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Without your generous support, the Historical Society could not continue their important mission to preserve, protect and display the heritage of all the citizens of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. We still need your support especially during these difficult times. Please consider a donation TODAY. Any amount is welcomed.

Come Visit!

Our Hours: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 11 am to 4pm.
Open for research and sales. Tours!

Tours are underway. Displays on exhibit in our Museum. NEW Items in our Gift Shop. Masks are required to enter. Thank you for your courtesy and understanding.

Museum Tours
Shenango China Display (see below)
Books and DVDs available in our on site gift shop
Our online store offers a wide variety of items: books, gift items, CDs, DVDs, and memorabilia

SHENANGO CHINA DISPLAY

11 am to 4 pm EVERY Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. A mask is required to enter. Thank you for your courtesy and understanding.

INCLUDES PLATES FEATURING: Jacqueline and President John F. Kennedy, President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s first birthday in the White House, famous local people, Christmas plate collections, and many others.

This display showcases a new assembly of Shenango China. It was meticulously put together by Jim Witon, volunteer and chair of the archives committee.

SECOND FLOOR – MARYANN GALIANO ROOM (dedicated to a former board member and long-time volunteer who passed away in June of 2020).

We have many areas of need. Consider a donation today.

All donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Make a donation in any amount you choose. Any and all support is welcomed.

Because of your help we can now replace the Roadside Canal historical marker that went missing years ago. Thank you.

Roadside Canal Marker Campaign

SUCCESS

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From the Beginning
Tales of Lawrence County, Pennsylvania

NOW AVAILABLE online and in our Gift Shop

CLICK HERE FOR description & purchase information

Cascade Park:
Western Pennsylvania’s Rural Escape

NOW AVAILABLE online and in our Gift Shop

CLICK HERE FOR description & purchase information

A Civil War Husband
100th Pennsylvania Roundheads

SOLD OUT

CLICK HERE to read a description

Maryann Galiano Room Dedication

On October 24, 2020 at 2:00 pm (eastern time), we dedicated a room on the second floor of the Joseph A. Clavelli Cultural Heritage Center in memory of our former board member and long-time volunteer, Maryann Galiano. The room which contains an extensive display of our Shenango China is now known as the Maryann Galiano Room. Among her many contributions, this is a room she dedicated an enormous amount of time to organizing the myriad of information found there. People in attendance were wearing masks and social distancing due to COVID-19 restrictions. Others attended via Zoom.

Click HERE to read her Obituary in the New Castle News.

LCHS Advisement

“The Lawrence County Historical Society strongly advises against the establishment of a Dollar General on Highland Avenue in the North Hill Historic District.”
– Edward X. Petrus, LCHS Board President

To learn more about the historical society position on commercial businesses in the North Hill Historic District, read our BLOG ARTICLE.

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We have added lots of new books.

Visit our online eStore to find out more.

You can also schedule a visit to our onsite Gift Shop.

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All monies are used to help support our volunteer organization.

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Shenango China

The Lawrence County Historical Society has the largest collection of Shenango China in the world. The men who started the first potteries in New Castle did so, not because of any clay deposits in the area, but rather because of the soft coal available which was used to fire the beehive Rims of that time. More than 500 of our 3,000-plus pieces are on display in our museum.

Rent the Mansion for Your Special Event

Available for showers, parties, small weddings, picture-taking and more. Take an online photo tour of our historic mansion.

Experience the beauty, elegance, and period furnishing of this 1905 Colonial Revival building. Members discount!

NOW Available – 4 DVD programs

Portrait of an American City features 200 years of New Castle History
Cascade Park describes its origins and historic features
Haunted Lawrence provides a “chilling” tour of local folklore and intrigue. A great addition to your Halloween activities.
The Big Snow of 1950 (our best seller) recounts a snowfall that caused almost everything in Lawrence County to shut down. It remains the largest snow storm on record in our area.

FEATURED DVD: Portrait of An American City:
200 Years of New Castle History

INCLUDES early Native American settlements, plotting of the land, canal era, Civil War, heavy industrialization, labor strife, immigration, urban renewal and the reawakening and gradual rebirth of neighborhoods and downtown.