Local Historical Societies & Their Meetings

 

A List of Local Historical Societies

Their Meetings, and Programs

Meetings By Date:

• Third Monday Of Each Month - History Buffs Breakfast at the Sonestown Legion. 8am Buffet Breakfast is followed by a speaker  at 9am .  [Bring Cash, I did not see a card reader]  See Photos of past events here
• Second Thursday Of Each Month - 10am, Taber Museum Coffee Hour.  Taber Museum, Williamsport Pa.  Programs TBA - different speakers  & topics each month.
• Third Sunday  - The Northumberland Historical Society is moving their programs to Sunday afternoons. 2pm
• Last Tuesday of  Each Month - Degenstein History Buffs - Meets on the last Tuesday of each month at 2pm, at the Degenstein Library Community Room in Sunbury.  Free and open to the public. See photos of past events here
• Last Thursday Of Each Month - Columbia County History Buffs, 10:30am St Luke's Social Hall Bloomsburg Park in back of church.

Historical Societies & Groups:

• Blooming Grove Historical Society [Lycoming County] - Look for a Spring program to be held annually, in June.  
• Clinton County Historical Society - Find a variety of programs and events on their events page here
• Columbia County Historical Society 225 Market St Bloomsburg.  Open Tue, Thur, Fri &  Sat  - Check Website for hours.  No monthly program?
• Columbia County History Buffs - NEW!  Meeting at 10:30am on the last Thursday of the month, at St Luke's Church in Bloomsburg.
• Degenstein History Buffs - Meets on the last Tuesday of each month at 2pm, at the Degenstein Library Community Room in Sunbury.  Free and open to the public.
• East Lycoming Historical Society -  Active Facebook Page,  Museum in Hughesville open to the public, occasional programs 
• Fort Freeland Heritage Society (Watsontown Area) Hosts events, including the Strawberry Festival and Heritage Days
• History Buffs Breakfast Group - no website, no facebook.  Meeting details are published in the Sullivan Review newspaper.  Group is a combination of Lycoming and Sullivan County area, primarily.  [formerly met in Jamison City, until the restaurant closed]  Now meets on the 3rd Monday of each month, breakfast is followed by a speaker who begins at 9am.  
• Lycoming County Genealogical Society - Programs are free and open to the public. Held on the fourth Saturday in March, April, May, September, October & November, at the Thomas T. Taber Museum 858 W. 4th St Williamsport
• Milton Historical Society - Hosts programs and lectures at varying times.  Monthly lectures held at the Milton High School , Jan-March.  Museum open houses typically held in the warmer months. Monthly meetings are not open to the public and are business only.  
• Montgomery Historical Society Adam Museum located in the bottom level of the library.  Opens April 1st.  Monthly meeting includes a program, and is free and open to the public.  Held on the 3rd Thursday of the month.
• Montour County Historical Society -  Typically there is a monthly meeting, in the past the cost has been $5 a person to attend.  No schedule has yet been announced for 2023.
• Muncy Historical Society - No events currently scheduled
• Northumberland County Historical Society Museum [at Fort Augusta] Open MWF 1-4pm.  Programs have been moved to Sunday afternoons in 2023.   2pm on the third Sunday.
• Snyder County Historical Society  - No programs currently announced, watch for updates later this spring. 
• Sugarloaf, Columbia County, Historical Society - 
• Sullivan County Historical Society - Sporadic programs, watch their facebook page for updates.
• Taber House Museum
• Union County Historical Society also has a website here.  No upcoming meetings, nor events, appear to be scheduled at this time.  
• Watsontown Historical Society - moving into new building, hope to have museum open in August of 2023.  Monthly meetings are business meetings.