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Bradford County Historical Society to release “Defending Democracy: Bradford County in World War I, A Centennial Remembrance” at Annual Book Sale December 3.

The annual holiday book sale will be held at the Bradford County Historical Society in Towanda on Sunday December 3rd from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The sale will be held in the museum located at 109 Pine Street in the heart of Towanda’s Historic District.

The book sale will be held two days this year Sunday December 3 from 11-3 p.m. and Wednesday December 6 from 4-6 p.m. This event has become a tradition with local history buffs that are looking to add to their collections. It is the only time each year that the society offers books at a discount price. Books range from $7.50 to $70.00.

A great stocking stuffer are the Bradford County Playing Cards there are three versions of the playing cards that have images of famous Bradford County people and Places with a succinct history of the image on the card. The SS. Peter and Paul playing cards are available as well.

The long-anticipated World War I history which has been in the works all year will be available for the first time at the sale. The Bradford County Historical Society’s newest publication “Defending Democracy: Bradford County in World War I, A Centennial Remembrance” is the largest new publication released by the Society in over 20 years. Virtually unlike any book previously published by BCHS, Defending Democracy has a beautiful full cover glossy cover with amazing graphics. The book contains 516 pages; 18 chapters with added appendix; 280 previously unpublished black and white photographs; a full list of over 2,100 Bradford County World War I soldiers; a complete surname index; a section to record your own family’s participation in the war; and so much more. The book is filled with personal stories of Bradford County soldiers, news accounts, memories and data that together describe the experiences of Bradford County Soldiers from the time they were drafted to the time they were discharged. Stories of Bradford County’s Red Cross work during the war and participation by our nurses in the war are also recorded. This book will be treasured for generations to come.

Karen Tuton’s book “Jail Birds” a delightful story of her time as a child growing up living in the sheriff’s quarters of the jail is available this year. The society was out of this book last year and many requests came in for copies so more were ordered.

The reprint of “History of Bradford County, Pennsylvania-1770-1878,” will be available at the sale. The book was produced using cover material and paper like the original book, making this a collector’s edition for all local history fans and researchers alike. The production of this history in 1878 by Rev. David Craft was the first major project done by the Bradford County Historical Society after it was formed in 1870. Craft was appointed by the society to write the history; it is considered one of the best county histories ever published for that period. The Craft history (as well as all other reprints of the society) contains an added index which makes finding your ancestor or subject much easier as the originals did not include indexes.

The wonderful history of our ghost mountain “Barclay Mountain-A History” will be available at a discounted price. The 359-page book published in 2007 features 32 chapters that are full of historical documentation, interviews and transcriptions of oral history with 400 plus photos of people and places over two centuries.

Also, available will be “Images of Southwestern Bradford County”, the largest photo book ever published about the history of southwestern Bradford County was written and designed by Matthew T. Carl. Proceeds benefit the LeRoy Heritage Museum. The book is hardcover has 400 pages and is over an inch thick. Approximately 700 photos from the collections of LeRoy Heritage Museum, the former Canton Area Historical Society, Ruth Kinney-McIntire, and several private collections. Images are from the townships of Canton LeRoy, Granville, and old Barclay.

Other local Histories published by the Wyalusing Valley Museum and the Camptown Civic Club will be available for the sale. The Bicentennial photo history of Bradford County is for sale at this event. The Bradford County Historical Society put together a book that contains 653 photographs of towns and townships throughout the county many of the photos have never or rarely been published in the past and offer the reader a glimpse of how our county grew and progressed through time.

Another featured item at this year’s sale will be the 128-page, full color, hard cover, indexed atlas, “Map of Bradford Country, Pennsylvania – 1858,” reprinted by the Bradford County Historical Society. This book features a map of each township and borough that shows the location of houses and buildings and their ownership in 1858. The entire set of maps is indexed, making it easy to quickly locate your ancestor or property.

Reprints of local history such as the “Romance of Old Barclay” and the “1869 Beers Atlas of Bradford County” along with writings of other local historians will be available that day.

The late Staley N. Clarke wrote the “Romance of Old Barclay” in 1928. He tells the story of the mountain and the coal mines along with the stories of some of the people who came to Bradford County to work there. Every little town on the mountain is mentioned in the book. There is also a listing of Barclay Mountain residents employed in the mines.

