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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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    • Jun 13, 2019
    • 4 min

    June 13 1919

    Susquehanna County Marriage Licenses: Andrew Hackey, Thompson and Eva Dix, Ararat; Wm. Perry Lee, and Elma Gage, both of Rush Twp.; Victo...
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    • May 2, 2019
    • 5 min

    May 02 1919

    Alford – There is every probability that Alford will soon have a substantial industry, giving employment to several people, through the i...
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    • Nov 22, 2018
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    November 22 1918

    Montrose – Friends in this vicinity learn with regret of the contemplated removal of Dr. W.B. Van de Sand and wife to the west. Dr. Van d...
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    webmaster045
    • Apr 12, 2018
    • 4 min

    April 12 1918

    Forest City – The school directors of Susquehanna county proved their interest in education by braving the blizzard and coming to Montros...
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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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    webmaster045
    • Aug 3, 2017
    • 5 min

    August 03 1917

    East Rush – When T.S. James and son went to work in their hay field on Wednesday morning, they were treated to the sight of a fine doe de...
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    webmaster045
    • Apr 13, 2017
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    April 13 1917

    Montrose – Charles Mackey and Wilbur Pross, who went to New York, Monday, have enlisted in the Mosquito Fleet, which comprises a dozen or...
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    webmaster045
    • Mar 23, 2017
    • 5 min

    March 23 1917

    Fairdale – Friends of the militant pastor of the Fairdale Methodist church of a few years since, Rev. James Lawson, will note with pleasu...
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    webmaster045
    • Jan 5, 2017
    • 5 min

    January 05 1917

    Forest City – Milvern Wimple and sister, Gladys and Mrs. Helen Miller, witnessed “Romeo & Juliet” at the Forest City movies on Monday eve...
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    webmaster045
    • Jun 30, 2016
    • 5 min

    June 30 1916

    County News – Harland A. Denney succeeded Ralph B. Little, deceased, as Common Pleas Judge of Susquehanna County courts. Mr. Denney came ...
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    webmaster045
    • Jun 9, 2016
    • 4 min

    June 09 1916

    Fairdale – The social for the boys’ baseball team on Friday night was a success, socially and financially. The drama—“Not a man in the ho...
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    webmaster045
    • Feb 11, 2016
    • 5 min

    February 11 1916

    Franklin Forks – Alliance 131 will hold a contest, “graham bread, potato salad, cucumber pickles and currant jelly,” in connection with t...
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    • Dec 31, 2015
    • 5 min

    December 31 1915

    Clifford – Christmas was a beautiful day although cloudy and Clifford people enjoyed it to the utmost. Everybody went visiting or receive...
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    • Sep 25, 2014
    • 5 min

    September 25 1914

    Welsh Hill, Clifford Twp. – Arthur Owens is the owner of a new, five passenger, Studebaker automobile. South Ararat – The South Ararat Su...
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    • Jul 17, 2014
    • 5 min

    July 17 1914

    Flynn, Middletown Twp. – The Spinster club has lost its last member, all having got married or left the place. They will tell you it don’...
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    • May 15, 2014
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    May 15 1914

    Susquehanna – Andrew and Abram Clendenning found a number of Indian arrow heads of flint near this place the other day that had evidently...
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    • Apr 3, 2014
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    April 03 1914

    Forest City – On Account of high water there was no work the fore part of the week in the Clifford and Dunmore veins of our mines. The p...
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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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    • Nov 14, 2013
    • 5 min

    November 14 1913

    Hop Bottom - The jury in the case of Mrs. Clara Rose, on trial, charged with attempting to take the life of her husband, Jerome Rose, ret...
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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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