Bands In The Susquehanna Valley

Trate's Military Band

 I was recently given access to a collection of old band photos.  Rather than stick them in a folder for later, I'm going to put them all online quickly, and then I can come back and fill in the histories at a later date.

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BANDS
By Town
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Allenwood

• Allenwood Citizens Band

Bloomsburg

• Bloomsburg Band

Catawissa 

• Catawissa Band

Danville

• Danville Citizens Band

Exchange

• The Exchange Band

Freeburg

• Freeburg Cornet Band

Hughesville

• Hughesville Band (1896)
• Hughesville Drum Corps (c. 1896)

Kreamer

• Kreamer Cornet Band

Lewisburg

Montgomery

• Freeman W. Power Post Band (1926) – Michael Bernardi, Director
• Montgomery Band (c. 1896)|
• Montgomery Band (1917)
• Montgomery Citizens Band (c. 1936)

Montoursville

• Citizens Band of Montoursville (1890, 1898)
• Montoursville brass Band (1886)
• Montoursville Drum Corps (1896)
• Montoursville Legion Band (1947) – John Hazel, Director
• Montoursville Patriotic Order Sons of America Band (1915)
• Montoursville Town Band (c. 1920 – 1928) – John Hazel, Director (1923)

Millville

• Millville Band

Milton

• Milton Cornet Band (organized 1872)

Montgomery 

• Montgomery Band

Muncy

• Black Sam’s (c. 1820s) – a single part band
• Citizens Band of Muncy (1896)
• K.G.E. Band Muncy
• Muncy Band (1840s)
• Muncy Sons of Veterans Band (1908)
• Muncy Town Band (1947) – reorganized 1947; Charles Noll, Director

New Berlin

• New Berlin Band

Northumberland

• Northumberland Military Band

Salladasburg

• Salladasburg Cornet

Selinsgrove

• L.O.O.M.  [Moose] Band
• P.O.S. of A Band (Patriotic Sons Of America)
• Selinsgrove Town Band

Sunbury

J.C. Irwin in his Reminisces of Sunbury makes mention of a brass band of 1847.

• East Sunbury
• Gaskins (Formerly, the Cornet Band)
• I.O.O.F Boys Orphanage Band

Trout Run

• Trout Run Band (1889) – Herdic Wood, Director

Watsontown

• Housels Band
• Mandolin Club
• Trate's Military Band

West Milton

• The West Milton Band

Williamsport

• Citizens Band
• Imperial Teteque Band (1897 – 1/2016)
• Independent Fire Company Band
• Lincoln Ladies Band 
• Little German Band
• Redmen Band
• Repasz Band (1831 – present; continuous existence)
• Tallalula
• Verdi 

Williamsport, South

• American Legion Band of South Side (c. 1936) – Mike Bernardi, Director
• Garrett Cochran Post Legion Band (1922) – Michael Bernardi, Director
• Garrett Cochran Post Jr. Drum and Bugle Corps (1941)
• Independent Drum Corps of South Williamsport (1901)
• Roal P. Steinbacher Post Drum and Bugle Corps (c. 1941)
• South Side Band (1896)
• South Side Cornet Band (1886)
• South Side Citizens Band (1920) – Charles Noll, Director
• South Williamsport Independent Fire Company Band (1917)

Winfield

• Winfield Cornet Band

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Rescue Hook & Ladder Band

Town Unknown - Is This Maybe Watsontown?