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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 28, 2019
    • 5 min

    November 28 1919

    Great Bend/Montrose – Merchant S.B. McCain, of Rush, recalled his earlier years when he attended a ball game in Montrose, when “Jimmie” (...
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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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    • Oct 17, 2019
    • 5 min

    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
    • Oct 10, 2019
    • 5 min

    October 10 1919

    Forest City – George Bell, who is staying with his son, Dr. H.R. Bell, is in receipt of a letter from a brother of whom he had heard abso...
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    webmaster045
    • Sep 5, 2019
    • 5 min

    September 05 1919

    Thompson – The 20-Mule Borax Team passed through here Saturday. A large procession of Thompson people followed them the length of Main St...
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    webmaster045
    • Aug 1, 2019
    • 5 min

    August 01 1919

    Springville – Rousing welcome for the boys who fought for Uncle Sam—feasted and feted at Welcome Home exercises at the M.E. church, July ...
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    webmaster045
    • 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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    • Mar 28, 2019
    • 5 min

    March 28 1919

    Daylight Savings Time-100 Years Ago. At 2 o’clock Sunday morning we turn our clocks ahead an hour. The daylight saving system goes into e...
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    • Nov 15, 2018
    • 5 min

    November 15 1918

    Celebrating the End of the War: From noon until late at night, the people of Montrose and surrounding country celebrated the signing of t...
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    webmaster045
    • Nov 1, 2018
    • 5 min

    November 01 1918

    Forest City – Indications point to a relief in the epidemic that has prevailed here the past three weeks. The prompt action of the board...
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    webmaster045
    • Jul 19, 2018
    • 5 min

    July 19 1918

    Silver Lake – Jerry Mahanna, of Mud Lake, is the first young man from this county to be reported wounded in the fighting on the French fr...
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    webmaster045
    • May 17, 2018
    • 6 min

    May 17 1918

    Susquehanna – Two U.S. troop trains stopped at this place for a short time. The trains were enroute from the west to the seaboard and car...
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    • Feb 8, 2018
    • 5 min

    February 08 1918

    Jessup Twp. – To live 85 years in the same community and on the same farm owned by father and grandfather is a record of which few energe...
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    • Nov 16, 2017
    • 5 min

    November 16 1917

    Susquehanna – On Tuesday of this week the Susquehanna Transcript starts in under a new management, having been placed under the control o...
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    • 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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    • Apr 20, 2017
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    April 20 1917

    Brooklyn – Mr. Pratt had a peculiar automobile accident on the state road, near J.S. Wright’s. He lost control of the steering gear and t...
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    • Jan 12, 2017
    • 5 min

    January 12 1917

    Brooklyn – Israel Reynolds, of West Brooklyn, died at his home on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 1917, where he had lived practically all his life of...
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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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    • Dec 15, 2016
    • 4 min

    December 15 1916

    Montrose – Guy Brothers’ Minstrels, with wonderful band, and superb orchestra, is the attraction in town today. They will give one of the...
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    • Dec 8, 2016
    • 5 min

    December 08 1916

    Brooklyn – A double funeral was conducted here on Saturday afternoon when Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Tiffany were laid side by side in Evergr...
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