Some of the other books that will be available include “Our Boys in Blue” Clement Heverly's history of Bradford County in the Civil War. “Pioneer and Patriot Families of Bradford County, 1778-1825”. The new “History of Bradford County.” 1995, which features 1,400 submitted family stories and the histories of town and townships, churches, schools and businesses, industry, military, cemetery and Century Farms. Please note this book can not be reprinted so when the supply available at the museum is depleted it will no longer be available. “Guthrie 100 Years of Health Care” a photo history of Guthrie along with the works of several local authors can also be acquired at the annual sale. 

Bradford County History Books make wonderful Christmas gifts please join society trustees who will be on hand to assist book shoppers during the sale. The Historical Society is a recipient agency of the Bradford County United Way.

Friday Night at the Museum to host, “McFadden: Bad Boy of the Republican Party”

The Bradford County Historical Society will host a program titled, “McFadden: Bad Boy of the Republican Party,” scheduled for Friday, October 20, 2017 at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. There is no admission charge for this event but donations are appreciated. To reserve a seat, participants are asked to register by calling 570-265-2240 or by email at info@bradfordhistory.com.

Louis T. McFadden was Canton’s home-grown Congressman who represented Bradford County for 20 years and was one of America’s most controversial politicians in the first half of the 20th century. He tried to impeach President Herbert Hoover and fought tough election battles against Cornelia Pinchot, the wife of Pennsylvania Governor Gifford Pinchot. Adolf Hitler praised his anti-Semitic remarks and conspiracy theorists are still writing about him today. McFadden also made positive accomplishments and his opinions about the Federal Reserve are still considered relevant.

This program will be presented by Matthew Carl.

This program is the final feature of the 2017 Friday Night at the Museum programming series that is held the third Friday of each month from May through October. Each event is held in the Great Room at the Bradford County Historical Society, located at 109 Pine Street, Towanda, PA. Refreshments are provided at each program and the museum is open a half-hour prior to the event.

The Bradford County Historical Society is a recipient agency of the Bradford County United Way and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. For more information about the society and its programming schedule, museum or research center, visit www.bradfordhistory.com or check out the society Facebook page at facebook.com/BradfordCountyHistoricalSociety.

BCHS Closed for Renovation Beginning October 25

Please note that due to extensive renovation work to our heating and cooling system throughout our building, the research center will be closed October 25 - October 27 and depending on how quickly the work is completed, the research library MAY be closed November 1 - November 3. The museum ONLY will be open Saturday, October 28, 10 am - 2 pm, as the last day for regular museum hours this season. Please watch our Facebook page, our website - www.bradfordhistory.com, or call 570-265-2240 to confirm hours before traveling and to find out when our research hours are back to normal.

Bradford County Historical Society to offer Antique Appraisal Day

On Sunday October 15, 2017 from 1 to 4 p.m. the Bradford County Historical Society will be hosting an Antique Appraisal Day. We all have items that have been handed down over the years things they we tuck away in a safe place and look at occasionally and wonder what this item might be worth. The Antique Appraisal Day will give you the opportunity to have a professional examine your item and give you the good or bad news of what your article is worth.

This event will be held in the great room of the Bradford County Museum located at 109 Pine Street in Towanda, PA. The appraiser for the day will be long time local antique dealer Chuck Bullock. Mr. Bullock was born and raised on his family farm in Auburn Township in Susquehanna County, PA and after attending C.C.B.I in Syracuse and Bucknell University he had a long career in banking. Mr. Bullock owns Sanford and Sons Antiques in Wyalusing the shop noted for its very colorful lawn ornaments along Route 6. Mr. Bullock also conducts on site estate sales in Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Wyoming Counties.

The appraisal is open to the public and there will be a charge of $3 per item for Historical Society members and $ 5 per item for nonmembers.

The museum will also be open for tours and the gift shop will be open for any persons interested in purchasing local history books or pre- ordering the soon to be published World War I History a 500-page book loaded with Bradford County Soldier stories and photos that is going to be a highlight this Christmas season. You may want to buy a 2018 society membership for that hard to buy for person on your Holiday giving list. Memberships include the society publication THE SETTLER a magazine of local history and genealogy four times a year.

