Nurse Harriet J Eckels
Women Also Served in the Great War
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) Nurse Harriet J. Eckels was born on April 2, 1888 in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. She and 100 fellow Red Cross nurses and 30 physicians…
The Red Cross in Lawrence County
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) The establishment of the American Red Cross in Lawrence County was due in large measure to the untiring efforts of Mrs. William Wallace Clendenin.…
“Over There” – An Overview of WWI
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…
Italian Athletic Association WWI Soldiers
By Betty Hoover DiRisioLCHS Volunteer In 1899, the New Castle Italian Athletic Association/Club was originally formed as a baseball organization. But in 1917, when President Wilson made the plea for…