Articles
Throughout the years, many interesting stories about the people and places of Williamsport and Northcentral Pennsylvania have been published. Many are reprinted here, with permission from the Lycoming County Historical Society, the James V. Brown Library, Little League Baseball, Inc., the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, and various individuals. We hope you enjoy your visit.
Posts
- Category: Events
- 1833 Canal Riot
- Christmas of 1942
- Lycoming County, Williamsport Firsts
- Lycoming Hangings a Spectator's Event
- Lycoming Remembers Muncy Abolition Riot
- Lycoming United Way: more than 80 years of caring
- Prohibitionism a formidable influence in past area politics
- Ten Hours or No Sawdust: Sawdust War of 1872
- The 'Great Cyclone' of 1892
- Trolleys: A Williamsport mass transit staple for 70 years
- When Johnny Went Marching to War
- Category: People
- A Heroic Duo
- Allen P. Perley
- Charles A. Rubright
- D. Vincent Smith
- Daniel Hughes: Giant of Freedom Road
- Daniel Repasz
- Fred Plankenhorn
- Gov. William Packer
- Henry Johnson: The Soldiers’ Suffragist
- Historical Mix-Up
- History of Avery $ Drycleaners
- Indians of Susquehanna
- James H. Perkins: Father of the Susquehanna Boom
- James Pollock: 'In God We Trust'
- John D. Musser: A Muncy Civil War Hero
- Pearl Harbor hero with local tie dies
- Peter Herdic: Industrialist, Entrepreneur, Innovator
- Presidential visits to Williamsport
- Ray Keyes
- Revolutionary War Traitor?
- Rewards for Indian Scalps
- The Brady Legend
- The Herdic Cab: A variation on a transportation theme
- The Office of the Coroner ~ Then and Now
- Thomas Cooper: A Remarkable Lycoming Judge
- Tunnison Coryell
- Widow Smith's Walk
- William Hepburn
- Williamsport Begins
- ‘Madame’ Montour
- Category: Places
- Courthouse Bell Rings Once Again
- Early railroads in Lycoming County
- Friends for Freedom in Pennsdale-Muncy
- Long Reach
- Lycoming County: Williamsport Firsts
- Lycoming Presbyterian: Lycoming County’s oldest church
- Salladasburg and its founder
- Schools Through the Years
- Spooky Lycoming County
- Sum of Its Parts
- The Center: Serving community diversity for more than 85 years
- The Lycoming County Prison: Then and Now
- West Branch Canal
- Williamsport streets paved with wood at one time
- Category: Sunday Grit
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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. 