Bulletins

Noun: Short official statements or broadcast summaries of news.

Nicholson Bridge Centennial Celebration

March 18, 2015

PRESS RELEASE: Centennial Celebration Planned for World’s Largest Reinforced Concrete Railroad Bridge NICHOLSON, PA – Mark your calendars! On September 11-12-13, 2015, the community of Nicholson will celebrate the centennial of the Nicholson Bridge, also known as the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct or the Tunkhannock Viaduct. Built by the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad (DL&W), construction on…

Pennsylvania State Birth & Death Certificates on Ancestry.com

March 8, 2015

The Pennsylvania State Archives has a partnership with Ancestry.com to digitize family history records in the State Archives and make them available online—FREE for Pennsylvania residents. The Wyoming County Historical Society endorsed this cause way back in 2008. Facts: The initial batch of Pennsylvania state death certificates is now online through Ancestry.com. Only birth and…

2014 WCHS Open House

May 3, 2014

Download a PDF: 2014 Open House Wyoming County Historical Society 23rd Annual Open House Sunday, May 18, 2014, 1:00–4:00 p.m. Featuring: Photographs of “Building of Tunkhannock Viaduct, Nicholson (1912–1915” by Geist and “Vosburg Tunnel Flood (1936)” Original charter for the formation of Wyoming County, April 4, 1842 Execution Warrant for Francis Basler, guilty of murdering Robert…

Founder’s Day 2013

May 16, 2013

The Wyoming County Historical Society will celebrate Founder’s Day 2013 on June 22, 2013, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Book Signings: A River in Timeby Deborah L. Courville Historical fiction/time travel novel that brings to life the people, events and customs of post Colonial rural northeastern Pennsylvania. Built in 1781 and operated today as…

2013 Wyoming County Historical Society Open House

May 16, 2013

From the article by Robert L. Baker in the Wyoming County Press Examiner: “The 22nd Annual Open House of the Wyoming County Historical Society this Sunday, May 19, will feature the collections of town son, Doug Gay. With a backdrop set in 1913 by his grandfather, of a local store to service the needs of…

Obituary of Dorothy Colbenson

November 21, 2012

We are sad to report the death of one of our greatest supporters. Dorothy helped so many people over the years with their family history and she was invaluable in shining light on the past of Tunkhannock. The staff and members of the historical society miss her very much. Dorothy Graham Colbenson, 103, of the…

WCHS Gift Shop 2012

November 21, 2012

The WCHS Gift Shop will be open on Saturday, December 8 Wednesday, December 12 Saturday, December 15 Wednesday, December 19 from 10 AM to 4 PM at the society headquarters, corner of Harrison and Bridge Streets, Tunkhannock. Historical and handmade/home-crafted items will be offered, as well as the society’s many publications about the history of northeastern…

Starkville Methodist-Episcopal Church

October 15, 2011

We are searching for information about the Starkville Methodist-Episcopal Church, which was also called the Stark Church. It was located next to the Starkville Cemetery in East Lemon, just off Route 92, along the cemetery road. It may have been torn down in the 1920’s. If you know about this church, or especially if you…

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