So, dig out that item you have stored away dust it off and bring it to the Bradford County Museum on October 15 for what will surely be a fun filled and interesting afternoon. We will be unable to allow fire arms in the appraisal.

Bradford County Historical Society to hold Annual Meeting

The Bradford County Historical Society located in the historic old Bradford County Jail 109 Pine Street, Towanda will be holding its annual membership meeting on Sunday October 22. The meeting will be held in the Great Room of the museum and begins at 2:00 P.m. The business portion of the meeting will include the report of the president, the report of the manager curator and election of trustees. Those trustees whose terms expire this year are Henry G. Farley, Sayre, J. Kelsey Jones, Mosherville, James Neiley, Wyalusing and Rita Carey, Camptown. These trustees have expressed an interest in continuing to serve on the board and Mrs. Margaret Gaiting Walsh, chairperson of the nominating committee presented their names to the board for approval for the ballot at the annual meeting at the September board meeting.

The society also presents two significant awards at the annual meeting the Clement F. Heverly Outstanding Service Award and the Leo E. Wilt Historian of the Year award. This is the 25th year that the society will be presenting the awards the program began at the 1992 Annual Meeting when James Nobles of Sayre was selected as the historian of the year and the Bradford County Farm Museum, Troy received the group award for outstanding service.

The business meeting will be followed with a program. This year back by popular demand is Todd Babcock. Todd is president of the Tioga Point Museum, Athens and a professional land surveyor. He will be repeating a presentation done earlier this year Mapping Bradford County and the State of Westmoreland. This program draws from the collection of the Tioga Point Museum, and includes some manuscript documents relating to the Susquehanna Land Company and Col. John Franklin’s arrest and imprisonment for treason against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The presentation also covers maps from across Bradford County prepared by Zephon Flower who settled in Athens and was a Deputy Surveyor for the Commonwealth. Todd in his program is able to use his professional skills to tell the early boundary stories of the area.

The program will be followed with light refreshments and tours of the museum. This meeting is open to the membership of the society and the general public. Please call the museum at (570) 265-2240 to reserve a seat for the meeting or contact the society at info@bradfordhistory.com

Friday Night at the Museum to host, “Abandoned America: Dismantling the Dream” with Photographer Matthew Christopher

The Bradford County Historical Society will host a program titled, “Abandoned America: Dismantling the Dream,” scheduled for Friday, September 15, 2017 at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. There is no admission charge for this event but donations are appreciated. To reserve a seat, participants are asked to register by calling 570-265-2240 or by email at info@bradfordhistory.com. 

Based on the book, “Abandoned America: Dismantling the Dream”, this not-to-be-missed program will feature the photography of Matthew Christopher.

If the creation of a structure represents the values and ideals of a time, so too does its subsequent abandonment and eventual destruction. In “Abandoned America: Dismantling the Dream”, internationally acclaimed photographer Matthew Christopher continues his tour of the quiet catastrophes dotting American cities, examining the losses and failures that led these ruins to become forsaken by communities that once embraced them. From the heartbreaking story of a state school that would become home to one of the country's worst cases of fatal neglect and abuse to the shattered remains of what was once the largest mall in the United States, "Abandoned America: Dismantling the Dream" asks what leads us to leave places behind and what are the consequences of doing so.

Matthew Christopher’s journey to document abandoned sites began a decade ago while researching the decline of the state hospital system. Realizing that words alone could not adequately convey the harsh realities of institutional care, Christopher embarked on a journey to visit and photograph the crumbling state schools and asylums in our midst. Ten years later, Christopher’s focus has broadened to include the ruins of American infrastructure, industry, churches, schools, theaters, hospitals, prisons, resorts and hotels as realized in his best-selling book, “Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences”. From Taunton State Hospital in Massachusetts to the US Air Force’s aircraft boneyard in Tucson, Arizona, Christopher’s extensive collection of derelict sites is featured on his website Abandoned America. His work has gained international attention and he is considered a leading expert on urban blight and the efforts to preserve America’s endangered architectural history. His photography has been featured on NBC Nightly News, the L.A. Times, BBC, ABC News, NPR, Philadelphia Inquirer, Washington Post, and many other leading magazines and news outlets.

