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Posted: 1/4/2010 LAWRENCEVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S 2010 LECTURE SERIES The Lawrenceville Historical Society Lecture Series has gained such a fine reputation that more and more organizations contact us for help in getting speakers for them. You too can see what the excitement is about.
It's free and it's happening at Canterbury Place, McVay Auditorium (1st Floor), 310 Fisk Street, Lawrenceville. Starting time for all presentations is 7:00 p.m. For more information e-mail us at info@LHS15201.org.
January 21 Great Railroad Strike Aftermath
Duquesne University Professor of History, Dr. Perry Blatz will present “Paying for Disorder, The Aftermath of the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 in Pittsburgh.”
March 18 The Paris of Appalachia: Pittsburgh in the Twenty-first Century
Brian O'Neill reflects on two decades of work at the Pittsburgh Press and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. This hard-hitting look at Pittsburgh reflects on the ideals we all love about the city, yet sheds light on many of the challenges we face ahead.
http://www.parisofappalachia.com
May 20 History of the U.S. Bureau of Mines
Len Marraccini will present on the history of the U.S. Bureau of Mines. In 1910 the Congress of the United States passes a law that created the federal agency called the U.S. Bureau of Mines. Facilities for this organization were built at various locations throughout the U.S., but the focus will be placed on two facilities located in the Pittsburgh area - the Pittsburgh Experimental Station, and the Experimental Mine. Over the years there were thousands of projects and publications that the Bureau worked on to make mining a safer and healthier occupation.
July 15 Legends, Folklore and Ghost Stories of
Western PA
Tom White, the author of the book Legends & Lore of Western Pennsylvania, will help shed light on many of the local urban legends and mysteries which make up the rich folklore of Western Pennsylvania.
Posted: 9/5/2008 Doo Dah Days 2008 Video
Captain James Lawrence (1781-1813)
During the War of 1812, Lawrence commanded the U.S.S. Hornet,
which captured the H.M.S. Peacock, and was promoted to Captain as a result. On
June 1, 1813, commanding a new and untrained crew on the 49-gun frigate U.S.S.
Chesapeake off Boston, Lawrence accepted a challenge from Philip Bowes Vere
Broke, captain of the 38-gun H.M.S. Shannon. Four years Lawrence's senior, Broke
had commanded the Shannon for six years, and had the best trained crew in the
Royal Navy.
In less than 15 minutes, Lawrence's crew was overwhelmed.
Mortally wounded, Lawrence shouted, "Tell the men to fire faster and not to give
up the ship; fight her till she sinks!" True to his words, every officer in the
Chesapeake's chain of command fought until he was either killed or wounded. Even
so, the battle was lost in under an hour, the Chesapeake was captured, and
Lawrence died four days later, leaving his wife and a daughter.
