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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…
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…
AMHM – Mining in the 21st Century
Eckley Miners Village 2 Eckley Main Street, Weatherly, PA, United StatesAs part of the greater celebration of Anthracite Mining Heritage Month, on January 17th at 7pm, the Luzerne County Historical Society is proud to partner with the Anthracite Heritage Museum to host Justin W. Emershaw, a Mining Engineer at the Atlantic Carbon Group, Inc. who will speak on the Anthracite Mining that still takes place…
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…
“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…
“Meet The Generals”
Swetland Homestead 885 Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming, PA, United StatesJoin us on Sunday August 11, at the Swetland Homestead, 885 Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming PA for a Civil War Encampment and “Meet the Generals” event featuring members of the Confederation of Union Generals re-enactment group. The encampment will run from 11 a.m. to 4p.m. and is free of charge. Come and see an authentic Union…
AMHM – “Jacob Cist: Pennsylvania Anthracite Pioneer”
LCHS Museum Rear 69 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United StatesAs part of the greater celebration of Anthracite Mining Heritage Month, on Thursday, January 30th at 7pm, the Luzerne County Historical Society will hold a lecture entitled "Jacob Cist: Pennsylvania Anthracite Pioneer". Join us and learn about the scientist, artist, and naturalist that was Jacob Cist, the man who was really the first to grap…
Black History Brought To Life!
Westmoreland Club 59 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, United StatesIn celebration of Black History Month 2025, the Luzerne County Historical Society is proud to partner with In This Together NEPA, the Luzerne County Chapter of the NAACP, and the RACEteam to bring noted African-American Living Historian Tim Hodge to our area on Thursday, February 27th, at 7 p.m.! Tim is a member of the…
The Dorrance Sisters and Rose Cultivation
LCHS Museum Rear 69 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United StatesIn celebration of Women's History Month, on Thursday, March 27th, 2025, the LCHS will host a lecture on the Dorrance sisters and their famous greenhouses, presented by researcher and journalist Tom Mooney at the LCHS Museum, Rear 69 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre, PA. The Dorrances lived on the Wyoming Valley's West Side and were noted…