Swetland Homestead
3rd Annual Road Rally in the Valley
Swetland Homestead 885 Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming, PA, United StatesOn Sunday, August 2, 2020, the Luzerne County Historical Society will host its second annual “Road Rally in the Valley”! What’s a road rally? A fun scavenger hunt combined with a road race! It’s a battle of mind and machine! Teams are not racing each other or the clock, but are instead attempting to complete…
163rd LCHS Annual Dinner
Westmoreland Club 59 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, United StatesOn Friday, September 24th at the Westmoreland Club, 59 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre PA, the Luzerne County Historical Society will hold its 163rd Annual Dinner. The theme of this year's dinner is "The Swetland Homestead: Restoring a Wyoming Valley Treasure". Speakers John Panzitta of Panzitta Enterprises as well as Cathy Sobeck and Justin Detwiller of…
Revolutionary War Encampment
Swetland Homestead 885 Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming, PA, United StatesJoin us at the newly renovated Swetland Homestead for an on-site Revoluntary War Encampment, featuring The 24th Connecticut Militia Regiment on Saturday, October 2nd from 12p.m. to 5p.m. The 24th Connecticut Militia Regiment, Inc., is a living history organization. Its objective is to educate and encourage interest in the Revolutionary War period of American history…
2021 Fall Festival
Swetland Homestead 885 Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming, PA, United StatesEarly American craftsmen and artisans will come to life on Sunday, October 3, 2021, from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m., at the historic Swetland Homestead in Wyoming. The Fall Festival features crafters in the arts of cross-cut saw demonstrations, quill pen and ink, wood carving, wheat weaving, and much more. Hearth cooking methods will be…
Swetland Homestead Festive Traditions
Swetland Homestead 885 Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming, PA, United StatesThe Luzerne County Historical Society will present its holiday-themed Festive Traditions program at the Swetland Homestead on Saturday and Sunday, December 4 and 5, 2021, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Travel through time as you tour the house with costumed guides and explore how Christmas traditions evolved from the late 1700s through 1871. Guests…
Swetland Homestead Festive Traditions
Swetland Homestead 885 Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming, PA, United StatesThe Luzerne County Historical Society will present its holiday-themed Festive Traditions program at the Swetland Homestead on Saturday and Sunday, December 4 and 5, 2021, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Travel through time as you tour the house with costumed guides and explore how Christmas traditions evolved over an 80 year period spanning 1810-1890.…
Mardi-Gras Drive Thru Dinner
Westmoreland Club 59 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, United StatesOn Tuesday, March 1, 2022, the Luzerne County Historical Society will be hosting a drive-thru Mardi-Gras dinner at the Westmoreland Club, 59 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Why cook, when you can bring home a freshly prepared meal and treat yourself to a taste of New Orleans? Come out and pick up some great food…
164th Annual Dinner
Beaumont Inn 4437 PA-309, Dallas, PA, United StatesJoin us on Friday, June 3rd at 5:30 at the Beaumont Inn in Dallas, PA for the Luzerne County Historical Society's 164th Annual Meeting. This year's theme is "The USS Wilkes-Barre: A Celebration of the Willie-Bee". Join us as we mark the 80th anniversary of the keel being laid down in 1942, as well as…
Virtual Auction #5
Bishop Memorial Library 49 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United StatesOn Thursday, June 16th, the Luzerne County Historical Society will hold its fifth online auction on the virtual Auctria platform. This auction will run through Sunday, June 19thth. The auction will once again feature a wide variety of books, maps, lithographs, and other ephemera. (Note: All items in the auction have been deaccessioned due to…
Civil War Encampment and “Meet the Generals”
Swetland Homestead 885 Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming, PA, United StatesJoin us on Saturday, August 6, at the newly restored Swetland Homestead, 885 Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming PA for a Civil War Encampment and “Meet the Generals” event featuring members of the 153rd PA Volunteer Infantry re-enactment group. The encampment will run from 10 a.m. to 4p.m. and admission is just $5 for LCHS members and…