Sunday Grit
For decades, tens of millions of people in small-town America depended on Sunday Grit to tell them the news of the...
posted on: Mar 29, 2011 | author: News
Revolutionary War Traitor?
The Revolutionary War era was a bloody and trying one for the early settlers of Lycoming County. One of the most...
posted on: Mar 28, 2011 | author: Lou Hunsinger Jr.
Birthplace of ‘Grit’
Famous in the 19th century for its lumber products, Williamsport, Pennsylvania is a small mountainous town. Situated...
posted on: Sep 3, 2010 | author: News
Man of Grit
“Grit” began as a Saturday supplement of Williamsport’s “Daily Sun and Banner,” published in 1882....
posted on: Apr 3, 2010 | author: Robin Van Auken
Lycoming Presbyterian: Lycoming Count...
The year was 1792, George Washington was unanimously re-elected President of the United States, Thomas Mifflin was...
posted on: Feb 3, 2010 | author: Lou Hunsinger Jr.


Welcome to News of Yesteryear, Historic Pennsylvania & Historic Williamsport. This web site, by Robin Van Auken, is dedicated to educating and entertaining visitors of all ages with stories and illustrations of Historic Pennsylvania -- particularly Northcentral Pennsylvania.
News of Yesteryear features articles and artwork by individuals, as well as reporters and photographers of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette and other newspapers that span the 200-year history of journalism in Lycoming County. Some of the notable newspapers with origins in Williamsport are the Lycoming Gazette, the Gazette and Bulletin, the Williamsport Sun, Sunday Grit, the Muncy Luminary and the Williamsport Sun-Gazette. 