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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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    • Aug 29, 2019
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    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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    • Jul 25, 2019
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    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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    • Jun 27, 2019
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    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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    • May 16, 2019
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    May 16 1919

    Auburn – Lieut. Stanley D. Loomis, who has been in the Walter Reed hospital in Washington, D.C., is now spending a 30 day furlough with h...
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    • Jan 31, 2019
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    January 31 1919

    Thompson – Mrs. Lottie Potter and son, Leon W. Potter, left Thompson on the 1 o’clock train for a visit with their numerous relatives in ...
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    • Jan 17, 2019
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    January 17 1919

    Uniondale – Lyman P. Norton died at his home on January 11, of heart failure. He worked for the Montrose Democrat as traveling agent and ...
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    webmaster045
    • Jun 14, 2018
    • 5 min

    June 14 1918

    Forest City – The high school graduated a class of twenty Friday night. Those graduating were: Anthony Planishek, Mary Yanchitis, John Ca...
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    webmaster045
    • Jan 11, 2018
    • 4 min

    January 11 1918

    Montrose – Judge A.B. Smith was sworn in as president judge of Susquehanna county, for a term of ten years, on Saturday. ALSO Through the...
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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
    • Jun 23, 2016
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    June 23 1916

    Montrose – Flag Day, June 14, was chosen by the Daughters of the American Revolution as being most fitting for the unveiling of their mem...
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    webmaster045
    • Jan 7, 2016
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    January 07 1916

    East Bridgewater – Dr. Carl Aldrich, of Clarks Summit, was engaged here Friday. Mr. Aldrich was a former East Bridgewater boy, but is now...
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    • Jul 23, 2015
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    July 23 1915

    South Montrose – King E. Griswold died at his home below this place on July 20, 1915. He was 73 years of age and his long residence in th...
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    • Feb 5, 2015
    • 4 min

    February 05 1915

    Hallstead – Fire, which broke out about 3:30 Thursday morning in the postoffice building, destroyed that structure, the grocery store bui...
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    • Jan 29, 2015
    • 4 min

    January 29 1915

    Springville – Through the efforts of W.E. Stevens, a wood bee was held for the M. E. church on Tuesday and a large pile of wood was the r...
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    • May 22, 2014
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    May 22 1914

    Hallstead – The case of Kenneth Johnson vs. the Lackawanna Railroad [as reported previously] has been affirmed by the Supreme Court in a ...
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    • May 1, 2014
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    May 01 1914

    Forest Lake – After an absence of 21 years in Goldfield, Colorado, T.R. Taylor is spending some time at his old home in Forest Lake. Mr. ...
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    • Mar 13, 2014
    • 4 min

    March 13 1914

    Brooklyn – Concerning a popular Brooklyn girl, Miss Louise Reynolds, who graduates at West Chester State Normal School this spring, the W...
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    • Aug 8, 2013
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    August 08 1913

    Howard Hill, Liberty Twp. - The ordinance of baptism was administered Wednesday, July 30th, at the creek on Rockwell's flat, by Rev. H.M....
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    • Aug 1, 2013
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    August 01 1913

    Jackson - Lightning struck the general store of H.M. Benson during a fierce storm Thursday night and started a fire that destroyed severa...
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    • Jun 20, 2013
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    June 20 1913

    Hallstead - The State Constabulary made a raid on the place of L. E. Tiffany on the night of June 14th and made a large haul of gamblers ...
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