinema Presentations by: Jerry Kern, President of the Warner Film Center in New Castle (currently restoring the first Warner Brothers theater which was located in New Castle) Jack Oberleitner, cinema consultant, writer, and New Castle cinema historian Jack Oberleitner started his career as an usher at the […]

FREE - Open to the Public

Early Years of Black Cinema

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

This program will take a look at and discuss some of the earlier Black performers and movies. "Films featuring Black performers and images at the beginning of the 20th century portrayed African Americans in insulting stereotypes.”  ... Jean Speight Father of African American filmmakers Also, in the presentation will be Oscar Micheaux, often thought of […]

FREE - Open to the Public