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.
