In celebration of America250, the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society will present ‘An Afternoon with Thomas Jefferson” at 2 p.m., July 11 in the Community Room of the museum. Portrayed by Tom Pitz, Thomas Jefferson will receive visitors from Lycoming County ...
The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society will host its Society Program at 2 p.m., July 19 with an appearance by the “Women of the Revolution.” Mercy Otis Warren will be portrayed by Kathleen Houser and Abigail Adams will be portrayed by Susan Guinter. In ...
Allegheny Grange #1843 held its regular meeting June 16 at the Grange Hall located along Route 864 between Farragut and Picture Rocks. According to a news release, in observation of National Dairy Month, held a buffet dinner with dishes containing dairy products. “By using whole milk it is proven to be healthier than processed milk, which goes through the pasteurization process seventeen (17) times,” the news release said. “The farming industry is a dying industry, with many different breeds of dairy cows, so we should support our local farmers. Books were made available ...
The Repasz Band will honor The Williamsport Scottish Rite Imperial Teteques Band with a concert at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 5, at the Scottish Rite Auditorium, 348 Market St., Williamsport. Founded in 1897 and lasting nearly 120 years before disbanding in 2016, the Teteques were America’s first Masonic band, an article in Milton-based newspaper the Standard-Journal said. The ensemble emerged from an 1894 brass group nicknamed the “Triple Tongued Quartet”—later abbreviated to TTQ, or “Teteques,” as a monicker for the entire band. An early Teteque supporter and benefactor was ...
“My first reaction - but I don’t think it was audible - was I incrementally screamed,” Miss Madeline Krassner, the newly crowned 2026 Pennsylvania State Laurel Queen, said, according to a news release. “I just didn’t expect it, especially with the amount of amazing women here. I am ...
Few school nicknames capture a city’s history as vividly as the Williamsport Millionaires. Today, the image of a top hat resting above white gloves, crossed by a cane and sometimes accented with a carnation, is instantly recognizable across uniforms, publications, and school organizations. ...
