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Historic Irish Settlement – Stowell, PA
~Originally published in Lest-We-Forget Wyoming County Pioneers, Vol. 11 No. 1 (15 September 1991) p18 The following interesting article, written by a person who chooses to employ the pseudonym “An Old Resident”, is furnished this newspaper at a most appropriate time, for the breaking of ground in the “Irish Settlement” was coincidental with the setting off…
Read MoreFounder’s Day 2016 at WCHS
This year, Founder’s Day at the Wyoming County Historical Society is going to be the best ever. The society will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 25, 2016. Download a PDF with all the details: 2016 Founders Day. Special event author’s book signings: Kathleen Steele, author of The Building of the Tunkhannock…
Read MoreTunkhannock Knights Templar, 1902
An article from The Scranton Tribune. (Scranton, Pa.), 27 May 1902, p3 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR OF STATE THRONG CITY Every Train Arriving in the City During the Day Brought Large Delegations Three thousand strangers are within the city’s gates in attendance upon the forty-ninth annual conclave of the grand commandery, Knights Templar of Pennsylvania. They came yesterday…
Read MoreAMERICAN PICKERS To Film In Pennsylvania
The TV show “American Pickers” on the History Channel is planning to film in Pennsylvania this summer. If you or someone you know has a large, private collection send us your: name, phone number, location and description of the collection with photos to: americanpickers@cineflix.com or call 855-old-rust (855-653-7878). Download the PDF to learn more: Pennsylvania American Pickers Casting…
Read More1822 Susquehanna Democrat
The Susquehanna Democrat 1822 Published on Friday Evening, Wilkesbarre, PA By Samuel MAFFET, Main Street 4 January 1822 Married – On Tuesday the first inst., by Rev. George LANE, Elias SMITH, of Canaan, Wayne County, to Miss Mary H. TYSON, of Wilkesbarre Township. Married – At Bloomsburg on the 13th ult. By Rev. SNOWDEN, Abraham…
Read More1821 Susquehanna Democrat
The Susquehanna Democrat 1821 Published on Friday Evening, Wilkesbarre, PA By Samuel MAFFET & Charles STEUART, Main Street 5 January 1821 Pennsylvania Legislature: Petition from the town of Montrose, praying that an act may be passed erecting that town in to a borough. A bill was later reported. Agency of the Philadelphia Bank, Wilkesbarre, Jan.…
Read More1819 Susquehanna Democrat
The Susquehanna Democrat 1819 Published on Friday Evening, Wilkesbarre, PA By Samuel MAFFET, Main Street 1 January 1819 Navigation of the Susquehanna River (p. 3) …On the 9th March 1771, an act was passed declaring this river a public highway, as far down as WRIGHT’S Ferry… A supplement passed 31 March 1785 declared the Susquehanna…
Read MoreOpen House 2016
Wyoming County Historical Society 25th Annual Open House Download the PDF flyer: Open House 2016 Sunday, May 15, 2016, 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. Featuring Indian Artifacts from the collection of Roger Williams THEN AND NOW: Collection of Historic Wyoming County Photographs (From the Tunkhannock New-Age and the Wyoming County Historical Society, 1989–2000) Tour the Genealogical Library and the…
Read MoreWORLD WAR I News in Wyoming County, PA
From the Tunkhannock Republican & New Age Newspaper Articles are unchanged from the original; writers are acknowledged when found. Extracted by Regina Evans Incidents of the War Issue of: 24 Dec 1914 Interest in the operations of the Great War in Europe has lost some of its keenness of late in view of the seeming…
Read MoreWyoming County Wills Index 1842-1932
Index of Wyoming County, Pennsylvania Wills from 1842 to 1932 ~ Vol. 1 – 16 (1842 – 1932) ~ These are estate records from the courthouse now on microfilm. The name is followed by the year of the estate settlement and the microfilm file number. Use these to view the film at the society. [NOTE: Not all wills were filmed, as some were…
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