Mark June 12, 2008 on your calendars to join us for the 30th Anniversary celebration of the Lawrence History Center ~ Immigrant City Archives. The reception, Dengler Awards and new exhibit, celebrating 30 Lawrence leaders from the past, present and the future, will be held in the restored Essex Company Courtyard.

HEALTH SUMMIT 2008
The Tapestry of Public Health in Lawrence: Past & Present
On Friday April 25, 2008, Patricia Jaysane and her husband, Eugene Declercq presented at the Health Summit 2008. This program was a partnership between the City of Lawrence Mayor's Health Task Force and Northern Essex Community College. It was held at the new Lawrence High School auditorium, 95 North Parish Road Lawrence, MA.

Saturday, March 29, 2008, was a special day for the LHC Genalogy Group. Robert Kelley, Registrar of the Northern Essex Registry of Deeds located at 354 Merrimack Street - Lawrence, MA., hosted the group for a special Saturday opening of the Registry. With coffee and doughnuts, members were given a tour and an overview of material contained there. They were able to research deeds and obtain copies. Mr.

"T. Luke Young's photographs are a testimony to the anxiety and expectations of Lawrencians toward their future."

T. Luke Young, former member of the Lawrence History Center Board, currently is exhibiting a photography collection at the Essex Art Center. Visit Essex Art Center on Island Street in Lawrence to see T. Luke's photos and also photographs of endangered properties on the National Register of Historic Places.

The historic Turn Verein Hall was devastated by a fire on Sunday, January 13, 2008. On these pages we document the history of the hall, the German immigrants who built it and its uses over the years. It is a sad loss of an historic building which was used and loved by thousands over its history.