This program is part of the 2017 Friday Night at the Museum programming series that is held the third Friday of each month from May through October. Each event is held in the Great Room at the Bradford County Historical Society, located at 109 Pine Street, Towanda, PA. Refreshments are provided at each program and the museum is open a half-hour prior to the event.

Other programs scheduled for this year are: October 20 – McFadden: Bad Boy of the Republican Party.

The Bradford County Historical Society is a recipient agency of the Bradford County United Way and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. For more information about the society and its programming schedule, museum or research center, visit www.bradfordhistory.com or check out the society Facebook page at facebook.com/BradfordCountyHistoricalSociety.

Internationally Known Photographer of Abandoned Buildings to Speak at BCHS

Bradford County Historical Society’s Friday Night at the Museum programming series continues Friday, September 15th with a program titled, “Abandoned America: Dismantling the Dream” featuring Matthew Christopher from Philadelphia, internationally known photographer and expert on urban blight and the efforts to preserve America’s endangered architectural history. See examples of his fascinating photography of abandoned buildings. More information about the speaker may be found at www.abandonedamerica.us. Program held in the Great Room at the Bradford County Historical Society, 109 Pine Street, Towanda, PA 18848. Doors open at 5:30 pm. Program begins at 6:00 pm. Call 570-265-2240 or email info@bradfordhistory.com to reserve your seat. Free admission. Donations accepted at the door.

BCHS Closed Labor Day Weekend; Fall Museum Hours

Where has the time gone? This week is the last week of regular museum hours for the season! The research center continues to be open year around but the museum weekday hours come to an end.

HOWEVER... We will be having Saturday museum hours this year throughout September and October, 10 am to 2 pm each Saturday.

Due to the Labor Day holiday weekend coming up, neither the museum or research center will be open on Saturday, September 2. So stop by on Saturdays to visit the museum this fall.

We still schedule museum group tours throughout the fall and there are still two Friday Night at the Museum programs left this year.

Friday Night at the Museum to host World War I commemoration of the 314th Infantry

The Bradford County Historical Society will host a program titled, “314th Infantry – Gone But Not Forgotten,” scheduled for Friday, August 18, 2017 at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. There is no admission charge for this event but donations are appreciated. To reserve a seat, participants are asked to register by calling 570-265-2240 or by email at info@bradfordhistory.com.

Several World War I soldiers from Bradford County were a part of the 314th Infantry. In September 1917, the newly established 79th Division, composed primarily of draftees from Pennsylvania, was the first unit to arrive at Camp Meade. The 314th Regiment suffered heavy losses in their participation in the Meuse Argonne offensive – the deadliest battle of the war. The soldiers of the 314th built a strong brotherhood during WWI and continued to meet annually building a strong legacy that continues 100 years later.

This program will be presented by Nancy D. Schaff, President of the Descendants & Friends of the 314th Infantry, A.E.F. Schaff is also the granddaughter of CPL John Blazosky, 314th Infantry, Company L. She will be travelling from Maryland to present at this event. More information about her organization can be found at www.314th.org.

Don’t miss our continuing commemoration of Bradford County’s involvement in World War I.

This program is part of the 2017 Friday Night at the Museum programming series that is held the third Friday of each month from May through October. Each event is held in the Great Room at the Bradford County Historical Society, located at 109 Pine Street, Towanda, PA. Refreshments are provided at each program and the museum is open a half-hour prior to the event.

Other programs scheduled for this year are: September 15 – Abandoned America: Dismantling the Dream; October 20 – McFadden: Bad Boy of the Republican Party.

The Bradford County Historical Society is a recipient agency of the Bradford County United Way and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. For more information about the society and its programming schedule, museum or research center, visit www.bradfordhistory.com or check out the society Facebook page at facebook.com/BradfordCountyHistoricalSociety.

Christmas Decoration Sale - August 5

Bradford County Historical Society has cleaned the attic and has a lot of Christmas Decorations to sell. All items are priced to go with no item priced over $5.00 including pre-lit trees. Lots of $1.00 items. Saturday, August 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Located at Bradford County Historical Society 109 Pine Street Towanda, Pa.

