TOC Vols. 39:2-43:1 Lest-We-Forget Feb 2020-Sep 2023

Wyoming County Historical Society
Newsletter Table of Contents
“LEST WE FORGET Wyoming County Pioneers,” Vols. 39:2–43:1; Feb 2020–Sep 2023

Vol. 39 #2  Feb. 2020
President’s Letter — 51
2020 Evans Family Reunion — 51
1943 Harrison St. School 6th Grade Class (On Our Cover) — 52
New Members — 52
WCHS Membership Forms – Updating Addresses — 52
Veterans’ Records — 52
Bequests & Donations — 52
Wyoming County Ornaments — 53
Sales Items — 54
1869 Wyoming County Map — 54
Wyoming County Cemetery Map Reprinted — 54
Volunteers — 54
PHHC Grant — 54
WCHS Website — 55
The Wall That Heals — 55
Library & Museum Acquisitions — 56
Police Force Established Tunkhannock Boro (1876) — 57
Lake Carey Dancing Pavilion (1912) — 57
Limited Twenty Gun Club, Noxen (1936) — 57
Not The Same “Old” Museum — 58
I’ve Got A Secret — 60
1850 Wyoming Co. Census (Me – Mil) — 61
Wyoming Co. Marriages & Deaths (Wyo. Dem., July – Sept. 1878) — 63
Wyoming Co. Marriage Records Vol. 5 (St C – Sq) — 67
Laceyville Milk Depot (1891) — 68
Wyoming Co. Wills Vol. 10 (Rob – Sha) — 69
Left Bed & Board (1905-1909) — 70
Curtis Avery and the Wyoming Co. Counterfeiters (Part 4) — 72
Tunkhannock School House Hill (1878) — 77
Dixon News Items (1891) — 77
Civil War Soldiers of Wyoming Co., PA 150th Anniversary — 78
Civil War News Articles (1865 – 1866) — 83
A Short History of the United States Census — 85
Nicholson Doctors (1820 – 2009) — 91
Laceyville Borough Schools (1912) — 93
Swartwood Bend (1878) — 93
Susquehanna River Low Water Mark (1912) — 94
McKown Garage, Tunkhannock (1912) — 94
Joseph Moulton Gets Visitor (1912) — 94
Skinwaw (1912) — 94
Lacey Street Cemetery (1913) — 94
Queries — 95
2020 WCHS Events, Library & Museum Hours, WCHS Closures — 96
 
Vol. 40 #1 Sept. 2020
President’s Letter — 3
Tunkhannock National Guard Armory (On Our Cover) — 3
New Members — 4
WCHS Membership Forms – Updating Addresses — 4
Veterans’ Records — 4
Bequests & Donations — 4
Correction to Feb. 2020 p. 80 — 4
Wyoming County Ornaments — 5
Sales Items — 6
1869 Wyoming County Map — 6
Wyoming County Cemetery Map Reprinted — 6
Volunteers — 6
PHMC Grant — 6
WCHS Website — 7
Seeking Women Service Members from Wyoming County — 7
Spanish-American War Soldiers of Wyoming County — 7
Library & Museum Acquisitions — 8
Jenningsville News Items (1892) — 8
Not The Same “Old” Museum — 9
East Lemon News Items (1892) — 9
I’ve Got A Secret — 10
1850 Wyoming Co. Census (Mi-Mor) — 12
Wyoming Co. Marriages & Deaths (Wyo. Dem., Oct. – Dec. 1878) — 15
Wyoming Co. Marriage Records Vol. 5 (Sta-Vos) — 19
Wyoming Co. Wills Vol. 10 (She-Sit) — 21
Curtis Avery and the Wyoming County Counterfeiters (Part 5) — 23
Civil War Soldiers of Wyoming Co. PA – 150th Anniversary — 27
Civil War News Articles (1865 – 1866) — 30
History of the Tunkhannock Armory Building — 32
1900 Directory of Wyoming Co., PA – Braintrim Twp. — 37
Vernon News Items (1892) — 45
Laceyville News Items (1892) — 45
Lake Winola News Items (1892) — 45
Sugar Hollow News Items (1892) — 46
Factoryville News Items (1892) — 46
Post Hill News Items (1892) — 46
West Nicholson News Items (1892) — 46
Golden Hill News Items (1892) — 46
Queries — 47
WCHS Events, Library & Museum Hours, WCHS Closures — 48
 
