Announcements

“The impressive Victorian home of this prominent citizen filled the entire lot now occupied by a public building. He was a minister and philanthropist who helped bring the railroad lines to Bloomsburg and was the guiding force behind the founding of Bloomsburg University. Who was he…

The caption under the photo in this morning’s Main Street Beat was in error.  The photo has nothing to do with the first clue.  Please disregard.  Here is Clue #1 for July 4: “Before malls and supermarkets, a nationwide department store chain and a local grocery…

It all starts on Monday, July 4th!  Listen to WHLM daily and click here for the official contest rules!

The Society will be closed Saturday, July 2nd, in observance of the Independence Day holiday.

Just wanted to let you know about the membership incentive we’re offering the month of June. We’re excited to share the wonderful benefits of belonging to the CCHGS: quarterly newsletter, discounts on publications and photos, and free access to our extensive research resources! Anyone who joins…

The Society will be closed for the Memorial Day holiday on Saturday, May 28th.

This week over 1700 records from the early 1800s tax assessments were added to the Deeds database. You can search this data in Land Records under the Search Databases Tab, Search by Name. Remember the Grantor Field = Occupant and the Grantee Field = Owner.

If you select Search by Name under the Search Databases tab on our Home page, you will find links to two other websites that have searchable databases populated with Columbia County names (among others). The first is the Library of Congress’s “Chronicling America” featuring newspapers from…

Over 5000 records have been added to our databases just this week. There are additions to the Names database (Deaths, specifically) which are taken from the Orphans Court Records dated 1814-1849. From this same era and record set, we are also adding Land transactions, with Tax…

The Bloomsburg Public Library and CCHGS will be closed Saturday, April 23rd, for Renaissance. Come see us at our stand on Main Street, in front of Dollar General!

Our family-style turkey dinner, business meeting and speaker will be held Saturday, April 16, at Ridge Street United Methodist Church. Charles Libby and Steve Hunter will present “From the Command Car.” Please see the Events tab for more information. Come join us!

The Society will be closed for the Easter holiday Friday, March 25th and Saturday, March 26th.

Did your father, grandfather or uncle (or aunt) serve in World War II? If so, the CCH&GS would like to include them in our next book about area war veterans. It will be entitled: 2nd World War in 1st Person, Volume 2. All you need to…

The Society will be closed for the Christmas and New Year holiday from December 24 through January 4, reopening January 5.  Happy holidays!!

The eagerly awaited new Society publication, Christmas in Columbia County, A Century of Memories from Rural Pennsylvania, has arrived just in time for the holidays!  Purchase a copy for yourself and another as a gift for loved ones.  It is 8.5″ x 11″, 160 pages, hardcover in…

The Society will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on November 26, 27 and 28.

On Saturday, October 24th, we will be taking a day trip to Montgomery House (Montour County Historical Society) in Danville and the Mooresburg School and Carriage House, followed by dinner at Perkins.  Please watch our Upcoming Events for further details.

The Society will be closed Saturday, September 5th for Labor Day.  We will also be closed for Thanksgiving on November 26, 27 and 28.

The Society will be closed for the summer holidays on Saturday, July 4th and Saturday, September 5th.

The Society will be closed Saturday, May 23rd in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

Our annual dinner and meeting will be held Saturday, May 2 at 6pm at the Ridge Street United Methodist Church in Almedia.  Robert Thomas Hughes will present the story of “A Miner’s Tale,” the story of child workers in NEPA coal mines.  Please check back soon…

The Society will be closed on Friday, April 3rd and Saturday, April 4 for the Easter holiday.  We will also be closed on Saturday, April 25 for the Renaissance Jamboree.  Come see us at our stand on Main Street in front of Dollar General.

As of January 1, 2015, the Columbia-Montour 1876 Atlas has been reduced in price to $35 for members and $38 for non-members.  See our Shop tab and order yours today from the selections in our Publications area.

Small-Town Doctor, by Mark Fritz is now available at the Society.  It is the story of a man, his profession, his town and his times as told by the doctor’s receipts. What was it like being a doctor in two small towns in the Susquehanna Valley from…

The Society will be closed for the holidays, December 25 through January 5, reopening on Tuesday, January 6, 2015.  Remember to call first if the weather is questionable to make sure we are open during the winter months.