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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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    webmaster045
    • Dec 26, 2019
    • 5 min

    December 26 1919

    Susquehanna – Daniel Smith, of Lanesboro, a switchman in the Susquehanna Railroad yards, was instantly killed by passenger train No. 5, D...
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    webmaster045
    • 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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    webmaster045
    • Feb 1, 2018
    • 4 min

    February 01 1918

    Montrose – The library is to be closed on Mondays and Fridays until further notice in order to conserve fuel. ALSO J.J. Ryan and Co. is i...
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    webmaster045
    • Aug 17, 2017
    • 5 min

    August 17 1917

    Montrose – Does Montrose want a factory that will provide a pay-roll of from $25,000 to $30,000 yearly? Such a proposition is now advance...
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    webmaster045
    • 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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    webmaster045
    • Mar 23, 2017
    • 5 min

    March 23 1917

    Fairdale – Friends of the militant pastor of the Fairdale Methodist church of a few years since, Rev. James Lawson, will note with pleasu...
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    webmaster045
    • Sep 15, 2016
    • 5 min

    September 15 1916

    North Harford – The Harford Fair was a good success, everybody seemed to have a fine time and the weather was very favorable. Mr. Steinke...
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    webmaster045
    • Apr 9, 2015
    • 5 min

    April 09 1915

    Montrose – Along with the dust of the past week come complaints of autoists shooting up Public Avenue with cut-off wide open and disturbi...
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    webmaster045
    • Feb 12, 2015
    • 4 min

    February 12 1915

    Upsonville – Our mail carrier, Daniel R. Campbell, was in Montrose serving on a law suit last week. His brother, George, was acting as ma...
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    webmaster045
    • Sep 25, 2014
    • 5 min

    September 25 1914

    Welsh Hill, Clifford Twp. – Arthur Owens is the owner of a new, five passenger, Studebaker automobile. South Ararat – The South Ararat Su...
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    webmaster045
    • Jul 10, 2014
    • 5 min

    July 10 1914

    Heart Lake – Heart Lake has been the scene of many a big Fourth of July celebrations, but never a more successful observance of this patr...
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    webmaster045
    • May 1, 2014
    • 4 min

    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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    • Apr 17, 2014
    • 4 min

    April 17 1914

    Flynn – Now, as it has been decided that married women make the best teachers, and our directors rather lean that way, there is likely to...
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    webmaster045
    • 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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    webmaster045
    • Dec 19, 2013
    • 4 min

    December 19 1913

    Franklin Twp. - As Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Williams and Mr. and Mrs. James Williams and daughter were returning from Binghamton, Tuesday af...
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    webmaster045
    • Nov 7, 2013
    • 4 min

    November 07 1913

    Dimock - The Young People’s Association will hold a box social in the Baptist parsonage, Nov. 21st. Ladies, bring lunch for two in a box....
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    • Sep 19, 2013
    • 4 min

    September 19 1913

    Silver Lake - The fine residence and three barns of Matthew Cahill burned to the ground Saturday night. All the contents of the house wer...
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    webmaster045
    • Mar 7, 2013
    • 4 min

    March 07 1913

    Forest City - Forest City has but three veterans of the Civil war. They propose to unite with their comrades at Uniondale. ALSO: The stea...
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    webmaster045
    • Dec 22, 2011
    • 4 min

    December 22 1911

    Forest Lake Twp - A serious conflagration occurred in the township Wednesday night, about 10 o’clock, when the home of H.B. Stone was bur...
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    webmaster045
    • Dec 1, 2011
    • 5 min

    December 01 1911

    Montrose - Mahon’s cut glass factory is working over time and with an increased force in order to keep up with holiday orders. A large qu...
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