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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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Latest Past Events

The Original Bonnie & Clyde – Irene Shrader & Walter Dague

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

The sensational true story of love-bandits Irene Crawford Shrader and Walter Glenn Dague. These West Virginia natives blazed a trail of strong-armed robberies, vehicle thefts, bold kidnappings, and police shootouts from Pennsylvania to Arizona in 1929 - 1930. The book, “Iron Irene”, will be available for purchase at this event. Learn of the brazen robbery […]

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Pennsylvania Women & Their Fight for the Vote

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

The Lawrence County Historical Society invites you to a powerful presentation of the film "Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women’s Fight for the Vote” followed by a lecture/Q&A session with the Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation. “Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women’s Fight for the Vote” is not only a film […]

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VOICES IN THE STONES: Encounters with the Holocaust in Poland

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

The Lawrence County Historical Society invites you to a powerful presentation on VOICES IN THE STONES: Encounters with the Holocaust in Poland. Hosted by Diana Farrella "Classrooms Without Borders" (CWB) participant This unique journey will take participants beyond the history books and directly into the physical spaces where history happened. Traveling through historic Jewish quarters, […]

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