Williamsport- The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society will host its first Coffee Hour of the 2026 season on Thursday, March 12th at 10am, with a talk by Jack Fisher, a retired Professor from the Pennsylvania College of Technology. The Lecture Series which continues throughout the year is sponsored by Catherine Burns Insurance Services, Montoursville, and will feature a number of exciting lectures and reenactors to celebrate the history and heritage of the country’s 250th birthday.
Professor Fisher taught in the forestry department at Penn College and also taught graduate courses through Penn State. He holds an AAS degree from the Williamsport Area Community College (WACC) in Forest Technology; a Bachelor of Science degree in Forest Science from Penn State; and a Master of Education degree from Wilkes University.
The lecture will “cover the logging activities in north central PA including the felling of trees, hauling to the streams, lumber camps, tanneries, saw mills, log boom, and the last raft. This activity changed the makeup of the forest and had a direct influence on the forest of today.”
The lecture will be held in the Community Room of the Taber Museum and is free and open to the public. Light refreshments are served.The museum is located at 858 West Fourth Street, Williamsport. There is ample parking behind the museum as well as on the street. For further information about the museum, please call 570.326.3326.