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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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    • 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
    • Oct 31, 2019
    • 5 min

    October 31 1919

    Lenoxville – Elmer Ridgeway’s sale, held near Lenoxville, was one of the finest community picnics held in the county this year. In additi...
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    webmaster045
    • Oct 17, 2019
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    October 17 1919

    Glenwood – John Felton, of South Harford, who was reported as being seriously injured by an angry bull, one day last week, has recovered ...
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    webmaster045
    • Jun 27, 2019
    • 5 min

    June 27 1919

    St. Joseph – Miss Kate Griffin, daughter of Patrick Griffin and Searle Clark, of Choconut, were married in the St. Joseph church Tuesday ...
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    webmaster045
    • Feb 21, 2019
    • 5 min

    February 21 1919

    Montrose – The Ellen E. Mitchell Tent, Daughters of Union Veterans, was informed of the movement to “re-chicken” France. The very old men...
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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
    • Sep 21, 2017
    • 5 min

    September 21 1917

    Hallstead – One day last week Mrs. J.M. Simpson, of Main Street, was driving on the Steam Hollow road when she observed a large, black ra...
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    webmaster045
    • Jul 27, 2017
    • 5 min

    July 27 1917

    County’s Young Men Drawn for War. – In its issue of July 12th, The Montrose Democrat published a list of all the young men of Susquehanna...
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    webmaster045
    • May 5, 2016
    • 5 min

    May 05 1916

    Hallstead – In an effort to prevent the Lackawanna railroad from going through his land, Wm. Florance, a prosperous farmer here has put u...
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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
    • Jan 23, 2014
    • 5 min

    January 23 1914

    Liquor Licenses - Considerable interest was shown in the session of license court which opened before Judge Little. Many witnesses were h...
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    webmaster045
    • Jun 6, 2013
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    June 06 1913

    Thompson - Nine veterans of the G.A.R. helped in the service of decorating the graves of their departed comrades, being assisted by the c...
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    webmaster045
    • Feb 21, 2013
    • 4 min

    February 21 1913

    East Kingsley - There was a Francis E. Willard [organizer of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union] memorial service held in the Univers...
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    webmaster045
    • Nov 29, 2012
    • 4 min

    November 29 1912

    Montrose - From Indian Summer weather into mid-winter conditions, was what occurred in Montrose and vicinity Sunday morning and Monday. F...
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    webmaster045
    • Nov 22, 2012
    • 5 min

    November 22 1912

    Ararat Summit - Thomas Glover says someone exchanged hats with him at the Grange hall, not long ago, and he would like to exchange back a...
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    webmaster045
    • Nov 15, 2012
    • 4 min

    November 15 1912

    Lawsville - Yeggmen [a criminal, esp. a safecracker] made a second attempt to rob the store of Postmaster Geo. W. Meeker and this time we...
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    • Sep 13, 2012
    • 5 min

    September 13 1912

    Elk Lake - During the thunder shower last Thursday lightning struck F.D. Morris’ cottage. The bolt entered at the rear of the cottage, ch...
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    webmaster045
    • Jul 26, 2012
    • 4 min

    July 26 1912

    New Milford - Mr. and Mrs. H.B. Carpenter, and daughter, Olivia Carpenter, and Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Carpenter, of Hallstead, have just retu...
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    webmaster045
    • Jun 14, 2012
    • 4 min

    June 14 1912

    Auburn Twp. - Wm. Magee, who went West three years ago and took up a claim at Kalispell, Montana, was killed while assisting to operate a...
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    webmaster045
    • Jan 26, 2006
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    January 26 1906

    Lakeview - Burt Allen, 16 years of age, was arrested in Lakeview, near Susquehanna, by Chief of Police McMahon, Saturday afternoon, and t...
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