Williamsport- The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society will be hosting a lecture by Amanda Owen on Sunday, September 21, 2025 at 2pm. Amanda Owen is the Executive Director of the Justice Bell Foundation, a nonprofit organization located in Ardmore, in Delaware County. “Our mission is to educate, inspire and mobilize current and future voters. As part of our mission, we present an inspiring Pennsylvania story about the Justice Bell, an icon of the women's suffrage movement, to the public.” The Justice Bell traveled through Lycoming County August 11 and 12, 1915, promoting women’s voting rights.
The lecture, held in the Community Room of the museum, is free and open to the public. The program is sponsored by Catherine Burns Insurance Agency, Muncy and co-sponsored by historian Mary Sieminski and the James V. Brown Library.
During the afternoon, the 19-minute documentary, Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women’s Fight for the Vote will be shown. “We want as many people as possible to be inspired by the women who fought for the right to vote.” A part present-day detective story and part a historical account of the movement for voting rights, Finding Justice: The Untold Story of Women's Fight for the Vote tells the story of a band of intrepid women and their one-ton bronze bell that became a celebrated icon of the women's suffrage movement.
As this is our Society Program, admission to the museum will be free. The third Sunday of each month, May through October, is free admission day. Located at 858 West Fourth Street, Williamsport, the Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society provides a history of the region with information about Native American culture, frontier exploration, the development of the Pennsylvania canal, immigration during the 19th century, and the logging and lumbering era of the 19th century. The Taber Museum also houses the world-class Larue Shempp Model Train Collection. The museum is open for touring Tuesdays through Fridays, 9:30am until 4:00pm; Saturdays, 11:00am until 4:00pm and Sundays (May through October), 1:00pm until 4:00pm. There is ample parking behind the museum and along the street. For further information, please contact the museum at 570.326.3326.