The History of Firefighting in Wayne County
Fire! Fire! Exhibit: 2010-2011
Past Exhibits
A Walk through Wayne County
Boy Scout Troop 1 Honesdale
Here Comes the Bride is an exhibit of eleven wedding gowns and related items dating from the 1850’s…
Thirteen maps of Honesdale, Pennsylvania dating from 1776
Stitches in Time
The Artistic Vision of Howard Becker
The History of Firefighting in Wayne County
The Wayne County Experience
Edgar Pohle, the son of a well-known Honesdale merchant, was born on his mother's birthday, May 7,…
Weston Stoneware is a small temporary but interesting exhibit containing nineteen beautiful pieces…
Beginning in 1851, Robert Lovelass started making the organ entirely by hand with the exception of…
Permanent Exhibits
The History Lab is a fun and informative way for families to learn about Wayne county History. Kids…
The Faces in Clay exhibit originally opened in 1995 in the lower level of the 810 Main Street,…
Movin' Energy: The History of the Delaware and Hudson Canal 1828-1898 exhibit is housed in the 1993…
In 1827 the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company began to investigate the use of the steam engine for…
The society's entire glass collection is again on exhibit after five years in storage and pieces on…
News and Events
May 22, 2021, 10:00 AM
The Wayne County Historical Society announces that the Main Museum and Research Library, 810 Main…
Mar 13, 2021, 10:00 AM
Honor Winter Wonderland song, writer Dick Smith; and General Lyman Lemnitzer
Nov 11, 2020, 10:00 AM
The Planning Group stood by the General Lyman L. Lemnitzer Memorial that was installed at the Wayne…
Aug 29, 2020, 10:00 AM
Spencer Steam Tractor, built in 1888 in Wayne County, Pa., has been rebuilt and restored. Its first…
Aug 29, 2020, 8:00 AM
Come and celebrate the Debut of the Spencer Tractor and our new Pavilion, there will be Food and a…