Lawrence County Museum of History
The museum is housed in the 100 year old Hamer-Smith building at 929 15th Street in Bedford, Indiana. The Lawrence County Museum of History is home to many interesting artifacts that showcase the history and heritage of Lawrence County. Most of these are housed in the 2400 sq. ft. gallery. You will find the gallery cases arranged thematically with collections focusing on military history, antique clothing, school history, and many other topics.
To access the museum, you can park off-street in the large parking lot at the north entrance. Parking is also available on 15th street at the south entrance. The museum is handicap accessible at the north entrance and there is a spacious elevator and a staircase to reach the second floor library.
September 2021
Underwater Cemeteries
A PRESENTATION Monroe Lake's naturalist, Jill Vance, will be the speaker for the Lawrence County History Center's membership meeting! The presentation is free and OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. Before Monroe Lake was built, the Salt Creek Valley was full of small towns, farms, and cemeteries. When the Army Corps of Engineers decided to build a reservoir here, they identified eight cemeteries that needed to be relocated. This is the story of those cemeteries, how the graves were disinterred, and where…
Find out more »December 2022
Incredible Alaska
INCREDIBLE ALASKA Learn about growing up, raising a family and working with indigenous peoples as Marci Hawkins shares her stories of life in America's last frontier.
Find out more »August 2023
Speaker Program
LAWRENCE COUNTY MUSEUM Allison Duerk will present a speaker program on "Eugene V. Debs and the Eugene V. Debs Museum in Terre Haute," at the Lawrence County Museum this Monday, August 14, at 7 p.m. The speaker program follows the regular LCHGS monthly meeting, which is at 6:30 p.m. Both the meeting and the speaker program are free and open to the public, and we hope to see you there!
Find out more »July 2024
Sarah Schafer Memory Walk
Sarah Schafer, a 23-year-old Latin teacher at Bedford High School, was murdered on January 21, 1904, in an alley off Lincoln Avenue. The murder remains unsolved after 120 years. This memory walk will include stops at the site of the mortuary where Schafer's body was embalmed, and Death Valley, where her body was found. Come for a night of history and learn about some of the suspects who were thought to be involved in the murder. You might even learn…
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