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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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  • Ukrainian Refugee Seminar (virtual)

    Join us March 12 for a Seminar on the Ukrainian Refugee situation presented in local partnership with the Lawrence County Historical Society, the Pleasant Hill Historians, and Westminster College. As […]

    Free
  • Mistletoe Magic Christmas Take-Out Dinner

    Museum at the Lawrence County Historical Society 408 North Jefferson Street, PA, United States

    ADVANCED TICKETS REQUIRED - DEADLINE TO PURCHASE DEC 4 Due to the continuation of the pandemic, we have decided to once again have a take-out dinner in place of our annual Mistletoe Magic Christmas party. Even though we won’t be able to get together, we can still enjoy a wonderful meal by our caterer, the […]

    $30
  • 14th Annual Member & Friends Dinner (2021)

    Cascade Park Dance Pavillon 1928 East Washington Street, New Castle, PA, United States

    Join us Sept 9th for our 14th Annual Member & Friends Dinner The society’s 14th annual Membership and Friends Dinner will be held at the Cascade Park Pavilion on Thursday, […]

    $35
  • Black Suffragists – the Untold Story (virtual)

    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 […]

    Free
  • Robert Stakeley – On Preservation of Photographs

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

    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
  • African Storytelling

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

    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
  • SOLD OUT – Mistletoe Magic – A Victorian Christmas Party 2019

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

    SOLD OUT - Mistletoe Magic Party. Lawrence County Historical Society’s Annual Victorian Christmas party is OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Do you really need more reasons to attend? Join us December […]

    $30
  • Open House with SANTA 2019

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

    Santa will visit the mansion to check out our decorations. Children can visit with Santa for that “old fashioned” Christmas feeling. And even better yet, the kids can have their picture taken with Santa. FREE TOURS of our mansion that is beautifully decorated in a Victorian Christmas style FREE REFRESHMENTS FREE TREAT BAGS from Santa for the children PHOTO with Santa: […]

    Free
  • The 19th Amendment to the Constitution (Women’s right to vote)

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

    Join us at the Lawrence County Historical Society, 408 North Jefferson St., New Castle, on Wednesday November 6, 2019 at 7 pm for a look into the 19th Amendment to the Constitution (Women’s Right to Vote). This program is free and open to the public. Drs. Angela Lahr and Shannon Smithey of Westminster College will […]

    Free
  • Christopher Columbus: His Rise and Fall

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

    Join us October 9 at 7:00 pm for a FREE presentation for the public. Space is limited. Christopher Columbus: His Rise and Fall Enjoy Dr. John A. Nichols' fully illustrated PowerPoint talk on the life of the well-known European explorer Christopher Columbus. Learn about his four voyages to the Caribbean and Central America. Reference will […]

    Free
  • Senator Vogel 55+ Senior Expo (2019)

    Cascade Park Dance Pavillon 1928 East Washington Street, New Castle, PA, United States

    Stop by and see us at the Sept 20 Senator Vogel 55+ Senior Expo Stop by our booth and learn about the free resources you can use for research. Discover […]

  • 13th Annual Member & Friends Dinner

    Cascade Park Dance Pavillon 1928 East Washington Street, New Castle, PA, United States

    Join us Sept 5th for our 13th Annual Member & Friends Dinner Our honoree is Union High School student volunteers : 25 years past and present. Key Club members started volunteering 25 years ago. Now we have members of student council volunteering. They help with mulching the grounds, decorating the mansion for Christmas, retrieving and […]

    $25
  • Ancestry – find your own (2019)

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

    Join us August 14 at 1:00 pm for a FREE workshop for the public. Space is limited. RSVP today! The Historic Warner Cascade Theatre Museum and the Lawrence County Historical […]

    Free
  • Annual Ice Cream Social and Children’s Program (2019)

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

    Join us for our annual Ice Cream Social & Children's Program "Vintage Warner Looney Tunes" - FREE Museum Tours - FREE ice cream, cake & refreshments - and of course […]

    Free
  • Lawrence County Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration

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

    Please join us at the Lawrence County Historical Society, 408 North Jefferson St., New Castle, on Tuesday, May 14 at 7 pm when Zenaida Bench will present a program about the history of the Lawrence County Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration and its founder’s , Mother Alexandra’s history. This program is free and open to […]

    Free
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