 
Vol. 40 #2 Feb. 2021
President’s Letter — 51
New Members — 52
On Our Cover – 1919 Boy Scout Troop Band, Tunkhannock — 52
WCHS Membership Forms – Updating Addresses — 52
Veterans’ Records — 52
Bequests & Donations — 52
Wyoming County Ornaments — 53
Sales Items — 54
1869 Wyoming County Map — 54
Wyoming C. Cemetery Map Reprinted — 54
Volunteers — 54
PHMC Grant — 54
WCHS Website — 55
Seeking Women Service Members From Wyoming County — 55
Library & Museum Acquisitions — 55
Sugar Hollow P. of I.  (1894) — 56
Not The Same “Old” Museum — 57
I’ve Got A Secret — 59
1850 Wyoming Co. Census (Mos-My) — 60
Wyoming Co. Marriages & Deaths (Wyo. Dem., Jan – Feb. 1879) — 62
I.O. of G. T., Eaton Lodge 1009  (1879) — 68
Wyoming Co. Marriage Records Vol. 5 (Wa-Win — 69
Fitch School Roll of Honor (1879) — 70
Slabtown (1879) — 70
Mill City Baptists (1879) — 70
Wyoming Co. Wills Vol. 10 (Smi-Sw) — 71
Curtis Avery (part 6) — 74
Civil War Soldiers of Wyoming Co., PA – 150th Anniversary — 80
Civil War News Articles (1866) — 85
Bellasylvia (1879) — 86
1900 Directory of Wyoming Co., PA – Clinton Twp. & Factoryville Boro — 87
Queries — 94
WCHS Events, Library & Museum Hours, WCHS Closures — 96
 
Vol. 41 #1  Sept. 2021
President’s Letter — 3
Starkville News Items (1918) — 3
New Members — 4
St. Michael’s Boys Industrial School (On Our Cover) — 4
WCHS Membership Forms – Updating Addresses — 4
Veterans’ Records — 4
Bequests, Donations & Grants — 4
Wyoming County Ornaments — 5
Sales Items Including Maps — 6
Volunteers — 6
PHMC Grant — 6
WCHS Website — 7
Seeking Women Service Members From Wyoming County — 7
Library & Museum Acquisitions — 7
Pierceville News Items (1892) — 8
North Mehoopany News Items (1892) — 8
Not The Same “Old” Museum — 9
Laceyville News Items (1892) — 10
I’ve Got A Secret — 11
1850 Wyoming Co. Census (Na – Nu) — 12
Wyoming Co. Marriages & Deaths (Wyo. Dem., April – June 1879) — 14
West Nicholson News Items (1892) — 16
Wyoming Co. Marriage Records Vol. 6  A – B — 17
Skinner’s Eddy News Items (1892) — 18
Wyoming Co. Wills Vol. 10 (Ta-Wr) — 19
St. Michael’s School — 22
Tunkhannock Graded School Roll of Honor (1879) — 25
Curtis Avery (part 7) — 26
Eaton News Items (1879) — 30
Civil War Soldiers of Wyoming County, PA 150th Anniversary — 31
Durland School Roll of Honor (1879) — 35
IO of GT, Eaton Lodge 1009 (1879) — 35
Civil War News Articles (1866) — 36
1900 Directory of Wyoming Co., PA – Factoryville Boro (Part 2) — 38
County Superintendents — 41
First National Bank of Meshoppen (1910) — 43
East Lemon Church (1914) — 44
Lemon Church (1914) — 44
Mehoopany News Items (1892) — 44
Meshoppen News Items (1892) — 44
Pierceville News Items (1892) — 44
Overfield Township Farmers to Indian Territory — 44
High School Baseball Team (1893) — 45
Tunkhannock Graded School Roll of Honor (1879) — 45
Meshoppen Boro Incorporation (1879) — 45
Bridge or Turnpike Street (1878) — 45
Tunkhannock Steam Laundry (1898) — 45
Gays Gone By (1898) — 46
Triton Hose Company (1894) — 46
Knights Templar (1894) — 46
Queries — 47
WCHS Events, Library & Museum Hours, WCHS Closures — 48
 
Vol. 41 #2 Feb. 2022
President’s Letter — 51
New Members — 52
St. Michael’s Boys With “Corky” (On Our Cover) — 52
Smile.Azamzon.com — 52
WCHS Membership Forms – Updating Addresses — 52
Veterans’ Records — 53
Volunteers — 53
PHMC Grant — 53
Guarding Viaduct From Bombarders (1933) — 53
Wyoming County Ornaments — 54
Sales Items Including Maps — 55
Library & Museum Acquisitions — 55
Not The Same “Old” Museum — 57
Monroe Academy (1879) — 58
Day of Fasting, Humiliation and Prayer (1863) — 58
I’ve Got A Secret — 59
1850 Wyoming Co. Census (O) — 60
Wyoming Co. Marriages & Deaths (Wyo. Dem., July – Sept. 1879) — 62
Wyoming Co. Marriage Records Vol. 6 (Ca-Cu) — 65
Wyoming Co. Wills Vol. 11 (A-B) — 66
Curtis Avery (Part 8) — 70
Civil War Soldiers of Wyoming County, PA – 150th Anniversary — 74
Civil War News Articles (1866) — 77
St. Michael’s School (Part 2) — 79
1900 Directory of Wyoming Co., PA – Eaton — 84
North Eaton Long Ago (1926) — 90
T. D. Spring, Printer — 92
Old Relics (1919) — 94
Nicholson Borough School Honor Roll (1933) — 94
Queries — 95
WCHS Events, Library & Museum Hours, WCHS Closures — 96
 
