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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 the keyboard, twenty-eight lead pipes, and a few turned pieces in the case. The lumber was obtained from cherry trees which grew on the Lovelass farm in Calkins. PA., logs cut in a nearby sawmill, and planed by hand. It took Mr. Lovelass two years to complete his labor of love.

There are one hundred and four wooden pipes which range in size form ½” square by 7” high to 4 ½” square by 48” high, twenty-two lead pipes, and twenty-one ornamental wooden pipes which are painted with gold leaf. The organ was operated by bellows, with the player using their feet.

Robert Lovelass was born in England in 1814, came to Philadelphia with his father in 1833, and moved to what is now know as Calkins, Wayne County where they established a farm in 1835. He was a cabinet maker by trade, and musician.

Also included in this exhibit are several pieces of furniture made by Alanson Blood (1806 – 1885) a Honesdale cabinet maker and hand carved eagles and more made by former Honesdale Mayor and restaurant owner Richard Kreitner.

The exhibit hung through 2006 in the Torrey Gallery.

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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…
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WCHS NEPA Gives in the Spotlight
Jun 2, 2023, 6:00 AM
NEPA Gives is a generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform…
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Become a WCHS 2023 Sponsor
Jun 15, 2023, 6:00 AM
The WCHS is a 501(c)(3) organization, so your donations to the Society qualify as tax-deductible…
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Canal Boat Pavilion Grand Opening Dinner June 17, 2023
Jun 17, 2023, 6:00 AM
The event at D& H Canal Park at Lock 31 will be able to showcase the completed replica canal…
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Wayne County’s canal boat replica to be named after Clinton Leet
Aug 19, 2023, 10:00 AM
The Wayne County Historical Society is planning its 10th annual Canal Festival for August 19, 2023.…

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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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News the Wayne County Historical Society

Historic Sites

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Jirah Mumford House
In 1792 Jirah Mumford came from Connecticut to settle in what was then…
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John H. Strongman House
Bethany Borough John H. Strongman was born in Bethany.

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Genealogy in Wayne County
Genealogical records WCHS Research Library at 810 Main Street, Honesdale…
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