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165th Annual Dinner “Lyman Howe and the History of Local Film”
River Street Jazz Cafe 667 North River Street, Plains, PA, United StatesWe 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 theme is “Lyman Howe and the History of Local Film”. Lyman Howe was a pioneering filmmaker from Wilkes-Barre who first added sound to film, as…
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…
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…
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…
“Remembering the Titanic”
Kirby Episcopal House 381 Sunset Rd, Mountain Top, PA 18707, Mountain Top, PA, United StatesJoin us on Sunday, April 21 at the Kirby Episcopal House, 381 Sunset Road, Mountain Top, as the LCHS presents: "Remembering the Titanic". The afternoon's festivities will include a tea, a lecture from author Dr. William V. Lewis, Jr., and TV Personality David Decosmo, and a music recital of early 20th-century songs. Period dress is…
166th Annual Dinner: 100 Years of Kirby Park
F.M. Kirby Center 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA, United StatesWe hope you will join us on Thursday, May 9th at 5:30 at the F.M. Kirby Center, 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA for the Luzerne County Historical Society’s 166th Annual Dinner. This year’s theme is “100 Years of Kirby Park”. In 1924, the 106 acre Kirby Park opened. Created by a donation from Fred Kirby,…
“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…
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…