Event
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…
LCHS Night at the SWB Railriders
PNC Field 235 Montage Mountain Road, Moosic, PA, United StatesDo 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 the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders to allow you to do just that! Join us and the Railriders at PNC Field in Moosic on Thursday, June 22nd for…
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…
145th Commemoration of the Battle and Massacre of Wyoming
Wyoming Monument Wyoming, PA, United StatesOn 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 Wyoming Monument at 10am, hosted by the Wyoming Commemorative Association. The Battle of Wyoming took place during the Revolutionary War on July 3, 1778.…
Meet The Author – Maxim Furek
Luzerne County Courthouse Grounds 35 Denison Street, Forty Fort, PA, United StatesThe 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 16th, from 2-4pm at the Nathan Denison House, 35 Dennison, Street, Forty-Fort, PA. With Coal Region Hoodoo, Maxim W. Furek continues his exploration of…
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 StatesThe 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 Saturday July 22, 2023. This walk, which draws heavily from the Society’s publication Lincoln: Luzerne County Friends and Foes, will give attendees a view into…
Meet The Author – Jack Smiles
Luzerne County Courthouse Grounds 35 Denison Street, Forty Fort, PA, United StatesOn Saturday, August 5th from 1 pm – 3 pm at the Nathan Denison House in Forty Fort, the LCHS will welcome Jack Smiles, retired sports reporter and author, who will be discussing his books on local ties to baseball. Jack has written three biographies of local men who have made the Baseball Hall of…
History Academy
Kirby Episcopal House 381 Sunset Rd, Mountain Top, PA 18707, Mountain Top, PA, United StatesOn Saturday, October 7th, the Luzerne County Historical Society is proud to present a one-day history academy for professionals and history buffs alike. The seminar will be held at the Kirby Episcopal House, 381 Sunset Rd, Mountain Top, PA 18707, and will feature over dozen speakers covering over two and a half centuries of Luzerne…
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…
Downtown Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks
Bishop Memorial Library 49 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United StatesThe Luzerne County Historical Society is proud to announce that our Annual Downtown Wilkes-Barre Ghost Walks will be returning again this year! The popular tours will run on October 20th and 21st 2023. Come join us for a walking tour of the downtown historic district and learn about totally true ghosts, murders, and hidden graveyards,…