Jan 3, 2019, 7:19 PM
The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society hosted a free workshop for children focusing on Native American culture on Saturday, December 29, 2018.
Dec 15, 2018, 7:19 PM
The Taber Museum Named "Best Museum" by the readers of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, in the 2018 Reader's Choice contest.
Dec 8, 2018, 7:19 PM
The Taber Museum held a special event to mark the opening of its holiday exhibit, "Skates, Sleds, Sleighs and Stockings." Guests were treated to holiday treats and the opportunity to purchase handmade Christmas Ornaments created by local artists.
Nov 20, 2018, 7:19 PM
The Will Huffman Toy Train Expo drew large crowds to the Taber Museum, as a part of the 2018 Victorian Christmas celebration.
Nov 8, 2018, 7:19 PM
The Taber Museum presented lecture by Jarrad Jones, proprietor of VRIL Company, a company that specializes in customized and tailored uniforms, focusing on the military uniforms of World Wars I & II.
Nov 2, 2018, 10:16 PM
The Lycoming County Historical Society hosted Melissa Hancock and Jonathan Schau, speaking on the similarities between Muncy Farms resident Henry Brock and Jay Gatsby, the main character of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby on October 31, 2018.
Oct 25, 2018, 10:16 PM
The Taber Museum hosted a Society Program on Sunday, October 21, 2018, that featured a lecture on the Titanic by Tom Badman. He also displayed artifacts associated with the Titanic and its sister ships the Oceanic and the Britannic.
Oct 20, 2018, 10:52 PM
Quizzo at the Taber returned for an October session.
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.
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.
Sep 14, 2018, 10:16 PM
The Taber Museum hosted‘Abigail Geisinger’ at its September 2018 Coffee Hour. Reenactor Meg Geffken portrayed Mrs. Geisinger.
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.
Aug 12, 2018, 7:53 AM
TheTaber Museum hosted ‘Bottles & Brews VI’ on Friday, August 10, 2018. It was a night of beer (and more), food and fun in the Museum.
Aug 6, 2018, 8:55 PM
Our History Day Campers enjoyed a week focused on the Civil War and 19th Century Life.
Jul 25, 2018, 9:35 PM
The Lycoming County Historical Society was at the 2018 Lycoming County Fair with "guess the historical artifact."
Jul 18, 2018, 10:14 PM
Nancy Schaff recounted the history of the 314th Infantry, 79th Division which served as part of the American Expeditionary Forces during World War I, to a packed house.
Jul 14, 2018, 5:46 PM
The Taber Museum has four intern-volunteers for the summer of 2018, and what a dynamic and accomplished group they are.
Jul 13, 2018, 5:46 PM
The museum has recently acquired a David Armstrong Limited Edition Print, “Clayton Holt”, numbered ‘94/1475’.
Jun 29, 2018, 11:11 PM
Local attorney Austin White has recently joined the Board of Governors.
Jun 24, 2018, 5:46 PM
The Taber Museum’s summer exhibit highlights a number of quilts created recently by local quilters, many of whom are members of the Susquehanna Valley Quilt Guild.
Jun 18, 2018, 5:46 PM
The Lycoming County Historical Society hosted reenactor David Shuey as 'Black Jack' Pershing on Sunday, June 17, 2018. General 'Black Jack' Pershing was a key figure in World War I.
Jun 17, 2018, 5:16 PM
The Lycoming County Historical Society hosted a group of quilters on Thursday, June 14, 2018 who spoke about the centennial of the conflict of WWI and the quilts many of them produced honoring the service of their relatives.
Jun 4, 2018, 1:07 PM
YesterShoppe! indoor yard sale at the Taber Museum took place on June 2, 2018
May 22, 2018, 9:13 PM
The Taber Museum's May Society was a Documentary on the Austin Dam Disaster of 1911, with commentary by guest lecturer Gale Largey.
May 14, 2018, 8:14 AM
Mark Fritz spoke at the Taber Museum on Thursday, May 10, 2018 on the topic “Life on the Home Front & the Art of Propaganda during WW- I: How artful images were used to sway public opinion in favor of the war effort”,
May 12, 2018, 2:08 PM
Several of our generous members donated the funds necessary to purchase a much needed telephone system.
May 3, 2018, 9:50 PM
CasinoEvil III, benefitting the Lycoming County Historical Society, was held on April 22.
May 2, 2018, 9:50 PM
Former Board President named volunteer of the year for his fundraising efforts.
Apr 30, 2018, 9:35 PM
The 2018 Lycoming County Historical Society annual meeting took place on April 22. The members elected the Board of Governors and officers, approved a budget, met the student historian and volunteer of the year and were entertained by barbershoppers.
Apr 28, 2018, 10:05 AM
Williamsport High School senior, Juliet Jacques was named winner of the 2018 Richard L. and Miriam L (Swan) Mix Student Historian Award, at the Lycoming County Historical Society Annual Meeting, on April 22.
Apr 14, 2018, 9:59 AM
The Winter 2017-18 Journal of the LCHS has been issued. Features: Reverend Baird’s Test of Faith, Christmas Eve Tragedy at Second Baptist Church in Newberry, Merriman & Merriman Lumber Company, Entrepreneurial Families in Lycoming County, Area Woman a WWI Navy Yeoman, Luba’s World War II Timeline: The Chronicle of Displaced Persons from Camp to Freedom, Allegheny Airlines Flight 371, and, Williamsport, Not By Chance Or Intent But By Necessity.
Apr 13, 2018, 10:36 PM
The.Taber Museum hosted Nancy Neuman and Bruce Teeple on Thursday, April 12, 2018, who addressed the events leading up to the acceptance of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote.
Apr 9, 2018, 12:09 PM
Lorena Beniquez captured the oral and physical history of the anthracite region in Lost Coal Country of Northeastern Pennsylvania, as she lectured in a Society event.
Mar 26, 2018, 10:34 PM
The recent Raise the Region campaign raised $2825 for the Taber Museum.
Mar 26, 2018, 9:54 PM
A number of students have joined the Taber Musuem for the Spring 2018 semester to learn about the workings of a museum.
Mar 21, 2018, 4:13 PM
The Taber Museum hosted a World War I ‘doughboy’ on Thursday, March 8, 2018 as the initial offering of its 2018 Lecture Series.
Feb 26, 2018, 10:52 PM
Quizzo at the Taber debuted on Saturday, February 24, 2018. It was a fun night!
Feb 25, 2018, 9:14 AM
The Lycoming County business community was at the Taber Museum on Thursday, February 22, for a Chamber of Commerce PM Exchange event.
Feb 23, 2018, 10:45 PM
On Saturday, February 17, 2018 actor and playwright Robert Hughes performed a dramatic reading of a two-act play titled “Frederick Douglass: Interview from Slave to Master” at the Taber Museum.
Feb 7, 2018, 9:37 PM
The Shutterbugs 'Anything Goes' Photography Show opened at the Taber Museum on February 2.
Feb 6, 2018, 11:41 PM
The Taber Museum featured the miniature room settings created by Becky Bird in the exhibit, Honey, I Shrunk the Rooms at the Taber. Which was the favorite?
Feb 6, 2018, 10:34 PM
The theme of this year’s Lecture Series will focus on the era of World War I, as the 100th anniversary of the end of the war approaches.