Museum speaker to explain digging privy pits
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The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society will hold its monthly Society Program at 2 p.m., Sunday, in the Community Room. The lecture, sponsored by Van Campen Motors, is free and open to the public.
Robert E. Lee III, will be the guest speaker, speaking on his experiences of digging privy pits and the interesting finds he has found, according to a news release.
"The privy, or outhouse, was often used to discard unwanted items and often the repository for loosely-handled items like marbles, dolls and even false teeth," the news release said. "Lee has worked on over four hundred outhouse digs and will bring a number of interesting artifacts including his latest find. He also serves as the potter at the Warrior Run Fort Freeland Heritage Days, demonstrating techniques used on the potter's wheel. He is inspired by 'the love of pottery and the history beneath our feet (Outhouse digs) and the historic stories they each share.' "
As the Society Program coincides with the third Sunday of the month, admission to the museum is free.
Located at 858 W. Fourth St., the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society provides a history of the region with information about Native American culture, frontier exploration, the development of the Pennsylvania canal, immigration during the 19th Century and the logging and lumbering era of the 19th Century. The Taber Museum also houses the world-class Larue Shempp Model Train Collection.
The museum is open for touring Tuesdays through Fridays, 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.; Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from May through October from 1 to 4 p.m.