Denison House
Second 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…
Re-enactment of the Capitulation after the Battle of Wyoming
Luzerne County Courthouse Grounds 35 Denison Street, Forty Fort, PA, United StatesOn Saturday, July 3, 2021, the Luzerne County Historical Society and the 24th Connecticut Militia Regiment will host a re-enactment of the Capitulation after the Battle of Wyoming at 1:15pm at the Society’s Nathan Denison House, 35 Denison Street, Forty Fort, PA. Admission is free for everyone. The re-enactment and open house afterwards will follow…
Meet the Author: Kathleen Earle
Beaumont Inn 4437 PA-309, Dallas, PA, United StatesJoin us on May 14 from 2 pm - 4 pm at the Nathan Dension House as we welcome author Kathleen Earle, who will be discussing her new book: An Early History of the Wyoming Valley, The Yankee-Pennamite Wars, and Timothy Pickering. Learn about America's FIRST civil war, and the harrowing story of the kidnapping…
An Afternoon of Colonial Hospitality
Luzerne County Courthouse Grounds 35 Denison Street, Forty Fort, PA, United StatesThe LCHS is proud to announce that it is bringing back An Afternoon of Colonial Hospitality! Join us December 11th from 11-4pm for refreshments and self-guided tours of the Denison Homestead! Learn about holiday traditions, enjoy 18th century hospitality and then retire with a cup of tea or hot cocoa. Tickets are $10 for adults…
Meet The Author: Jayne M. Booth
Luzerne County Courthouse Grounds 35 Denison Street, Forty Fort, PA, United StatesShe 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 new book in the Rocked in the Cradle of Coal Series. Book 2 is entitled: Tell Me About My Father: Wasyl’s Story. The event will…
Meet The Author – Melanie Akren-Dickson
Luzerne County Courthouse Grounds 35 Denison Street, Forty Fort, PA, United StatesOn Sunday, September 10th from 2:00 - 4:00 PM at the grounds of the Luzerne County Courthouse near the deer, the LCHS will welcome author Melanie Akren-Dickson, who will be discussing her newest book: “Conversations with a Courthouse Deer”. Beginning in 1888, reporter Ernest Hanson began writing articles in which he “talked” with the Courthouse…
“Meet The Author” – Bradley Huebner
Nathan Denison House 35 Dennison Street, Forty-Fort, PA, United StatesOn Sunday, June 9th from 1 pm – 3 pm at the Nathan Denison House in Forty Fort, the LCHS will welcome author Bradley A. Huebner, who will be discussing his book "Titles for our Town: How Tiny Pennsylvania Communities Produced Basketball Dynasties And Shaped Basketball History During the Golden Age" Mr. Huebner will be…
“Meet The Author” – Jayne M. Booth
Nathan Denison House 35 Dennison Street, Forty-Fort, PA, United StatesShe's back! The LCHS is proud to host another "Meet the Author" event featuring Ms. Jayne M. Booth and her new book in the Rocked in the Cradle of Coal Series. Book 3 is entitled: From the Mine to the Mansion: Ann's Story. The event will be held on July 14th at 1pm at the…
Nathan Denison House – Final Day of the Season
Nathan Denison House 35 Dennison Street, Forty-Fort, PA, United StatesJoin us on Sunday, November 3, 2024 from 1pm-4pm for the final day of the 2024 season of the Nathan Denison House, 35 Denison Street in Forty-Fort. This will be your last chance to tour the house with costumed docents until next spring! Cost is just $5 per adult, $3 per child and free for…