Telephone & pickups only every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 11am to 4pm.
Beginning February 2, Open for research by appointment only.
*see details below
Beginning Tuesday February 2, available for on-site research by appointment only. Every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday from 11 am to 4 pm.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
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.
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.
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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.
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!
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.
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