Some of the programs the society typically offers are:

logo for our events calendar Monthly lecture series with guest speakers • Museum tours • Walking tours of historic New Castle • Lawrence County Trivia Competition • Sports Hall of Fame • Fireworks exhibits • Ice cream social • Membership & Friends Dinner • Haunted History Walking Tour • Mistletoe Magic • Open House with Santa

African Storytelling

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

Join us February 12 as we celebrate Black History Month with African Storytelling Charlotte Sheffield wears many hats. She is a teacher, a funeral director, an advocate and board director, a beloved aunt, a choir member, an actress, and an African storyteller. On Wednesday, February 12 at 7 pm, she will present a program on […]

FREE - Open to the Public

Robert Stakeley – On Preservation of Photographs

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

Join us March 11. Be part of this hands-on workshop. Robert Stakeley is the Coordinator of the Archivist and Educational Programs at the Heinz History Center. For our program, he welcomes people to bring in photos and slides that they want to know how to preserve. He says there is no real limit and envisions […]

FREE - Open to the Public

POSTPONED – Sports Hall of Fame Dinner (2020)

New Englander Banquet Center 3009 Wilmington Road, New Castle, PA

Event POSTPONED to a later date.  We apologize for any inconvenience. Once we have a date for the rescheduled banquet, we will post all details here.  Want to Advertise? ACT soon - AD SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS APRIL 8 Cost to submit an ad for the banquet program (subject to change): $40 for a 1/8 page […]

$40

CANCELED – Lawrence County Trivia Competition (2020)

Northminster Presbyterian Church 2434 Wilmington Road, New Castle PA

CANCELED - Students from all county schools are invited to participate in this academic competition, answering history, geography, business, people, and sports questions about Lawrence County. The Lawrence County Historical Society will hold its Annual Trivia Competition at Northminster Presbyterian Church on Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 9 AM. Boxes of questions may be purchased […]

FREE - Open to the Public

Annual Membership Meeting (2021)

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

All members are encouraged to attend via ZOOM and vote this January 20, 2021 @ 7:00 pm. Members in goods standing are eligible to vote on ZOOM or by mail (ballet must be received by 4pm January 19, 2021). Each January, the Society holds an annual Membership Meeting to conduct the business of the organization […]

Free

Black Suffragists – the Untold Story (virtual)

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

We invite you to attend our FREE online presentation. The Lawrence County Historical Society is combining February’s Black History Month and March’s Women’s History Month in this exclusive online program. On March 10 at 7 P.M., Jean Speight, a local historian, will share the history of some of the Black women who played important roles […]

VIRTUAL ZOOM EVENT - FREE TO THE PUBLIC

Sports Hall of Fame Dinner (2022)

New Englander Banquet Center 3009 Wilmington Road, New Castle, PA

DEADLINE TO PURCHASE TICKETS: April 25 Want to Advertise? ACT SOON - AD SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS APRIL 6, 2022 CALL OFFICE TO SEE IF ADVERTISING SPACE is AVAILABLE Cost to submit an ad for the banquet program (subject to change): $40 for a 1/8 page ad, $65 for 1/4 page, $90 for 1/2 page, $160 […]

$40

Foundations of Lawrence County (2022)

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

The King Beaver Archaeology Group will hear the 1840s origins of Lawrence County, presented by Lawrence County Historical Society president Andrew Henley at 6 pm. Sunday at the society, 408 N. Jefferson St. In 1849, Lawrence County was created from parts of Mercer County to the north and Beaver County to the south. This creation, […]

FREE

New Castle Fireworks, Loony Tunes and Food – A Community Gathering (2022)

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

We're back - after a COVID break - with our Annual Fireworks, Community Gathering and Children’s Program. Watch vintage Warner Looney Tunes cartoons – Schedule a Clavelli Mansion Tour – Enjoy hot dogs, ice cream, cake, and drinks. Stay and sit with your friends and neighbors on our porch and front lawn and watch the […]

FREE - Open to the Public

Native American Artifacts (2022)

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

The Lawrence County Historical Society in partnership with the King Beaver Archaeological Group are having a public exhibit of local Native American artifacts at the Clavelli Historical Mansion.Artifact experts will be on hand to provide detailed explanations of the various artifacts. A selection of items will be displayed, such as: arrowheads, tools, ax blades, knife […]

FREE - Open to the Public