“Building Our Area’s Most Significant Revolutionary War Monument: The Story and Saga of How the Wyoming Monument Came to Be”.
On Monday, March 30th at 7pm the Luzerne County Historical Society (LCHS) will host a program for Women’s History Month and the celebration of America’s Semi-Quincentennial entitled: “Building Our Area’s Most Significant Revolutionary War Monument: The Story and Saga of How the Wyoming Monument Came to Be”. The evening’s presenters are Mrs. Marian Czarnowski, Dr. William Lewis, and Luzerne County Judge Jennifer Rogers. The slide presentation will highlight how our most important local monument came to be and the critical role women played in its completion and future. New information on a long-lost artifact from the monument’s history will also be shown! The program will be graciously hosted by the members of Wyoming Lodge #468 F & A M and is FREE and open to the public. Wyoming Lodge #468 is located at 821 Wyoming Avenue, Wyoming PA 18644. Parking is available in a lot behind the Lodge, as well as across the street. For more information, or to make a reservation, call the LCHS at 570-823-6244 x3, or email reservations@luzernehistory.org. Founded in 1858, the Luzerne County Historical Society is Pennsylvania’s oldest county historical society. LCHS preserves and promotes the collective history and heritage of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, at the Bishop Library and the Museum in Wilkes-Barre, the Denison House in Forty Fort and the Swetland Homestead in Wyoming. For more information, visit our website, www.luzernehistory.org. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/luzernehistory/.