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Partitioned Search Engine for users of the What's New Page Reindexed 01 January 2009 at 16611 pages -
We just received our first copies of our 14 month 2009 calendar published by the Southport Historical Society.  It is full of historical photos and information and also has sections on information from the Town of Southport and the Historical Society.  It would make a wonderful Christmas present or a gift for any occasion.  You can get your copy for a $10.00 donation (tax deductible) by e-mailing Toni Mason at tmason@stny.rr.com. 
Toni Mason 
01 JAN 1857 Journal of a Rail Trip by Robert Bulkeley. One of the things we so often lack in these old diaries are opinions. It is delightful to see so many opinions as this young man has on everyone he meets and everything he sees. His apparent opinion of himself shines through. Very charming and amusing. 
1855 Diary of Emeline Tracy
1857-58 Diary of Emeline Tracy
03 JAN Canton Masons Constituted in 1868
Canton's Village Improvement Association
Articles on Several Canton Clubs and Organizations
05 JAN Obituary of General Robert C. Cox
Yes, I am relocating some census pages again for administrative convenience - Tioga County only. It will take days. If you find some pages missing that you have reached through the search engine, just go to the appropriate township page and link from there. Unless I am mid-process, you should have no problem. It will all sort out when I reindex the search engine. LCR, please do not panic. 
06 JAN Be SURE to renew you memberships in the county historical societies this month if you have not already. ALL of our county historical societies NEED the financial support that membership gives. They are a repository for historical artifacts that we could never bring to you on the Internet. Help keep them going. 
06 JAN SRAC event
11 JAN LOTS of work in process on the Mansfield High School Class Pages-- If you are a graduate or former student or faculty of MHS please send in a brief summary of your life since high school, College, grad degrees, career, family, etc. We want to hear from you. Be sure to tell me your graduation year so I can add your note in the right place. 
12 JAN All members of the Chemung County Historical Society  are invited to attend the Annual Meeting of the Membership on Monday, January 12.  The event will begin with cocktails at 5:30 p.m. followed by dinner and a brief business meeting.  At 7:00 p.m. CCHS staff will present Gems of the Collection: 85 Years of Preserving Chemung County History.  There is a $15.00 charge per person.  To make reservations or for more information call 734-4167.
Ida Jean HARDING 1859-1942
Mazie SEARS "Bodine"
13 JAN History of the Mansfield Advertiser 1872 to 1970
15 JAN Clippings page 402 - Tioga County Births 1886 - 1888
Clippings Page 403 - Tioga County Births 1889 - 1890
Clippings Page 404 - Tioga County Marriages 1887 {1}
Clippings Page 405 - Tioga County Marriages 1887 {2}
Clippings Page 406 - Tioga County Marriages 1888 {1}
Clippings Page 407 - Tioga County Marriages 1888 {2}
Clippings Page 408 - Tioga County Marriages 1889 {1}
Clippings Page 409 - Tioga County Marriages 1889 {2}
16 JAN 1986 Inductees in Tioga County Sports Hall of Fame
1904 Tioga County Justices of the Peace
1908 Millerton Baseball Team
VanEtten Postcard Collection
Clippings Page 410 - Tioga County Marriages 1890 {1}
Clippings Page 411 - Tioga County Marriages 1890 {2}
1890 Obituaries - pages 412 413 414 415
17 JAN 1891 Wellsboro Agitator Obituaries part One Page 416
1891 Wellsboro Agitator Obituaries part Two Page 417
18 JAN Elias Baity- Alice Whittaker Family
William B. Wilson of Blossburg, First Secretary of Labor
19 Jan Barak Obama may have been as surprised to learn of his Irish ancestors as I was when I first learned of mine. Here is a fun song to celebrate our new president's Irish ancestry. Made for genealogists like us. http://www.oneeyedparrot.org/obama.html
22 JAN When did you last backup your computer files??? TODAY is a good day to do it. 
