A Respect for the Past. A Cornerstone for the Future. Chartered 1938.

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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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  • Lower North Hill History

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

    Presenter: Author Susan Urbanic Linville

    Free
  • The Music of America: African-American Contribution

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

    Jean Speight will present a timeline on the development of African-American music from 1600 to 1950, including: According to Speight: "The power of song in the struggle for Black survival - that's what spirituals and blues are about! Thought to be the only original folk music of America, the spiritual and the blues have had […]

    Free
  • Local Show Biz History – Warner Bros.

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

    1907 New Castle PA. Warner Brothers open first cinema Presentations by:

    Free
  • Open House with SANTA

    Lawrence County Historical Society 408 North Jefferson Street, New Castle, PA, United States
    Free
  • Historical Fashions – A Century of Style

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

    Fashions on display from the Historical Society collections The Lawrence County Historical Society will showcase fashions from their clothing collection at their November 13th program, 7 PM at the Joseph A. Clavelli History Center, 408 North Jefferson St. There are approximately 1500 pieces of clothing in the Society’s collection. Society volunteer, Bonnie Lombardo Carlin, has […]

    Free
  • War of 1812 Captain Lawrence

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

    Lawrence County Historical Society Historian Chuck King will present the program

    Free
  • King Beaver Archaeology Club

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

    This meeting of the King Beaver Archaeology Club features a talk about a local murder case. Former FBI agent and true crime author, Jim Fisher, talks about a murder that occurred in May of 1957.

    Free
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