Friday Night at the Museum to host Historian Joyce Tice for Postcard Program

The Bradford County Historical Society will host a program titled, “Carpenter & Pierce A1335 Postcards: A Trip Through Western Bradford County Villages a Century Ago,” scheduled for Friday, July 21, 2017 at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. There is no admission charge for this event but donations are appreciated. To reserve a seat, participants are asked to register by calling 570-265-2240 or by email at info@bradfordhistory.com.

Starting in 1907, a yet to be identified photographer traveled the roads of western Bradford County photographing the villages along the way. These photos were published as the A1335 series of postcards by the pharmacy of Carpenter & Pierce in Troy. The cards were colorized and sold for many years. They represent a wonderful and valuable record of village life in the early twentieth century. Where possible, modern photos of the same views will be used for comparison. Some of the areas show little change and others are unrecognizable.

This program will be presented by Joyce Tice, well known historian and founder of the Tri-Counties Genealogy and History website as well as the History Center on Main Street, in Mansfield.

This program is part of the 2017 Friday Night at the Museum programming series that is held the third Friday of each month from May through October. Each event is held in the Great Room at the Bradford County Historical Society, located at 109 Pine Street, Towanda, PA. Refreshments are provided at each program and the museum is open a half-hour prior to the event.

Other programs scheduled for this year are: August 18 – 314th Infantry: Gone, But Not Forgotten; September 15 – Abandoned America: Dismantling the Dream; October 20 – McFadden: Bad Boy of the Republican Party.

The Bradford County Historical Society is a recipient agency of the Bradford County United Way and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. For more information about the society and its programming schedule, museum or research center, visit www.bradfordhistory.com or check out the society Facebook page at facebook.com/BradfordCountyHistoricalSociety.

Riverside Cemetery Records Now Online through Partnership with BCHS

The first digital edition of burial records of the historic Riverside Cemetery, 122 William Street, is now available online through the Bradford County Historical Society website at www.bradfordhistory.com. Click on Library and then on Riverside Project where PDF versions of the map and database can be found. More than 2,000 community members, including numerous of the famous and infamous of Towanda & Bradford County, and veterans of the Revolutionary, 1812 and Civil wars, and of World Wars I & II are interred therein. The newly developed records collection is the most comprehensive, consolidated presentation of the records of burials in the cemetery.

The electronic database was produced by the Riverside Cemetery Association (RCA) with research assistance by the Bradford County Historical Society. Burial records hand-written on index cards and produced by volunteers of the Riverside Cemetery Association in about the 1960s were transcribed. In turn, many of the index cards were produced, also by volunteers, by transcribing original records dating from the early 1800s.

“The database provides an excellent first-stop resource for researchers of family and history of the greater Towanda area,” said Marguerite Fox Picou, RCA executive director. Previously, descendants of families and historians needed to coordinate with cemetery board members to meet at the office of the Riverside Cemetery to gain access to burial records. “By utilizing contemporary technologies, information is just mere clicks away for people anywhere,” Picou said.

“Adding the Riverside Cemetery Association’s records to the historical society’s online resources is very welcome and appreciated,” said Matt Carl, Bradford County Historical Society curator. “Many questions about Towanda history naturally include those about the deceased who are interred in Bradford County’s oldest and largest public cemetery.”

Some of the records are incomplete because the information is either not available or is undecipherable. It is anticipated that additional information will be completed in future digital editions as time and cross-checking permit, as additional information is obtained from various sources, and after the results of an exhaustive land survey of headstones, markers and underground radar information conducted in 2015 and 2016 are processed. A date for publishing the survey results has not been announced yet.

From its inception in the early 1800s, to this day in 2017, the Riverside Cemetery has been owned and managed by the all-volunteer Riverside Cemetery Association. However, community members of many kinds, including the present-day administration of Towanda Borough, also contribute in numerous ways to the maintenance of the cemetery.

With only two burials since 2009, the Riverside Cemetery is considered an inactive burial location, though the potential for a limited number of interments is still possible in some family and individually owned grave sites. Currently the Riverside Cemetery Association is developing plans to add public park components to the scenic 5.5-acre property.

