The Life of a Millionaire! Live it at the Taber Museum.

Read article

Like Trains? Visit the Shempp Model Train Exhibit.

Learn More

Explore the Impact of Lumbering on Everyday Life.

Learn More

The Rich History of the Region Comes Alive at the Taber

Learn More

Spotlight by Olyn LeRoy from the Noun ProjectSpotlight by Olyn LeRoy from the Noun Project In the SPOTLIGHT!

Quizzo at the Taber

Plan Your Visit

ADDRESS

858 West Fourth Street
Williamsport, PA 17701

HOURS

Tue - Fri:
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Sat: 11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Sun (May 1 to Oct. 31): 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Closed Monday

FEES

Adults: $7.50
Seniors (ages 65+): $6.00
Children (ages 3-12): $5.00
Families: $20.00 (Up to 2 adults + children ages 3-12)
AAA or Military discounts are available.

Learn More...

Upcoming Events

Oct 21
Tom Badman, The Titanic - Society Program
Oct 21, 2018, 2:00 PM – Oct 21, 2018, 3:00 PM
Society Program, Tom Badman, The Titanic. Tom illustrates his talk with artifacts from the Titanic and its sister ship, the Britannic. Contrasts the luxury of first class passage with the more modest accommodations of second and third class passengers.
Oct 31
Show Me A Hero: The Effects of a Vehicular Homicide on The Great Gatsby
Oct 31, 2018, 7:00 PM – Oct 31, 2018, 8:00 PM
Special Lecture, Show Me A Hero:The Effects of a Vehicular Homicide on The Great Gatsby. Jonathan Schau proposes an intriguing theory that the character of Jay Gatsby parallels the life of Muncy Farms resident Henry Brink, who was incarcerated at the Eastern Penitentiary, Philadelphia for the vehicular death of a woman.
Nov 08
Coffee Hour, Jarrad Jones, Military uniforms
Nov 8, 2018, 10:00 AM – Nov 8, 2018, 11:00 AM
Nov 17
House Tour & Will Huffman Toy Train Expo
Nov 17, 2018, 12:00 AM – Nov 18, 2018, 11:59 PM
Dec 04
Start of Skates, Sleds, Sleighs and Stockings: a Taber Holiday Exhibit
Dec 4, 2018, 9:30 AM – Dec 4, 2018, 9:30 AM
During the holiday season, the Historical Society will be displaying a selection of ice skates, children’s sleds, sleighs and Stockings which were hung by the chimney with care from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries

View All Upcoming Events . . .

Explore the Taber Museum

Take a walk through time at the Taber Museum to learn about Lycoming County and its people.
Here are just a few of the exhibits and period rooms that you will enjoy.

Learn More . . .

Journal of the LCHS
Museum Entrance
Mobile Phone

What's Happening at the Taber Museum?

See All

stockings.JPG
Holiday Treasures Needed for Taber Holiday Exhibit
Oct 11, 2018, 10:16 PM
As Ol’ Man Winter blankets the landscape with a crystalline purity of snow, the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society invites you once again to loan your treasures for our holiday exhibit
aviation.jpg
History of World War I Aviation Subject of Recent Lecture
Sep 24, 2018, 10:16 PM
The Taber Museum hosted a Society Program on Sunday, September 16, featuring William E. Fischer, Jr. on the history of World War I aviation.
baskin1.jpg
Dr. June E. Baskin Art Camp Art Show
Sep 17, 2018, 10:16 PM
Students from Lycoming County middle and high schools recently attended a week-long art camp to study Acrylic Painting: Abstract to Non-Objective.
geisinger.jpg
Abigail Geisinger Speaks at Museum Coffee Hour
Sep 14, 2018, 10:16 PM
The Taber Museum hosted‘Abigail Geisinger’ at its September 2018 Coffee Hour. Reenactor Meg Geffken portrayed Mrs. Geisinger.
river1.jpg
An Afternoon of World War I- Era Music
Aug 22, 2018, 10:14 PM
The Taber Museum hosted a Society Program on August 19, featuring the River Valley Quintet in a medley of music that included well-known tunes by Irving Berlin, John Philip Sousa, Scott Joplin, and George M. Cohan.

See All News Items