Members and Friends,
The Union County Historical Society will host the
program
"On Market Street and Around the Corner: 200 Years of Lewisburg
History"
by Dr. Richard A. Sauers on Thursday, May 8 at 7:30 PM at the Faith
Lutheran Church, Route 45, Lewisburg.
Dr. Sauers will illustrate his May 8th
talk with slides, as he presents an overview of the borough's colorful history.
Sauers, Executive Director of the Packwood House museum, is working with the
Union County Historical Society to produce the museums' summer exhibit of the
same title. The exhibit, which open June 17 and runs through October 25,
features a look at Lewisburg's past, including founder Ludwig Derr, the canal
and railroad eras, and businesses that have called Lewisburg home.
. A
Lewisburg native, Sauers graduated from Lewisburg High School, then went on to
earn a Ph.D. in American History at Penn State. He has been in the public
history field for over 25 years and has written more than 20 books on the Civil
War.
The program is free and open to the public. For more information, please
contact the Historical society at 524-8666.
Directions: Faith Lutheran
Church is located on Route 45 just west of the intersection of Fairground Road,
opposite Reitz Blvd. and the Brookpark Station Restaurant.
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