Posts Tagged ‘Wyoming County’
WCHS in December
Visit the Wyoming County Historical Society this month! This historical society in Tunkhannock will be open on the following days from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM: Wednesday, December 6 Wednesday, December 13 Saturday, December 16 Wednesday, December 20 THESE GREAT GIFTS ARE AVAILABLE 1869 Wyoming County Map 62” X 40” On Satin $225 (Pre-Order With…
Read MoreNicholson Township
“Portions of at least twenty present day townships and three boroughs in these counties once were called Nicholson.” Nicholson Township was formed by the Quarter Sessions Court of Luzerne County in August, 1795. It was created out of the townships of Tioga and Wyalusing, two of the eleven original townships of Luzerne County in 1786.…
Read MoreWyoming County Newspapers Through The Years
from Lest-We-Forget Wyoming County Pioneers Vol. 6 #1 (15 Sep 1986) and Vol. 6 #2 (15 Feb 1987) Today Wyoming County has one local newspaper, the New Age Examiner [Update: Wyoming County Press Examiner in 2016]. Going through the old newspapers from the Metcalf collection (purchased and returned from NY State in 1981) we find…
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