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…
Murder of Captain Alexander Heasley, 33rd US Colored Troops
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Board Member & VolunteerAlexander Heasley was born in 1840 in Pennsylvania and was living with his family in Pulaski Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania by 1850.Enlisted…
Alexander Scott – Former Slave Settled in New Castle
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Board Member & Volunteer An interesting account of a former slave was found in a 1898 issue of the New Castle News. According to the…
Black “Roundhead” Lost to Modern History
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS Board Member & Volunteer) - originally posted on our Facebook page February 9, 2021 Many have studied the Civil War history of the infamous 100th…
We Can Do It – WWII exhibit
By Lorraine Petrus (LCHS Board of Directors) Our We Can Do It! World War II Exhibit is full of displays, events, programs and speakers. Complete Program Information is listed below…
On Sherman’s Staff
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) We hear Civil War stories about the men from Battery B, and those from the Roundheads of Lawrence County. But here is another story…
Joseph B. Chambers: Medal of Honor Recipient (Civil War)
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) Joseph B. Chambers was born May 4, 1833 in Beaver County, present day Lawrence County. COMPANY F of the 100th PA INFANTRY Enlisting at East…
Cyrus B. Lower: Medal of Honor Recipient (Civil War)
By Betty Hoover DiRisio (LCHS volunteer) Cyrus B. Lower was born February 18, 1843 in Mahoning Township, the son of Samuel and Mary Bryan Lower. His father had moved to…
The Huffman Letters: Stories & Book Signing
Talk and Book Signing - Meet the Author In 1861, sixteen year old William Henry Huffman of Darlington Township, Beaver County, enlisted in the Union Army. As part of the…
Judy Foster: Enon Valley Community Historical Society & Little Beaver Historical Society
Civil War Stories by Local Historians
By Kathleen Mooney, LCHS Webmaster The Historical Society has produced a Civil War Presentation available for viewing on YouTube. Take a trip back in time and spend 12 minutes with…
Joe Trax with his Custer Cannon circa 1894
The “Custer” Cannon & Joe Trax
By Betty DiRisio, LCHS Volunteer If we went back in time 100 years or more, no 4th of July Parade would have been complete without local Patriot Joe Trax and…