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
Lawrence County Historical Society Historian Chuck King will present the program Includes war artifacts Learn about naval heroes Oliver Hazard Perry & James Lawrence Discover why Lawrence County was named after James Lawrence Presentation of a commissioned painting of Capt. Lawrence to the Society New Castle News coverage
Join us for New Castle’s Haunted History Walking Tour & Reading Friday - October 18 @ 6:30 pm and 8:00 pmSaturday - October 19 @ 6:30 pm and 8:00 pmFriday October 25 @ 6:30 pm and 8:00 pmSaturday - October 26 @ 6:30 pm and 8:00 pm Due to the subject matter, participation is restricted to ages 12 […]
Attended by members of the Board of Directors
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 for Christmas, Victorian style The Music is provided in the drawing room The Guests can wander about the Museum Exquisite hors d’oeuvres, fine wines, live entertainment and […]
Free TOURS of our mansion that is beautifully decorated in a Victorian Christmas style Free REFRESHMENTS Free TREAT BAGS for the children Free PHOTO: children can get a photo with Santa - Photographer Laura Ruppersberger
Attended by members of the Board of Directors
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 […]
Attended by members of the Board of Directors
Jean Speight will present a time-line on the development of African-American music from 1600 to 1950, including: Sacred music folk spirituals, arranged spirituals, folk gospel, and gospel hymns Secular music work songs, field calls, protest songs, rural blues, ragtime, boogie-woogie, and more Old recordings According to Speight: "The power of song in the struggle for Black […]