Vol. 42 #1 Sept. 2022
President’s Letter — 3
Volunteers — 3
New Members — 4
Bequests & Donations — 4
Smile.Amazon.com — 4
WCHS Membership Forms – Updating Addresses — 4
WCHS Website — 4
Veterans’ Records — 5
PHMC Grant — 5
The P&G Mehoopany Plant “Volunteer Grant Program —  5
Soc. of Mayflower Desc. of PA Donation — 5
Wyoming County Ornaments — 6
Sales Items Including Maps — 7
Library & Museum Acquisitions — 8
Not The Same “Old” Museum — 10
Meshoppen Borough Election (1879) — 11
The Stagecoach Inn (On Our Cover) — 12
Skinner’s Eddy Items (1873) — 12
Hunting Licenses (1913) — 12
I’ve Got A Secret — 13
1850 Wyoming Co. Census (Pa-Pat) — 14
Shaw & Wrigley, East Lemon (1879) — 16
Wyoming Co. Marriages & Deaths (Wyo. Dem., Oct. – Dec. 1879) — 17
H. W. Bardwell Oak Desk (1908) — 21
Wyoming Co. Marriage Records Vol. 6 (Da-Gre) — 22
Meshoppen Affairs (1873) — 23
Wyoming Co. Wills Vol. 11 (Cap-Cur) — 24
Tunkhannock Boro Schools Canteen (1919) — 27
Curtis Avery (Part 9) — 28
Exeter House Burns (1863) — 30
Civil War Soldiers of Wyoming County, PA 150th Anniversary — 31
Lady Esther Rebekah Lodge (1919) — 34
St. Michael’s School (Part 3) — 35
Civil War News Articles (1866) — 39
1900 Directory of Wyoming Co., PA-Exeter — 40
West Nicholson History (1879) — 42
Churches of Nicholson (1963) — 42
Tunkhannock’s Navy ca. 1847/8 (1898) — 43
Native Americans of Wyoming County — 45
Queries — 47
WCHS Events, Library & Museum Hours, WCHS Closures — 48
 
Vol. 42 #2 Feb. 2023
President’s Letter — 51
Volunteers — 51
PHMC Grant — 51
New Members — 52
Bequests & Donations — 52
WCHS Website — 52
Smile.Amazon.com — 52
WCHS Membership Forms – Updating Addresses — 52
Veterans’ Records — 53
Sales Items Including Maps — 53
Wyoming County Ornaments — 54
Library & Museum Acquisitions — 55
Tunkhannock Post Office — 56
Doctor Henry Roberts – Visited Scenes of Younger Days — 56
34th Annual Reunion of the Wyoming County Veteran Association (1909) — 57
Not the Same “Old” Museum — 59
Temple Lodge No. 248, F, and A. M. (1915) — 60
I’ve Got A Secret — 61
W. A. Dana House/Stagecoach Inn and Barn Removal — 62
1850 Wyoming Co. Census (Pec-Pil) — 64
Wyoming Co. Marriages & Deaths (Wyo. Dem., Jan. – Mar. 1880) — 66
Wyoming Co. Marriage Records Vol. 6 (H-K) — 70
Wyoming Co. Wills Vol. 11 (Da-Fr) — 72
Knights of Honor (1880) — 76
Tunkhannock Borough & Township Elections (1880) — 76
Civil War Soldiers of Wyoming County, PA – 1861-1865 — 77
Longevity In The Joseph Whipple Reynolds Family — 81
1900 Directory of Wyoming Co., PA – Falls Township — 86
Native Americans of Wyoming County (Part 2) — 91
History-Relics Con (Open House 2023) — 94
Queries — 95
WCHS Events, Library & Museum Hours, WCHS Closures — 96
 
Vol. 43 #1  Sept. 2023
President’s Letter — 3
Volunteers — 3
PHMC Grant — 4
New Members — 4
Bequests & Donations — 4
WCHS Website — 4
WCHS Membership Forms – Updating Addresses — 4
Veterans’ Records — 5
Sales Items Including Maps — 5
Wyoming County Ornaments — 6
Library & Museum Acquisitions — 7
Not the Same “Old” Museum — 9
Huck’s Dream [Van Duzer’s Garage] (On Our Cover) — 10
1850 Wyoming Co. Census (Pl-Pu) — 12
Wyoming Co. Marriages & Deaths (Wyo. Dem., March – April 1880 — 14
Wyoming Co. Marriage Records Vol. 6  (L-M) — 19
Wyoming Co. Wills Vol. 11 (G-H) — 20
Forkston News Items (May 1920) — 25
Prospect Hill News Items (May 1920) — 25
The Spanish-American War:  125 Years, 1898-2023 — 26
“Getting There” From Here — 28
Longevity In The Joseph Whipple Reynolds Family (Part 2) — 33
1900 Directory of Wyoming Co., PA – Falls Township (Part 2) — 37
Native Americans of Wyoming County (Part 3) — 41
Business Ads (Feb. 1915) — 44
Hunting Reminiscences — 45
Queries — 47
WCHS Events, Library & Museum Hours, WCHS Closures — 48