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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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    • Sep 12, 2019
    • 5 min

    September 12 1919

    News Briefs: Ever since the mail routes from Germany have been opened, Gov. Sproul has been receiving letters from Germans stating they a...
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    webmaster045
    • Oct 25, 2018
    • 5 min

    October 25 1918

    With Our Soldiers in the Field: Archie Ireland, of Lawsville, age 29, died at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, of pneumonia; Pvt. Leon LaBarr, ...
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    webmaster045
    • Jun 7, 2018
    • 5 min

    June 07 1918

    Scranton/Binghamton – The Scranton and Binghamton Railroad Co., with headquarters in Scranton, and which operates an electric system betw...
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    webmaster045
    • 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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    webmaster045
    • Mar 12, 2015
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    March 12 1915

    Hallstead – The second time we have been visited by a disastrous fire on Main Street, in a little over a month, occurred on Monday evenin...
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    webmaster045
    • Oct 17, 2013
    • 5 min

    October 17 1913

    Kingsley - One of the most diabolical plots to take human life within the annals of the county was brought to light the latter part of la...
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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
    • Feb 2, 2012
    • 5 min

    February 02 1912

    Lee Murder Trial - The jury in the Lee murder trial acquitted Minnie Lee of the charge of poisoning her husband and made her a free woman...
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    webmaster045
    • Jul 7, 2011
    • 4 min

    July 07 1911

    Forest Lake - The general store of Hubert Everett was struck by lightning during the severe thunder storm and the building and contents b...
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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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    webmaster045
    • Jun 10, 2010
    • 4 min

    June 10 1910

    Bridgewater Twp. - Rural Carrier Homer L. Smith, who uses a Buick roadster in carrying mail over his route, met with an accident near Jam...
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    webmaster045
    • May 6, 2010
    • 4 min

    May 06 1910

    Forest City - William Doud, a well know young resident, died at an early hour yesterday morning, of pneumonia. He was about 16 years old ...
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    webmaster045
    • Jan 28, 2010
    • 4 min

    January 28 1910

    New Milford - Two sleighloads of young people from Forest Lake came over Wednesday evening of last week and were entertained at Mr. Coy's...
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    webmaster045
    • Mar 26, 2009
    • 5 min

    March 26 1909

    Montrose - Clarence A. Dawley, son of S.A. Dawley, has been in Bucyrus, Ohio several weeks working out his ideas of a "newcycle" gas engi...
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    webmaster045
    • Mar 6, 2008
    • 4 min

    March 06 1908

    Fairdale - H.S. Parks, who was accidentally injured some weeks ago, is not able to work much, but some of his neighbors went to his home ...
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    webmaster045
    • Jan 31, 2008
    • 4 min

    January 31 1908

    Pleasant Valley, Auburn Twp. - Married at the M.E. Parsonage, at Jersey Hill by Rev. A.R. Fiske, Jan. 22, 1908, Miss Lola Bell Green, of ...
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    • Jan 17, 2008
    • 4 min

    January 17 1908

    Susquehanna - The members of the "Kidders' Club" of this place enjoyed (?) a sleighride to Hallstead last week. After roaming around the ...
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    webmaster045
    • Oct 25, 2007
    • 4 min

    October 25 1907

    Springville - Alderman Myron Kasson and wife came up from Scranton recently in their auto, and when in front of the William E. Lott house...
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    webmaster045
    • Aug 23, 2007
    • 5 min

    August 23 1907

    Great Bend - A diamond rattlesnake, revealed in a bundle of oats, was killed in Great Bend township, nearly 6 feet long and sporting 17 r...
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    webmaster045
    • Jul 5, 2007
    • 5 min

    July 05 1907

    Lenox - E.A. Snyder, the florist, made a business trip to Montrose last week with a consignment of beautiful flowers, plants and palms. M...
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