What's New at the Taber Museum?
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Campers at the 2019 Taber Museum Summer Camp experienced World Wars with reenactors, crafts and activities.
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Television station WBRE interviewed Taber Museum Director Gary Parks as a part of a show featuring the things to do in Williamsport during the Little League World Series in 2019.
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The museum has recently acquired a painting entitled Vespers by the Williamsport artist Dewing Woodward.
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Historical artifact puzzles Lycoming County Fair goers.
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The Taber Museum has two intern-volunteers for the summer of 2019, assisting with museum projects.
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Taber Museum Releases its 2019 Collectors’ Baseball Pin - Nellie Tallman
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In a series of events on June 20, 2019, the Lycoming County Historical Society commemorated the 200th anniversary of the death of Michael Ross, founder of Williamsport.
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The Taber Museum hosted Rich Nornhold, who talked about the development of the Pennsylvania Long Rifle as produced in the Susquehanna Valley.
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LCHS Executive Director Gary Parks presented a lecture on needlework samplers on June 13, 2019.
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Taber Museum finds support through giant yard sale.
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Deb Parsons presented a lecture on the history of glass and a demonstration with hot glass.
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Quizzo was back at the Taber Museum in May 2019.
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Susan Baker recounted the history of the artist-cartoonist Rose O’Neill, who developed the well-loved character of the Kewpie.
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The LCHS is pleased to welcome James Campbell to its Board of Governors.
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The LCHS Annual meeting took place on the evening of May 5. The members selected officers, elected Board members, heard reports and recognized accomplishments.
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The Richard L. and Miriam L. (Swan) Mix Student Historian Award winner of 2019 is Paeton Peluso.
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Dewey Oakes was recognized as volunteer of the year for 2019.
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The Taber Museum is offering a unique display for the connoisseur of smell- the Voodoo Lily.
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The Taber Museum held a Coffee Hour on Thursday, April 11, 2019 with a broom-making demonstration by sisters Barbara Barrett and Deb Lutz.
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The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society held a reception featuring the authors of a special issue of West Branch Life, “Women of Distinction ”, Volume 2, on Sunday, April 7, 2019. Mary Sieminski, along with co-author Janet Hurlbert spoke about the publication and then autographed copies.