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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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    • Jan 2, 2020
    • 4 min

    January 02 1920

    Montrose – Seven prisoners escaped from County Jail early Christmas night. They managed to affect their escape and all but one, the young...
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    webmaster045
    • Apr 25, 2019
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    April 24 1919

    Montrose – Prisoners in the county jail attempted to dig their way out through the thick stone walls the past few days, but were discover...
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    webmaster045
    • Apr 11, 2019
    • 5 min

    April 11 1919

    Jackson –Floyd E. Waters, who met his death only a few hours before the signing of the armistice and the stilling of the guns, was recomm...
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    webmaster045
    • Mar 7, 2019
    • 4 min

    March 07 1919

    Bridgewater Twp. – Pvt. Joseph M. Rafferty, son of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Rafferty, was lately honorably discharged from the students’ army...
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    webmaster045
    • Jan 24, 2019
    • 5 min

    January 24 1919

    Lawsville – The strike is over! The farmers and the milk dealers have at last come to a satisfactory settlement and the farmers began draw...
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    webmaster045
    • Oct 4, 2018
    • 5 min

    October 04 1918

    With Our Boys in the Field: August Smith, Montrose, was lately promoted to corporal at the veterinary training school at Camp Lee, Virgin...
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    webmaster045
    • Sep 20, 2018
    • 5 min

    September 20 1918

    “With Our Boys in the Field.” Stanley Crissell, of Brooklyn, is reported to be a prisoner in the German prison camp at Cessel; Wesley G. ...
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    webmaster045
    • Sep 6, 2018
    • 5 min

    September 06 1918

    Susquehanna County – The shortage of teachers in the county is causing patriotically inclined people, who have been engaged in other prof...
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    webmaster045
    • Aug 30, 2018
    • 5 min

    August 30 1918

    Bridgewater Twp. – The tractor demonstration on the W.C. Cruser farm, near Lake Mont Rose, drew hundreds of people, it being estimated 1,...
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    webmaster045
    • Jul 26, 2018
    • 5 min

    July 26 1918

    Uniondale – Fourteen of our prosperous society, known as “The Jolly Old Maids,” journeyed to Elkdale Friday evening to attend the Baptist...
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    webmaster045
    • Mar 1, 2018
    • 5 min

    March 01 1918

    Brooklyn – This community was deeply grieved to hear of the death of one of its best beloved citizens, Dr. A.J. Ainey, who was stricken w...
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    webmaster045
    • Dec 7, 2017
    • 5 min

    December 14 1917

    Parkville, Dimock Twp. – We had a real old-fashioned blizzard, snowing and the wind blew very hard, Saturday. Fell Twp., Lackawanna Co.- ...
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    webmaster045
    • Aug 31, 2017
    • 5 min

    August 31 1917

    Rush – Jehile Kirkhuff, the little blind son of Will Kirkhuff, has a new organ. He plays the violin and organ from the phonograph. Brookl...
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    • Jul 6, 2017
    • 5 min

    July 06 1917

    Heart Lake – While near the Heart Lake pavilion on the 4th, Fred Holbrook stepped in front of an automobile and was knocked down, the mac...
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    • Jun 1, 2017
    • 5 min

    June 01 1917

    Hallstead - The overturning of a canoe in Harmony creek, at Hallstead, on the afternoon of Memorial day, resulted in the death of for you...
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    • May 11, 2017
    • 5 min

    May 11 1917

    Fairdale – On Thursday of last week, May 3, friends to the number of about 90 gathered at the Lecture room of the Church and formed in li...
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    • Dec 22, 2016
    • 5 min

    December 22 1916

    Montrose – When Judge Denney called the hotelmen of this place before him and asked them if, in the event of his granting their licenses,...
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    webmaster045
    • Oct 13, 2016
    • 5 min

    October 13 1916

    South Gibson – Henry Pickering, aged 68 years, died Oct. 5, 1916, at his home here. He was a lifelong resident, well known and respected ...
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    • Oct 6, 2016
    • 5 min

    October 06 1916

    Silver Lake – Miss Agnes Robertson entertained recently in honor of her sister, Miss Ida Robertson, of Milwaukee, Wis. Music and dancing...
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    • Sep 22, 2016
    • 5 min

    September 22 1916

    Kingsley – The following was read at the marking of the grave of Rufus Kingsley by the D.A.R: “Rufus Kingsley was a drummer boy in the Ba...
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