Sunday Grit
For decades, tens of millions of people in small-town America depended on Sunday Grit to tell them the news of the...
Revolutionary War Traitor?
The Revolutionary War era was a bloody and trying one for the early settlers of Lycoming County. One of the most...
Historical Mix-Up
Richard and Miriam Mix, experts on regional history as well as America's past, authored a book, “A Bicentennial Postcard History of Williamsport,” which contains colorful postcards and illustrations of pre-World War I Williamsport and the region, and was published by the Lycoming County Genealogical Society just in time for the City of Williamsport's bicentennial in 2006.
Gov. William Packer
Williamsport and Lycoming County have contributed many outstanding men and women to the field of public service during...
Tunnison Coryell
The life of Tunnison Coryell, one of Lycoming County’s and Williamsport’s most notable men of...


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. 