Photos of the Month

February 2016

Early Automobile

Early automobile driving past Courthouse on Main St., Bloomsburg, early 1900s.

January 2016

Unityville Fife and Drum Corps

A Very Rare Old Picture from 100 years ago -- The Unityville Fife and Drum Corps in a parade in Millville, on May 30, 1916. Front - l to r: Henry Getty, snare drum; Earl Derr, small drum. Center - l to r: Seymour Lockard, fife; Elias Stevens, fife. Rear - l to r: G. ? #09-1042.

December 2015

All Decked Out

Columbia County Historical Society decorated for the "Holly Trail" tour, at the Orangeville location, December, 1986. #31-0011

November

Armistice Day

Armistice Day, 11 November 1918. Main and Iron Streets in Bloomsburg, looking west on Main. L - R: 1. ? 2. William Barton Taylor (Mollie Haus Harter's Grandfather -1885-1956). 3. Standing, Bart Pursel. 4. ? 5. ? 6 . ? 7. ?

October 2015

First School in Roaring Creek Township

The first school in Roaring Creek Township was built in 1830. It was later destroyed and Kulp Grammar and High School was built on the same site in 1904. In 1942 the high school closed, and pupils were transported to Locust Township for their high school education. The building continued to be used as a grammar school until 1953. The building was sold to Karl and Evelyn Miller in October, 1961. The background structure was a general store. Submitted and researched by Thelma Helwig.

September 2015

Catawissa Train Station

Reading Railroad F-7 Locomotive #273 hauling coal cars, passing the Catawissa train station heading east. #41-0096

August 2015

Typhoid Epidemic

August 1910 typhoid epidemic, showing the inside of a temporary hospital at Lime Ridge. #26-0050.

July 2015

Independence Day Parade

July 4th parade at Jamison City, circa 1904. (15-0019)

June 2015

Unidentified Couple

Are these people your relatives? This photo was in our Unidentified File. If you know who they are, please contact The Society.

May 2015

Wise Potato Chip Plant Fire

03-0169. Photo of the fire at the Wise Potato Chip plant, May 19, 1944.

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