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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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    • 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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    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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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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    • Aug 29, 2019
    • 5 min

    August 29 1919

    Forest City – Paul Franceski has been informed by the powers that it will be impossible for him to secure a passport to Austria until pea...
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    webmaster045
    • Aug 22, 2019
    • 5 min

    August 22 1919

    Harmony Twp. – Mrs. Stephen Terry is under the care of Dr. Seth Miller, of Susquehanna, suffering from the sting of a rattlesnake. Mrs. T...
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    webmaster045
    • Aug 15, 2019
    • 5 min

    August 15 1919

    New Milford –Although New Milford has always been one of the finest towns on the map and her people courteous in the extreme, travelers h...
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    webmaster045
    • Aug 8, 2019
    • 5 min

    August 08 1919

    Forest City – Mrs. Frank Kyle, of Bozeman, Montana, has been a guest at the home of her cousin Benjamin Maxey during the week. Her father...
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    • 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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    • Jul 25, 2019
    • 5 min

    July 25 1919

    West Auburn – The burial of Andrew Kennedy in the West Auburn cemetery, which occurred on July 16th, was most impressive. Mr. Kennedy was...
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    • Jul 11, 2019
    • 5 min

    July 11 1919

    Lackawanna Trail – R.C. Ruthven, of Scranton, was the low bidder on the section of road construction on the Lackawanna Trail. Mathias Sti...
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    • 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
    • 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 30, 2019
    • 5 min

    May 30 1919

    Little Meadows –Three men from Tioga Center were arrested at Apalachin, charged with public intoxication. They had been to Little Meadows...
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    • May 23, 2019
    • 5 min

    May 23 1919

    Hallstead-Great Bend – Hallstead and Great Bend musicians will organize a band at a meeting to be held in the firemen’s hall, Hallstead, ...
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    • 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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    • Apr 4, 2019
    • 5 min

    April 4 1919

    200 Years Ago from the Montrose Gazette, April 3, 1819. *TAILORING BUSINESS. The subscriber informs the public that he has commenced the...
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