Latest Past Events

A Walk in Wilkes-Barre in the Era of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War

LCHS Museum Rear 69 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre

The 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…

$10

“Meet the Author”: Max Furek

LCHS Museum Rear 69 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre

The Luzerne County Historical Society will host a presentation about the book, Somebody Else’s Dream: Dakota, The Buoys, & “Timothy.” Rock journalist Maxim W. Furek will conduct the event on Friday, November 4, 2022, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. The program will be held at the Historical Society Museum, 69 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre,…

Free

Gallery Opening: “The Artwork of Jacob Cist: Window into a Renaissance Man”

LCHS Museum Rear 69 South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre

On Friday, September 16th at 4pm we hope you will join us as we formally open the exhibition: "The Artwork of Jacob Cist: Window into a Renaissance Man". This exhibition features portraits, nature drawings, blueprints, sketches, works of the human form, and invention designs from Wilkes-Barre's own botanist/inventor/postmaster/scientist/architect/fossil collector Jacob Cist.   Have a glass…

Free