Photos of the Month

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.

February 2014

Shaffer's Horse Auction

Here is the large crowd at Shaffer's Horse Auction. February 22, 1937 in Briar Creek.

January 2014

Winter Fun in Bloomsburg

Winter scene of children sledding on Wood Street in Bloomsburg, circa 1950.

December 2013

Season's Greetings!

Drawing by Phyllis Rhodomoyer, age 93, resident at Balanced Care Nursing Home, Bloomsburg.
We here at the Historical & Genealogical Society would like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

November 2013

1942 Fourth Grade Class of Fifth Street School, Bloomsburg

Some children wearing hats of the time of various branches of the military armed services.

October 2013

Costume Party

Early 1900s. Exact location and other details unknown.

September 2013

1940s Bloomsburg Fair

A 1940’s scene of the adult ride section of the Bloomsburg Fair seen showing the Third Street School (replaced by a seniors living complex known as The Towers) to the upper left and the steeple of the Wesley United Methodist Church to the Right.

August 2013

Bloomsburg State Teachers College, Bloomsburg, PA

An early scene of Bloomsburg University when it was known as Bloomsburg State Teachers College, looking towards Carver Hall. Take note of the lack of student housing and abundance of residential homes lining Lightstreet Road. Welcome back BU students! Have a good semester!

July 2013

Millville 4th of July Parade 1916

Millville Independence Day Parade, July 4, 1916

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