Upcoming Events
The History of Ft. McClure and the McClure House
Join us for our next America250 program, coming up soon!
Columbia County New Displays
In addition to the great programs we have coming up, our current displays also reflect topics of interest from the early years of the county to share in the celebration of America 250. Shown below are Michael Bratton, Curtis Bratton and Sierra Greising who were instrumental in putting together the displays along with several others of our group of dedicated volunteers. Our displays change about every six months. So if you haven’t been in recently, be sure to stop in and check them out. They include: New Accessions, Textile/Women’s Fashion, Pottery, the McHenry Distillery, Technology, Photography, Music, Medical, Transportation, Early Columbia County, the Canal, Native American artifacts, and the Molly Maguires (shown in the photo).
America 250 Events
The Society is also celebrating America’s 250th birthday with interesting events all summer long. They are held at our location at 50 West Main Street, Bloomsburg. Check out the attached flyer with the descriptions, times and dates.
Free Tours of Covered Bridges of Columbia County and the David Stroup Fountain
New Rosemont Cemetery Tours
Two Weekends of Cemetery Tours:
Hear some stories of historical deaths, biographies of notable people buried there, and the history of it’s oldest interments who were relocated from another location.
$10 for Members, $12 for Non-members.
Tickets: shorturl.at/jMPWQ
Morbid Curiosities
Annual Member Meeting
All members are invited to the annual meeting being held at our new home! The doors open at 6:30 for refreshments and mingling. If you haven’t renewed your membership, you will be able to then. The official meeting begins at 7 p.m. when election of officers and board members will take place. We hope to be back open for business with our regular hours early in April.
Cemetery Tour
Click this link for more information on purchasing tickets and preordering the book.
Family Tree Maker Users Webinar
Learn tips and tricks about using the very popular genealogy software program, Family Tree Maker. In this 2-hour presentation given by Family Tree Maker and two of its partners, Charting Companion and Family Book Maker, you will become familiar with how to use these great programs! Click this link to register for the Zoom presentation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. If you would like to participate in person, meet us in the Community Room on the second floor of the Bloomsburg Public Library next Wednesday, 9/8/21 at 2 p.m.