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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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    18 Monument Street

    Montrose, PA 18801

     

    E-mail: info@susqcohistsoc.org

     

    Tel: 570-278-1622

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    • Sep 26, 2019
    • 5 min

    September 26 1919

    Fair Hill, Forest Lake Twp. – The Shelp reunion was well attended. Those from a distance were: Mrs. Bennett, of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, forme...
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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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    webmaster045
    • 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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    webmaster045
    • Dec 27, 2018
    • 5 min

    December 27 1918

    With “Our Boys in the Field”: Mrs. Margaret Welden, of Montrose, received word that her son, Francis Welden, a member of Co. A, 103d Engi...
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    webmaster045
    • Nov 22, 2018
    • 5 min

    November 22 1918

    Montrose – Friends in this vicinity learn with regret of the contemplated removal of Dr. W.B. Van de Sand and wife to the west. Dr. Van d...
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    webmaster045
    • Aug 30, 2018
    • 5 min

    August 30 1918

    Bridgewater Twp. – The tractor demonstration on the W.C. Cruser farm, near Lake Mont Rose, drew hundreds of people, it being estimated 1,...
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    webmaster045
    • Aug 9, 2018
    • 5 min

    August 09 1918

    Friendsville – Cornelius McMahon, otherwise known as “Connie Mack,” died at his home Aug. 6, 1918. For fully forty years he drove the sta...
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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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    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
    • Dec 7, 2017
    • 5 min

    December 14 1917

    Parkville, Dimock Twp. – We had a real old-fashioned blizzard, snowing and the wind blew very hard, Saturday. Fell Twp., Lackawanna Co.- ...
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    • Aug 24, 2017
    • 4 min

    August 24 1917

    Dimock – A good day, good roads and public interest brought a record breaking crowd to the old Camp ground last Sunday. Teams, trains and...
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    • Mar 30, 2017
    • 5 min

    March 30 1917

    Hallstead – The Deemer Bros. glass cutting factory is now working full time since the installing of a new electric motor. ALSO One of the...
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    • Nov 3, 2016
    • 5 min

    November 03 1916

    South Gibson – Henry D. Pickering, for 20 years engaged in the undertaking business here, where he was widely and favorably known, died a...
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    • Sep 1, 2016
    • 4 min

    September 01 1916

    Springville – I have four children—two boys aged 11 and 7 years, and two girls, aged 14 and 6 years—for whom I desire homes. Owing to the...
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    • Aug 18, 2016
    • 5 min

    August 18 1916

    Apolacon – Apolacon township is one of the most sparsely settled sections of this county. A purely farming section, and not far from the ...
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    webmaster045
    • Jul 28, 2016
    • 4 min

    July 28 1916

    Forest City – Prof. J.S. Lee, A. M. has lately compiled a pamphlet on “Zoology Outlines” for use in the class room. Prof. Lee experience...
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    • Mar 17, 2016
    • 5 min

    March 17 1916

    Montrose – The worst storm of the year swooped down on us yesterday, Wednesday, and almost completely paralyzed every activity of our cit...
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    webmaster045
    • Nov 26, 2015
    • 6 min

    November 26 1915

    Uniondale – D.B. Gibson has run his Ford automobile over 3,000 miles without having any tire trouble whatsoever. ALSO John E. Thomas is f...
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    • Nov 12, 2015
    • 6 min

    November 12 1915

    Gibson – The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Methodist Episcopal church met with Mr. and Mrs. Senior last Wednesday. The men who were present...
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    • Oct 29, 2015
    • 6 min

    October 29 1915

    Hop Bottom – Rosa Ciriello, of this place, opened a store in Montrose in the Post building on South Main street. Mr. Ciriello is a nativ...
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