Monthly Lecture Series
The Lawrence Park Historical Society will offer a series of lectures over the course of the year that provide information and insight on vital periods in the history of the township, including the pre-GE period, the arrival of GE and early development, Lawrence Park and the World Wars, and Post War Lawrence Park.
All lectures will take place at the Lawrence Park Historical Society at 4230 Iroquois Avenue.
The Beginnings: 3700 BC to 1905
February 6 @ 3 PM
The Birth of GE + Lawrence Park: 1906 to 1917
February 7 @ 1 PM
Lawrence Park: 1917 to 1926
February 16 @ 7 PM
Wartime Housing: 1917 to 1945
March 16 @ 7 PM
Housing for the Baby Boom: 1946 to 1963
April 20 @ 7 PM
Lecture Series: Lawrence Park + GE: 1926 to 1967
May 18 @ 7 PM
4-Mile Creek Amusement Park + Grove House
June 13 @ 10 AM
Lawrence Park Businesses
July 20 @ 7 PM
Reed Race Track, Reed Hurst, New Colony, Lake Cliff
August 17 @ 5:30 PM
Lawrence Park Schools
September 21 @ 7 PM
Lawrence Park Churches
November 16 @ 7 PM