“No Husband! No Meat!” (Lenni-Lenape)
“No Husband! No Meat!” (Lenni-Lenapi) By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Volunteer (former LCHS Board Member) What we now know as Lawrence County was formerly inhabited by a group of the…
Where’s the Beef? Arby’s!
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Board Member & VolunteerWhere’s the Beef? Arby's!By Betty Hoover DiRisioIn 1888, Israel Raffel immigrated to Pittsburgh, PA, from Russia and opened a grocery store. One…
First US Ship Lost in WW II and Lawrence County’s First Son’s Sacrifice
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Board Member & Volunteer By Betty Hoover DiRisio Wilton Loyal “Bud” Taylor graduated from Ne-Ca-Hi (New Castle, PA) in January 1939. A star athlete, he…
Louise Treadwell Tracy: Deaf Community Advocate
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Board Member & Volunteer Lawrence County has had a hand in helping probably hundreds of thousands of deaf children worldwide, through the efforts of one…
The Electric Vehicle. New Technology?
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Board Member & Volunteer Shortly after the invention of electricity, Edison and others turned their attentions toward the invention of an electric vehicle. By 1898,…
Another New Castle First – Penn Radio
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Board Member & Volunteer In 1909 and 1910, Rex Patch was in the telegraph business and became interested in wireless telegraphy. After building numerous wireless…
First Woman to Own a Movie Theater (Grace Phillips Johnson)
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Board Member & Volunteer The Theatorium is believed to be the first dedicated movie theater in New Castle. It was opened in December 1905 by…
Our Best Coach in Texas – Making History (Guyla Mae Smith)
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Board Member & VolunteerGuyla Mae Smith, a Lawrence County native, is one of the best softball coaches in Texas. Guyla, daughter of Elizabeth “Libby” {Plassmeyer} and…
A Strong Woman (Johanna Siegel Heichel)
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Board Member & Volunteer Many county residents have Ukrainian, or Austrian-Hungarian roots. This is the story of one woman from Austria-Hungary, who escaped her town…
“I always go armed.” The story of Officer Minnie McKibben
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Board Member & VolunteerMrs. Minnie Pearl (Riddle) McKibben was appointed New Castle (Pennsylvania) policewoman or “matron” on January 7, 1924. She assumed her duties on…
A Woman’s Call To Duty (Elizabeth Locke)
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Board Member & Volunteer When the Civil War began, patriotic men rose to the call to fight. But women, barred from the military, were also…
Dr. Maria White – Prominent Physician and Surgeon
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Board Member & Volunteer Dr. Maria White was a prominent physician and surgeon of New Castle, Pennsylvania (PA). She spent years in Panjab, India, where…
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