Welcome to the Taber Museum
. . . where Lycoming County history comes alive!
The Taber Museum chronicles the history of north central Pennsylvania, from American Indian occupation through 21st century industry and life. Exhibits include an American Indian gallery, a Fine and Decorative Arts gallery, the Shempp Model Train exhibit with over 300 toy trains, period rooms depicting life from the 1700s through the 1900s, and much more. Check out the highlights.
Exhibits change often, keeping the Museum fresh and interesting for every visit. The Museum also includes a local history and genealogy research library.
In the SPOTLIGHT!
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: $9.50
Seniors (ages 65+): $7.50
Children (ages 3-12): $6.00
Families: $25.00 (Up to 2 adults + children ages 3-12)
Blue Star Museum
AAA or Military discounts are available.
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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.
Severin Roesen only lived in Williamsport a short time, but it was long enough for the community to claim him as their own. Roesen’s specialty was still life oil paintings of fruit and flowers, as practically every identified work by him is some combination of those two subjects.
For 65 years, the Journal has been documenting the history of Lycoming County. But this history had been lost, except to those with access to the Society’s archives, where some 89 issues of the Journal repose. That has changed as of February 2020, when the board of the Society authorized the digitalization and online publication of the entire collection of Journal issues,
At the Lycoming County Historical Society, a rocking chair can tell you a lot! But in looking at it more closely, it reveals a more sinister past.
Happenings at the Taber Museum!
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Feb 10, 2020, 10:52 PM
The theme of “Made in Pennsylvania” has been chosen as the theme for the 2020 Lecture Series.
Feb 2, 2020, 10:52 PM
Judith Bower and Rachel Buedel join the Lycoming County Historical Society Board of Governors.
Feb 1, 2020, 10:52 PM
The Winter 2019-20 edition of the Journal of the Lycoming County Historical Society has been released
Jan 22, 2020, 10:52 PM
Taber Museum's portrait of Charles Low was recently meticulously restored, and now hangs in the Fine Arts Gallery.
Jan 20, 2020, 8:31 PM
“When the Circus Comes to Town” was the theme of the 2019 holiday exhibit at the Taber Museum.