Photos of the Month

Waples Store, Espy, 2" of water on floor, March 1904. #21-0041

Molly Eager, wearing gown that belonged to Dolly Madison, wife of President Madison. We also have a swatch of fabric from the gown. #21-0181.

Sleighing party at Millgrove. #41-0036

Fleckenstine house in winter, showing family members and sleigh, 4th & Catherine Sts., Bloomsburg PA #04-0204

October 30, 1959 Halloween Parade at Bloomsburg Memorial Elementary School. Photo #01-2111

In early September, 2011, Tropical Storm Lee dumped inches upon inches of rain on the Susquehanna Valley. In the photo below, you can see Magee Carpet Company (now Autoneum) in the left center, with the Fairgrounds across Fifth Street to the left, all under water. The Susquehanna River is at the far right. That storm holds the record for the high water mark at those locations.

August 7th is National Purple Heart Day. Today we honor all veterans killed and wounded from all wars. This is a photo of the Viet Nam Memorial in Washington, DC.

In honor of how beautiful our new building looks with its flowers, flags and bunting, we give you a peek back at the same location (not the same building) from 1915 and a parade down Main Street in Bloomsburg. #25-0130.

Parade of Railway Brotherhoods, Catawissa, on Memorial Sunday, June 14, 1914. #06-0038.

Perry Crossley, Hurley W. Karschner, and Charles McHenry with wagons and team at a Columbia County lumber mill. There is also another name along the side of the photo, Sam Rhoads, but only three people in the photo. Exact location and date unknown. #57-0025