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 .   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.

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HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUMS

Northumberland County HS Sunbury Pa

Adam Room Montgomery Pa

Muncy Historical Society

Milton Historical Society Cameron House

WHA Watsontown, PA

Boyd House Danville PA

East Lycoming Historical Society, Hughesville Pa

There is a history museum in Norry [Town of Northumberland, in the county of Northumberland] located at 175 Orange Street, in the borough building.  It's quite nice - but I've only ever been in during events, I'm not certain of their hours.

General John Burrows Historical Society Montoursville Pa

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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.