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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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    • Dec 5, 2019
    • 5 min

    December 05 1919

    Thompson – There will be roller skating at Keystone Hall every Friday evening until further notice is given. Those in charge are desirous...
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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
    • Dec 20, 2018
    • 5 min

    December 20  1918

    Harford – The forthcoming wedding of Andrew Carnegie’s daughter will be of peculiar interest to many county people. The young man is a gr...
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    webmaster045
    • Dec 6, 2018
    • 5 min

    December 06 1918

    With “Our Boys” in the Field. The name of Private James W. Elvey, of Hallstead, appeared in the list of dead from disease in last week’s ...
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    webmaster045
    • Jul 19, 2018
    • 5 min

    July 19 1918

    Silver Lake – Jerry Mahanna, of Mud Lake, is the first young man from this county to be reported wounded in the fighting on the French fr...
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    webmaster045
    • May 10, 2018
    • 4 min

    May 10 1918

    New Milford – Fire almost totally destroyed O C. Whitney’s slat and crate mill here at 3 o’clock this morning. The loss has not yet been ...
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    webmaster045
    • Mar 8, 2018
    • 5 min

    March 08 1918

    Silver Lake – Miss Jane Simpson, formerly of this place, died in Montrose on March 3. She was born in Moffatt, Scotland and came to this ...
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    webmaster045
    • Oct 26, 2017
    • 5 min

    October 26 1917

    Montrose – The Susquehanna County No-License League, in carrying out its policy of an educational temperance speaking campaign, has plann...
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    webmaster045
    • Sep 21, 2017
    • 5 min

    September 21 1917

    Hallstead – One day last week Mrs. J.M. Simpson, of Main Street, was driving on the Steam Hollow road when she observed a large, black ra...
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    webmaster045
    • Aug 31, 2017
    • 5 min

    August 31 1917

    Rush – Jehile Kirkhuff, the little blind son of Will Kirkhuff, has a new organ. He plays the violin and organ from the phonograph. Brookl...
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    webmaster045
    • Apr 20, 2017
    • 5 min

    April 20 1917

    Brooklyn – Mr. Pratt had a peculiar automobile accident on the state road, near J.S. Wright’s. He lost control of the steering gear and t...
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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
    • Jul 14, 2016
    • 5 min

    July 14 1916

    West Lenox – The storm on the evening of July 2nd did great damage. The strong wind blew one-half of the roof from N. Empet’s house; also...
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    • Jun 30, 2016
    • 5 min

    June 30 1916

    County News – Harland A. Denney succeeded Ralph B. Little, deceased, as Common Pleas Judge of Susquehanna County courts. Mr. Denney came ...
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    webmaster045
    • Jan 21, 2016
    • 5 min

    January 22 1916

    North Harford – There will be a shadow social at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chester Chamberlin, Jan. 24th, under the auspices of the M. E. ...
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    • Nov 27, 2014
    • 5 min

    November 27 1914

    Lynn, Springville, Twp. – Winter is here in good shape. Get out your furs. ALSO There was a soldiers’ oyster dinner served at the M. E. c...
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    webmaster045
    • Oct 23, 2014
    • 5 min

    October 23 1914

    New Milford – Fred Davenport, the Progressive candidate for governor of New York State, is a New Milford boy that has “made good.” His ma...
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    webmaster045
    • Feb 6, 2014
    • 5 min

    February 06 1914

    Montrose – Jeweler Earl J. Smith has secured a patent on a mission clock of his invention. The clock is of unique design and most attract...
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    webmaster045
    • May 30, 2013
    • 4 min

    May 30 1913

    Herrick Center - The 11 year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hines had the misfortune to get his arm cut off while jumping a train above the Erie...
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