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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Latest Past Events

The BentProp Project: search for the MIA of WWII

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

On April 6, 2014, 6:30 PM at the Lawrence County Historical Society Museum, the King Beaver Archeology Society will be hosting guest speaker Reid Joyce of Valencia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Joyce will be sharing his experiences as a member of the BentProp Project. During World War II, American airmen lost their lives in the western Pacific. The […]

Free

Lower North Hill History

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

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

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
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