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Here Comes the Bride

Here Comes the Bride is an exhibit of eleven wedding gowns and related items dating from the 1850’s onward. One gown was worn in 1937, 1942, and 1989 by three Wayne County women. The most elaborate gown in the exhibit was worn my Lizzie Wood of Waymart when she married Thomas B. Clark, a well known Honesdale cut glass manufacturer, in 1888 and then by her granddaughter, who donated the gown to the historical society in 1998. Also included is a satin and toile beaded gown worn by Lizzie’s daughter, Faith when she married into the Morton salt empire. The oldest gown, from the 1850’s, is simple in style but all silk. It was worn by Anna Lohr who married John Brill soon after she arrived in New York City. They then made their home in Smith Hill, Wayne County. The most recent gown was worn by Clara Morrison when she married John Kelly in 1952. Its unusual waltz length was popular at the time.

Here Comes the Bride

Here Comes the Bride

Here Comes the Bride

 

 

Past Exhibits
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A Walk Through Historic Wayne County
A Walk through Wayne County
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Boy Scout Troop 1 Honesdale
Boy Scout Troop 1 Honesdale
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Here Comes the Bride
Here Comes the Bride is an exhibit of eleven wedding gowns and related items dating from the 1850’s…
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Mapping Honesdale
Thirteen maps of Honesdale, Pennsylvania dating from 1776
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Stitches in Time
Stitches in Time
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The Artistic Vision of Howard Becker
The Artistic Vision of Howard Becker
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The History of Firefighting in Wayne County
The History of Firefighting in Wayne County
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The Wayne County Experience
The Wayne County Experience
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The World War II Collection of Edgar Robert Pohle
Edgar Pohle, the son of a well-known Honesdale merchant, was born on his mother's birthday, May 7,…
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Weston Stoneware
Weston Stoneware is a small temporary but interesting exhibit containing nineteen beautiful pieces…
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Working With Wood: Then & Now
Beginning in 1851, Robert Lovelass started making the organ entirely by hand with the exception of…
Permanent Exhibits
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Children's History Lab
The History Lab is a fun and informative way for families to learn about Wayne county History. Kids…
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Faces in Clay
The Faces in Clay exhibit originally opened in 1995 in the lower level of the 810 Main Street,…
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Movin' Energy
Movin' Energy: The History of the Delaware and Hudson Canal 1828-1898 exhibit is housed in the 1993…
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The Stourbridge Lion
In 1827 the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company began to investigate the use of the steam engine for…
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Wayne County's Glass
The society's entire glass collection is again on exhibit after five years in storage and pieces on…
News and Events
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Wayne County Architectural Church Tour
Oct 8, 2023, 10:00 AM
Date: Saturday, October 7, 2023 Start Time: 9:15am Start Location: Bethany Presbyterian Church, 431…
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Fall Guided Canal Park & House Tour
Oct 8, 2023, 10:00 AM
WCHS will sponsor a guided walking history tour of Lock 31 on October 7th at 10am. Cost is $10 with…
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Historic Preservation Award Ceremony 2023
Oct 21, 2023, 2:00 PM
Please join us to honor and celebrate the 6 award winners who have demonstrated their dedication to…
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Become a WCHS 2023 Sponsor
Oct 31, 2023, 6:00 AM
The WCHS is a 501(c)(3) organization, so your donations to the Society qualify as tax-deductible…

About us   

Welcome to the Wayne County Historical Society, home of the full-size replica of the Stourbridge Lion, the first locomotive to run on commercial track in the United States.

Our main museum and museum shop are housed in a building built in 1860 as headquarters of the Delaware & Hudson Canal Company....click here for more information.

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Calendar
Calendar of Events at Wayne County Historical Society
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News
News the Wayne County Historical Society

Historic Sites

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The White Mills School
School Street - White Mills The 1895 annual report of the White Mills…
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Murray Co.
Between 6th and 7th Streets, Main Street's West Side The foundation for…

Research Library

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Genealogy in Wayne County
Genealogical records WCHS Research Library at 810 Main Street, Honesdale…
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Historic Topics
Research materials at the WCHS Research Library, your best source for the…

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