24 JAN Lycoming County Genealogical Society Genealogy Fair. The fair will be held in the Community Room at the Lycoming County Historical Society’s Thomas T. Taber Museum, 858 Fourth Street, Williamsport, from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. 
Lycoming County Genealogical Society is having a "Genealogy Fair" on the 24th of this month (January), to promote the "hobby" and to generate interest in "All things Genealogy".  The aim of the fair is encourage genealogy research as a fun, interesting and educational hobby for everyone, from children to adults.  We will be targeting both “beginners” -- demonstrating what resources are available, locally and electronically; and also helping those researchers who need to find that one important resource to get past their “brick wall”.
Relocating ALL Middlebury Census pages. Search engine will catch up with them - Don't Panic. Links from Middlebury Township page and main census page will take you to the relocated pages. 
27 JAN John Hill of Orwell - Pension Papers
29 JAN John Winkler - Nancy Weir Descendants
If you are still using the old Rootsweb.com page to enter the site, PLEASE CHANGE YOUR BOOKMARK NOW. The old entry page will be removed shortly and that account closed. We moved over a year ago, so it is time to get current. You can enter the site at http://www.joycetice.com/jmtindex.htm OR at http://www.joycetice.com/new/new.htm 
REALLY - If you don't make the change now, you'll find yourself stranded.
03 FEB SRAC Event
05 FEB Chemung Vally History Museum February Events
12 FEB Abe Lincoln's 200 birth anniversary. Joyce will be at First Citizen's Bank in Mansfield for event and book signing [Mansfield's Sesquicentennial book.]
2009 Bradford Co Florida Picnic
Feb 12 2009 Golden Corral Restaurant, 4532 South Florida Ave, Lakeland Fl. 
10:30 to 2:00pm  $6,49 for lunch. Please bring a self-addressed stamped envelope. 
contact: Jess Bacon 863-655-2428. 
16 FEB "The Murray Garden" will be presented by SRAC executive director, Deb Twigg on 
February 16th, 2009 from 6:30 -7:30 (doors open at 6pm) at SRAC at 345 Broad 
St, Waverly, NY. 
In 1882 while digging a drainage system, workmen uncovered an Indian burial ground. It was in a garden of the Welles family, who were well known socialites at the time. While Millard P. Murray seems to have had an interest in the local archaeology and sites in the region, it would be his wife, Louise Welles Murray who would have an effect on the understanding of archaeology in the state of Pennsylvania for generations to come. 
I (Deb Twigg) will be presenting two separate presentations dedicated to Louise Welles Murray in February 2009: 
This presentation is free to the public to attend and is appropriate for all 
ages to attend. The SRAC Exhibit Hall will be open at 6pm and admission fees 
are $3 for adults and $1 for students and seniors. (Admission to the Exhibit 
Hall is always free for SRAC members.) 
http://sracenter.blogspot.com/2009/01/louise-welles-murray-my-hero.html 
Deb Twigg, Executive Director 
Susquehanna River Archaeological Center (SRAC) 
P.O. Box 12. Sayre, PA 18840 
www.SRACenter.org
21 FEB Tioga County Picnic in Lakeland Florida
Tioga County friends Picnic 
Date:  Feb. 21, 2009 Time 10:30 am 
Place:  Magnolia Building, Lakeland Florida - Bring table service and a dish to pass
Albany
Armenia
Ashland
Asylum
Athens
Baldwin
Barclay
Big Flats
Bloss
Brookfield
Burlington
Canton
Catlin
Charleston
Chatham
Chemung
Clymer
Columbia
Covington
Deerfield
Delmar
Duncan
Durell
Elk
Elkland
Elmira
Erin
Farmington
Franklin
Gaines
Granville
Hamilton
Herrick
Horseheads
Jackson
Knoxville
Lawrence
LeRoy
Liberty
Litchfield
Mansfield
Middlebury
Monroe
Morris
N. Towanda
Nelson
Orwell
Osceola
Overton
Pike
Putnam
Richmond
Ridgebury
Rome
Roseville
Rutland
S. Waverly
Sayre
Sheshequin
Shippen
Smithfield
South Creek
Southport
Springfield
Standing Stone
Stevens
Sullivan
Sylvania
Terry
Tioga
Towanda
Troy
Tuscarora
Ulster
Union
VanEtten
Veteran
W. Burlington
Ward
Warren
Wells
Wellsboro
Westfield
Wilmot
Windham
Wyalusing
Wysox
Future Local Events of Interest to Historians
SRAC's next installment of History's Mysteries will be Tuesday, January 6th from 6:30 - 7:30 pm at the Susquehanna River Archaeological Center (SRAC) at 345 Broad Street in Waverly, NY. 

