Join us for what we hope to make an annual Civil War event . Named Camp Leasure in honor of Daniel Leasure (March 18, 1819 – October 10, 1886) American soldier and Darlington physician who served as a colonel and brigade commander in the PA 100th Volunteer Infantry the Roundheads during the American Civil War. We hope to have numerous Civil War and civilian period reenactors set up outside the academy showcasing weapons uniforms and life during the bloodiest war in American History. All of our buildings will be open to view our displays. Don’t miss our great100th PA infantry Roundhead display in Greersburg Academy. Great fall food will be available outside Greersburg Academy.

History Celebration History Weekend

The 2022 Beaver County History Celebration Weekend will be celebrated at the Little Beaver Historical Society, featuring many forms communication technology. At the McCarl Industrial Building, Red Brick Schoolhouse Building, and other LBHS museum buildings in Darlington, Pennsylvania, you can see a variety of exhibits, displays, and physical artifacts related to our History Celebration Weekend theme, such as old telephones, phonographs, radios, computers, and other communication technologies developed and used throughout history.

Check out LBHS’s special online exhibit: The incredible Human Voice: History’s Original Communication Technology

Photo source: Dave Holoweiko’s Little Beaver Historical Society Facebook Page. Image posted 2014-08-11. Original photo source not credited. Post caption: “Beaver County Independent Phone company display wagon 1908.”