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    HOURS

    Summer Hours (May-Sept.)

    Monday-Thursday: 9:00AM-5:00PM

     

    Winter Hours (Oct.-April)

    Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 9:00AM-5:00PM

    Wednesday: 12:00PM-5:00PM

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    *Year Round* -- 2nd Saturday of each month

    10AM - 2PM

     **COVID-19 UPDATE**

    NEW HOURS

     

    Monday - Thursday

    9AM-4PM

     

     

    *Starting July 1st 2020 the Museum will be open by appointment during the above hours*

    OUR  HOURS

    Summer Hours (May-Sept.)

    Monday-Thursday: 9:00AM-5:00PM

     

    Winter Hours (Oct.-April)

    Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 9:00AM-5:00PM

    Wednesday: 12:00PM-5:00PM

     

    *All Year: 2nd Saturday of each month

    10:00AM-2:00PM

     

    **COVID-19 UPDATE**

    NEW HOURS

     

    Monday - Thursday

    9AM - 4PM

     

    *Starting July 1st the Museum will be open by appointment during the above hours*

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    ADDRESS

    18 Monument Street

    Montrose, PA 18801

     

    E-mail: info@susqcohistsoc.org

     

    Tel: 570-278-1622

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    webmaster045
    • Nov 7, 2019
    • 5 min

    November 07 1919

    Kingsley – W.H. Wilmarth was in Montrose to bring the election returns. Although 78 years of age, he is as straight as an arrow, and says...
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    webmaster045
    • Aug 23, 2018
    • 5 min

    August 23 1918

    Dimock – Last Sunday brought to Dimock the largest crowd that ever attended the Camp Meeting. While no figures are available at present, ...
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    webmaster045
    • Feb 1, 2018
    • 4 min

    February 01 1918

    Montrose – The library is to be closed on Mondays and Fridays until further notice in order to conserve fuel. ALSO J.J. Ryan and Co. is i...
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    webmaster045
    • Aug 4, 2016
    • 5 min

    August 04 1916

    Auburn/Montrose – James P. Gay, aged 79, a native of Auburn Twp., now living in Montrose, died July 31, 1916. The deceased was one of sev...
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    webmaster045
    • Sep 17, 2015
    • 4 min

    September 17 1915

    Forest City – South Main street is enjoying a veritable building boom at present. Imbued with the spirit of progress, McCormick Brothers w...
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    webmaster045
    • Apr 2, 2015
    • 5 min

    April 02 1915

    Brooklyn – The first jitney car to pass over the State Road went south toward Scranton, Wednesday morning. It was a new car, painted yell...
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    webmaster045
    • Sep 4, 2014
    • 5 min

    September 04 1914

    The first Agricultural Fair held in Susquehanna County was at Montrose in 1846. Sixty-eight years ago. It was a day of small things as co...
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    webmaster045
    • Dec 12, 2013
    • 4 min

    December 12 1913

    West Auburn - Thomas Hoag, while returning home from the W. A. creamery, Saturday, some strap broke about the harness, causing the horse ...
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    webmaster045
    • Aug 8, 2013
    • 4 min

    August 08 1913

    Howard Hill, Liberty Twp. - The ordinance of baptism was administered Wednesday, July 30th, at the creek on Rockwell's flat, by Rev. H.M....
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    webmaster045
    • Jul 18, 2013
    • 4 min

    July 18 1913

    East Kingsley - Mrs. B.M. Jeffers spent a week at the 50th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg held on the ground there. It is a wond...
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    webmaster045
    • Jul 11, 2013
    • 4 min

    July 11 1913

    Montrose - The celebration here on the Fourth, from the opening rattle of the drum as the firemen’s parade got under way in the morning, ...
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    webmaster045
    • Apr 18, 2013
    • 5 min

    April 18 1913

    Forest Lake - There is to be held at Forest Lake Baptist church, April 22, at 7:30, a unique temperance meeting called a Temperance Enter...
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    webmaster045
    • Jan 24, 2013
    • 5 min

    January 24 1913

    Gibson - Mr. and Mrs. H.A. Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Estabrook and Mrs. Lovisa Wilder attended the G.A.R. installation at Jackson on Sat...
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    webmaster045
    • Oct 4, 2012
    • 5 min

    October 04 1912

    Springville - Stuart Riley, who has conducted a thriving mercantile business here for many years, has disposed of the business and will b...
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    webmaster045
    • Jul 19, 2012
    • 4 min

    July 19 1912

    Montrose - Samuel Smith, a well known colored man of this place, died early Wednesday morning on the porch of Dr. F.S. Birchard, where he...
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    webmaster045
    • Mar 22, 2012
    • 4 min

    March 22 1912

    Springville - The young men’s orchestra seems to be making good progress under the direction of Dana Taylor, of Elk Lake, and expects to ...
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    webmaster045
    • Mar 8, 2012
    • 4 min

    March 08 1912

    Susquehanna - Susquehanna was visited by a $40,000 fire Wednesday morning in the destruction of the Metal Manufacturing Co’s plant, and t...
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    webmaster045
    • Jun 2, 2011
    • 5 min

    June 02 1911

    North Jackson - The laying of the corner stone of the annex on the North Jackson M.E. church will take place June 6, at 2 p.m., with appr...
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    webmaster045
    • Dec 16, 2010
    • 4 min

    December 16 1910

    A flake of snow and a sprig of holly--old Santa's on the way. Fairdale - Dexter Very has been elected captain of the Penn State College f...
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    webmaster045
    • Dec 2, 2010
    • 4 min

    December 02 1910

    Friendsville - Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hotchkiss, a son. This is the first boy in the family, and while our stage driver's friends th...
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