Collections
“Caring for Your Collections”
Bishop Memorial Library 49 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United StatesThe Luzerne County Historical Society (LCHS) is offering a unique seminar entitled “Caring for Your Collections” Saturday, May 4, 2019, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at the Bishop Memorial Library, 49 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Do you have family heirlooms? Are they books, paper or photographs? Do you worry about preserving them to…
Gallery Talk – Battle of Wyoming at 240
LCHS Museum Rear 69 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United StatesThe Luzerne County Historical Society will offer a gallery talk about its exhibition, “The Battle of Wyoming at 240: Revolution on the Homefront” on Thursday, November 14, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. The exhibition draws on paintings, prints, letters, artifacts recovered from the Battle site and survivor accounts in their own harrowing words. These items combine…
Found in Collection Auction
Bishop Memorial Library 49 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United StatesThe Luzerne County Historical Society will hold a second online auction on the virtual Auctria platform from Thursday, February 18th – Sunday, February 21st 2021. The auction will be entitled "Found in Collection" and will feature a wide variety of books, maps, lithographs and other ephemera, all of which were at one time in the…
Doing Anthracite Region Research: Some Available Resources
Bishop Memorial Library 49 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United StatesThe Luzerne County Historical Society is proud to once again be participating in Anthracite Mining Heritage Month, as on Tuesday, January 25, from 7pm to 830pm we will be holding the public program: Doing Anthracite Region Research: Some Available Resources; This virtual lecture held over the Zoom virtual platform will feature as speakers: John Fielding,…
The Art of C. Edgar Patience
Bishop Memorial Library 49 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United StatesOn Tuesday, February 28th, at 7pm, free on the Zoom digital platform, the Luzerne County Historical Society is proud to present Mr. John Fielding as he presents a lecture on The Art of C. Edgar Patience. Join John as he discusses several hand sculpted coal pieces held in the collection of the Anthracite Heritage Museum.…
Virtual Auction #7
Bishop Memorial Library 49 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United StatesOn 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 will once again feature a wide variety of books, maps, lithographs, and other ephemera, as well as crocks, dinnerware, artwork, collector's items, etc. (Note: All…
Reception and Exhibition Soiree
First Presbyterian Church 97 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United StatesThe Luzerne County Historical Society is proud to announce that it will jointly host a reception and exhibition with the League of Women Voters of the Wilkes-Barre Area on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at the Gather Space at First Presbyterian Church. This free reception also includes the exhibition "The League Makes a Difference: 1948-2023" which…
Festive Traditions
Swetland Homestead 885 Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming, PA, United StatesThe Luzerne County Historical Society will once again present its holiday-themed Festive Traditions program at the Swetland Homestead on Saturday and Sunday, December 2 and 3, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Travel through time as you tour the house with costumed guides and explore how holiday traditions evolved from the late 1700s through…
Festive Traditions
Swetland Homestead 885 Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming, PA, United StatesThe Luzerne County Historical Society will once again present its holiday-themed Festive Traditions program at the Swetland Homestead on Saturday and Sunday, December 2 and 3, 2023, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Travel through time as you tour the house with costumed guides and explore how holiday traditions evolved from the late 1700s through…
Exhibition Opening – “Luzerne County Decides”
LCHS Museum Rear 69 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United StatesJoin us on Friday, May 31st, for the reopening of the LCHS Museum and its newest exhibition "Luzerne County Decides". Featuring buttons, ribbons, pins, pictures, and signs, "Luzerne County Decides" looks back on elections at the local, state, and national levels, from 1836 - 2016. The opening will run from 5pm to 7pm and feature…