Ellen Webster Palmer and the Breaker Boys of Wyoming Valley

LCHS Museum Rear 69 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

On Thursday, March 3oth, at 7pm, the Luzerne County Historical Society is proud to present Ms. Andrea Lowery as she presents the lecture: “Ellen Webster Palmer and the Breaker Boys…

Free

165th Annual Dinner “Lyman Howe and the History of Local Film”

River Street Jazz Cafe 667 North River Street, Plains, PA, United States

We hope you will join us on Thursday, May 11th at 5:30 at the Jazz Café in Plains, PA for the Luzerne County Historical Society’s 165th Annual Dinner. This year’s…

Film Festival

WVIA 100 Wvia Way, Jenkins Township, PA, United States

Join us on Friday May 12 at the WVIA Studios for a festival of early American Film. Featuring 6 silent films created by Lyman Howe and others, followed by a…

Free

Kids Crafts During The Fiesta

LCHS Museum Rear 69 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

The Luzerne County Historical Society will host a series of drop-in crafts for children during the Fine Arts Fiesta, May 18-20, 2023. Join the LCHS’s Museum Manger Allyson Earl and…

Free

Virtual Auction #7

Bishop Memorial Library 49 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

On Thursday, June 8th, the Luzerne County Historical Society will hold its seventh online auction on the virtual Auctria platform. This auction will run through Sunday, June 11th. The auction…

LCHS Night at the SWB Railriders

PNC Field 235 Montage Mountain Road, Moosic, PA, United States

Do you enjoy baseball? Do you enjoy local supporting history? Do you want to do both at the same time? Well, the Luzerne County Historical Society is teaming up with…

$15

Meet The Author: Jayne M. Booth

Luzerne County Courthouse Grounds 35 Denison Street, Forty Fort, PA, United States

She was so popular back in January, we have brought her back! The LCHS is proud to host another "Meet the Author" event featuring Ms. Jayne M. Booth and her…

Free

145th Commemoration of the Battle and Massacre of Wyoming

Wyoming Monument Wyoming, PA, United States

On Tuesday, July 4, 2023, the Luzerne County Historical Society will once agan be attending the 145nd Commemoration of the Battle and Massacre at Wyoming, held each year at the…

Free

Meet The Author – Maxim Furek

Luzerne County Courthouse Grounds 35 Denison Street, Forty Fort, PA, United States

The Luzerne County Historical Society will host a presentation and book signing about the new book, Coal Region Hoodoo, by author and rock journalist Maxim W. Furek on Sunday, July…

Free

A Walk in Wilkes-Barre in the Era of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War

LCHS Museum Rear 69 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United States

The Luzerne County Historical Society announces that it will host a brand-new walking tour entitled: “A Walk in Wilkes-Barre in the Era of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War” on…

$10