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Programs the society typically offers are:

Monthly lecture series with guest speakers • Museum tours • Lawrence County Trivia Competition • Sports Hall of Fame • Fireworks exhibits • Ice cream social • Membership & Friends Dinner • Mistletoe Magic • Open House with Santa

 

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Christopher Columbus: His Rise and Fall

Lawrence County Historical Society 408 North Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA, United States

Join us October 9 at 7:00 pm for a FREE presentation for the public. Space is limited. Christopher Columbus: His Rise and Fall Enjoy Dr. John A. Nichols' fully illustrated PowerPoint talk on the life of the well-known European explorer Christopher Columbus. Learn about his four voyages to the Caribbean and Central America. Reference will […]

FREE - Open to the Public

Senator Vogel 55+ Senior Expo (2019)

Cascade Park 1928 E Washington St, New Castle, PA, United States

Stop by and see us at the Sept 20 Senator Vogel 55+ Senior Expo Stop by our booth and learn about the free resources you can use for research. Discover our upcoming events. Sign up to be a volunteer. Become a member of the historical society. Or just stop by to say hello. Location: Cascade […]

FREE - Open to the Public

13th Annual Member & Friends Dinner

Cascade Park Dance Pavillon 1928 East Washington Street, New Castle, PA, United States

Join us Sept 5th for our 13th Annual Member & Friends Dinner Our honoree is Union High School student volunteers : 25 years past and present. Key Club members started volunteering 25 years ago. Now we have members of student council volunteering. They help with mulching the grounds, decorating the mansion for Christmas, retrieving and […]

$25

Ancestry – find your own (2019)

Historic Warner Cascade Theatre Museum 11 S. Mill Street, New Castle, PA, United States

Join us August 14 at 1:00 pm for a FREE workshop for the public. Space is limited. RSVP today! The Historic Warner Cascade Theatre Museum and the Lawrence County Historical Society are co-hosting a free workshop for the public. Ancestry presented by Christine O'Neil Susany Learn how to search and find information on your family. […]

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Annual Ice Cream Social and Children’s Program (2019)

Lawrence County Historical Society 408 North Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA, United States

Join us for our annual Ice Cream Social & Children's Program "Vintage Warner Looney Tunes" - FREE Museum Tours - FREE ice cream, cake & refreshments - and of course THE FIREWORKS   Event Schedule 7 pm to 8 pm vintage Warner Looney Tunes presented by the Historic Warner Cascade Theatre. Viewing is in the Medure […]

FREE - Open to the Public

Lawrence County Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration

Lawrence County Historical Society 408 North Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA, United States

Please join us at the Lawrence County Historical Society, 408 North Jefferson St., New Castle, on Tuesday, May 14 at 7 pm when Zenaida Bench will present a program about the history of the Lawrence County Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration and its founder’s , Mother Alexandra’s history. This program is free and open to […]

FREE - Open to the Public

We Can Do It! WWII – Traveling Exhibit (recurring event)

Lawrence County Historical Society 408 North Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA, United States

Come visit the NEW "We Can Do It! WWII" traveling exhibit which explores Western Pennsylvania’s incredible impact on the home, industrial, and battle fronts during World War II. Beginning March 30 through May 21 every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from 11 am to 4 pm. MARCH 30 (begin)APRIL 2, 4, 6,9 11, 13, 16, 20, […]

FREE for Children.

Back in the Day: Growing up in the Fifties

Lawrence County Historical Society 408 North Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA, United States

Join us March 13 @ 7 pm for a nostalgic evening of the 1950's The Lawrence County Historical Society will present a program on March 13 at 7 p.m. about growing up in the fifties in New Castle. “Back in the Day: Growing up in the Fifties” is the title of Lou Palumbo’s latest book […]

FREE - Open to the Public

Larry Pugh: Black History in America 1620 to Present

Lawrence County Historical Society (Medure Building) 408 North Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA, United States

Join us on Wednesday, February 13 at 7:00 pm for our FREE program "Larry Pugh: Black History in America 1620 to Present" Most of the 10.5 million slaves who landed in North America came from Central and South America, not from Africa. In fact, about 380,000 slaves came by boat from Africa to North America. […]

FREE - Open to the Public