“The Riverside Cemetery is one of the most beautiful scenic locations in Towanda,” Picou said. “Planned public park components, such as benches, signage and displays about significant persons and events are expected to add increased access to Towanda’s rich history and picturesque beauty,” Picou said.

Persons interested in contributing to information and other resources to The Riverside Cemetery Association may be reached by e-mail at rca122history@comcast.net Current members of its board of directors members for the Public Park Component and Access project are John Korfmann, Elizabeth McKean and Marguerite Fox Picou.

Friday Night at the Museum to host “The Wyalusing Valley School Project”

The Bradford County Historical Society will host a program titled, “The Wyalusing Valley School Project,” scheduled for Friday, June 16, 2017 at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. There is no admission charge for this event but donations are appreciated. To reserve a seat, participants are asked to register by calling 570-265-2240 or by email at info@bradfordhistory.com.

The Wyalusing Valley Museum is in the midst of an ongoing project to document the rural schools that once served the Wyalusing Area School District. The museum Curator, Morgan Clinton, will discuss some of the history of public education in Pennsylvania, explain the goals of the project, share some of the photos, memorabilia, and memories collected so far, and provide an opportunity for people to share their own school memories.

This program is part of the 2017 Friday Night at the Museum programming series that is held the third Friday of each month from May through October. Each event is held in the Great Room at the Bradford County Historical Society, located at 109 Pine Street, Towanda, PA. Refreshments are provided at each program and the museum is open a half-hour prior to the event.

Other programs scheduled for this year are: July 21 – Carpenter & Pierce A1335 Postcards: A Trip Through Western Bradford County Villages a Century Ago; August 18 – 314th Infantry: Gone, But Not Forgotten; September 15 – Abandoned America: Dismantling the Dream; October 20 – McFadden: Bad Boy of the Republican Party.

The Bradford County Historical Society is a recipient agency of the Bradford County United Way and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. For more information about the society and its programming schedule, museum or research center, visit www.bradfordhistory.com or check out the society Facebook page at facebook.com/BradfordCountyHistoricalSociety.

Friday Night at the Museum to host “Mapping Bradford County and the State of Westmoreland” - Loyalty Card Program to Begin

The Bradford County Historical Society will host a program titled, “Mapping Bradford County and the State of Westmoreland,” scheduled for Friday, May 19, 2017 at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. There is no admission charge for this event but donations are appreciated. To reserve a seat, participants are asked to register by calling 570-265-2240 or by email at info@bradfordhistory.com.

Presented by Todd Babcock, this program draws from the collection of the Tioga Point Museum, Athens, and includes some manuscript documents relating to the Susquehanna Land Company and Col. John Franklin's arrest and imprisonment for treason against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The presentation also covers maps from across Bradford County prepared by Zephon Flower who settled in Athens and was a Deputy Surveyor for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

This program is part of the 2017 Friday Night at the Museum programming series that is held the third Friday of each month from May through October. Each event is held in the Great Room at the Bradford County Historical Society, located at 109 Pine Street, Towanda, PA. Refreshments are provided at each program and the museum is open a half-hour prior to the event.

Other programs scheduled for this year are: June 16 – The Wyalusing Valley Schoolhouse Project; July 21 – Carpenter & Pierce A1335 Postcards: A Trip Through Western Bradford County Villages a Century Ago; August 18 – 314th Infantry: Gone, But Not Forgotten; September 15 – Abandoned America: Dismantling the Dream; October 20 – McFadden: Bad Boy of the Republican Party.

A new Friday Night at the Museum Loyalty Program is beginning this year for members of the Bradford County Historical Society. Members can pick up a loyalty card and get the card punched each time they attend a Friday Night at the Museum program in 2017. If they attend and have the card punched for all six programs, they can enter the card into a drawing at the final program to win a gift of their choice from the BCHS Gift Shop of $50.00 or less in value. Cards can be obtained during regular business hours leading up to the first program or on the night of the first program. Anyone may become a member in order to participate. Contest rules can be found on the card.

The Bradford County Historical Society is a recipient agency of the Bradford County United Way and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. For more information about the society and its programming schedule, museum or research center, visit www.bradfordhistory.com or check out the society Facebook page at facebook.com/BradfordCountyHistoricalSociety.