SRAC's Ted Keir will present actual photos from many archaeological excavations in Northeastern PA and Southeastern NY. Many artifacts from these digs will be on display and collectors who want to display locally found artifacts at this event are welcome to do so. (Doors open at 6pm for setup of any displays.) 
The admission price of the event will be $4 for adults, and $3 for students and SRAC members. The SRAC Exhibit Hall filled with thousands of locally found artifacts will be open at 6pm and will be free to view by all event attendees. 
For more information, please call Ted Keir at 570-888-2718, or email info@SRACenter.org. 
Deb Twigg - Executive Director 
Susquehanna River Archaeological Center (SRAC) 
P.O. Box 12, Sayre, PA 18840 
www.SRACenter.org 


SRAC’s History's Mysteries will be on Tuesday, February 3rd from 6:30 – 7:30pm at SRAC located at 345 Broad Street in Waverly, NY. The presentation will be “Glaciers in Our Valley” presented by SRAC member, Mike Buynak. 
The Valley was once part of a huge glacial lake that reached from Milan, PA to Owego, NY. In this presentation, Buynak will tell us how we know this lake existed and about local land formations around us that were the result of glaciers. Some of these formations are of prehistoric, historic and modern significance. Climate and vegetation changes will also be a part of this presentation as well. 
Doors will open at 6pm and free SRAC Exhibit Hall passes will be given to all presentation attendees to view thousands of locally found artifacts before and after the presentation. 
    Deb Twigg - Executive Director 
Susquehanna River Archaeological Center (SRAC) 
P.O. Box 12, Sayre, PA 18840 
www.SRACenter.org

CCHS E-Members and Friends 
Bringing you the latest happenings at the Chemung Valley History Museum 

Thursday, February 5 @ 7:00 pm:  Free Black Communities in the Antebellum North -  Myra B. Young Armstead, professor of history at Bard College, will discuss the development of free black communities that resulted from the northern emancipation process in the early 1800s.  This is a Speakers in the Humanities event and is sponsored by the New York Council for the Humanities.  The program is free and open to the public. 

Thursday, February 12 @ 7:00 pm:  Mark Twain and the Problems of Race – Mark Twain grew up in a family that owned slaves and in a community that supported slavery.  As an adult writer, however, he moved a far distance away from the ideology of slavery.  How does his writing reflect the shift in his thinking?  Can his writing be used to argue about issues of race and the American response to prejudice?  Join Michael Kiskis, professor at Elmira College, as he examines Mark Twain and the problems of race.  The program is free and open to the public. 

Tuesday, February, 17 @ 10:30 am: L is for Lincoln - Why did Abraham Lincoln grow a beard?  Discover this and other fun facts about our 16th President.  The whole family will enjoy this story hour with an historical twist. This one hour program is free and open to the public. 

Thursday, February, 19 @ 10:30 am: U is for the Underground Railroad -   All aboard!!!  Listen to stories about the Underground Railroad then a make a quilt block.  The whole family will enjoy this story hour with an historical twist. This one hour program is free and open to the public. 

Thursday, February 19 @ 7:00 pm:  Where are the Names of Our Illustrious Ones?: Maria W. Stewart’s Racial Uplift – Discover the life of the first African-American female public speaker as Jami Carlacio, lecturer in the English Department at Cornell University, examines the career of Maria Stewart. The program is free and open to the public. 

Thursday, February 26 @ 7:00 pm:  From the Vault – Ever wonder what the museum keeps in collections storage?  Join archivist Rachel Dworkin and curator Casey Lewis as they share a selection of artifacts related to African-American history in Chemung County.  The program is free and open to the public. 
 

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Page Published on 30 December 2008
By Joyce M. Tice
Email: Joyce M. Tice

 

Hi Joyce,

Your Tri-Counties site is terrific, and often the best source for obscure pictures and information about the small towns that dot Tioga & Bradford Counties.

PennDOT has historic county maps online here:
http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdPlanRes.nsf/infoBPRCartoMapsinPDFandDJVU?OpenForm

Historic county maps that may interest you are
ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_PDF_FILES/Maps/Type_10_GHS_Historical_Scans/Bradford_1911.pdf
ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_PDF_FILES/Maps/Type_10_GHS_Historical_Scans/Bradford_1941_Sheet_1.pdf

and
ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_PDF_FILES/Maps/Type_10_GHS_Historical_Scans/Tioga_1915.pdf
ftp://ftp.dot.state.pa.us/public/pdf/BPR_PDF_FILES/Maps/Type_10_GHS_Historical_Scans/Tioga_1941_Sheet_1.pdf

From http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/Bureaus/pdPlanRes.nsf/infoBPRHistoricCountyMaps

Route numbers changed often and alignments shifted as the Department upgraded roads, and these maps help verify locations of schools, churches, etc.

Enjoy,

Matt Hamel, Regional Historian
PennDOT Districts 2-0, 3-0 & 4-0

Joyce,

I also remembered an additional source of historic maps that would also include NY: http://historical.mytopo.com/

For example, here’s a 1902 map showing Lawrence Twp. in Tioga County and others south:

http://historical.mytopo.com/getImage.asp?fname=tiog02nw.jpg&state=PA

Matt