Photos of the Month
December 2014

Christmas Toy Matinee
Photo of children waiting to get into the Columbia Theater on Centre Street, Bloomsburg, for the Christmas season Saturday morning Toy Matinee, sponsored by the Bloomsburg American Legion, December 6, 1952.
November 2014

Wrecked Trolley Cars in Bloomsburg
Correction: This photo was taken at the Berwick Road trolley barn in August 1918, after a head-on collision that occurred between Bloomsburg and Danville. Thank you, Bob Dunkelberger, for the clarification.
October 2014

Halloween Party Bloomsburg High School 1917
An invitation for the party describes it thus:
Come at the witching hour - not late
And let the fairies read your fate.
Reveal to none this secret plot,
Or woe - not luck - will be your lot.
Time: Half after seven
Place: B. H. S.
Dress: A costume to your taste
Alice P. Sterner, Sec'y Class of '18
RSVP Oct. 26, 1917
Come at the witching hour - not late
And let the fairies read your fate.
Reveal to none this secret plot,
Or woe - not luck - will be your lot.
Time: Half after seven
Place: B. H. S.
Dress: A costume to your taste
Alice P. Sterner, Sec'y Class of '18
RSVP Oct. 26, 1917
September-October 2014

Bloomsburg Fair October 1910
This photo is from our post card collection and is a fairly good picture of the Bloomsburg Fair in October of 1910.
July 2014
June 2014

Columbia County Sesquicentennial Celebration
Edwin Barton receiving Columbia County Sesquicentennial Certificate during celebration, June 22, 1963.
May 2014

May Carnival
Old Time Carnival on Main Street, Bloomsburg, showing the Gelb & Mayer, Trolley Tracks, Paver Road, Billboard Sign, and Yama Yama Girls. Circa 1895.
April 2014

Bloomsburg Ferry on the Susquehanna River
The Ferry was at the same place as the River Bridge is today. The horses came from Buckalew's Livery. People on the Ferry were staying at the Exchange Hotel. Photo circa 1885.
March 2014

Little League Baseball
Photo of the first organized Little League Baseball game at Athletic Park, Bloomsburg. The tall building in the background is Bloomsburg Builders Supply. Circa 1948.