Local Heroes Lost in Hiroshima
By Betty Hoover DiRisio, LCHS Volunteer. First Published on March 5, 2019 on LCHS Facebook pageDuring World War II when the U.S. was deciding where to drop the atomic bombs…
10 Things You Can Do From Home!
By Kathleen A. Mooney, PhD, LCHS Webmaster(originally published on our home page January 2021 during the COVID-19 pandemic)(1) VISITour website (2) WATCHMoments in Historyhttps://youtu.be/9jd0VOq9jtA(3) BUYa BOOK (4) TAKEan online tour…
Debra Todd – First Female Chief Justice PA Supreme Court
Debra Todd - First Female Chief Justice PA Supreme Court By Kathleen A. Mooney, PhD, LCHS Volunteer WebmasterCongratulations to Chief Justice Debra Todd of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Born and…
“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…
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