Sharing our enthusiasm for the cultural heritage of Montrose, Pennsylvania!
By: Vickie Calby The hall is decorated with balloons and streamers all in Valentine’s Day colors. The tables are dressed in pink, white, and red tablecloths, with center pieces and sparkles. The DJ can be seen setting up her equipment. She is excited to see how many fathers she can coax out onto the dance floor… Continue reading Dancing to Our Own Tune
A Journey Toward Freedom: "Susquehanna County's and Montrose's Role in Breaking the Bondage of Slavery" By: John Eidenier Part I When I first started researching the role Montrose played in helping runaway slaves seek freedom, I thought I would be writing about the Underground Railroad. But, as I gathered information, I realized that the Underground Railroad… Continue reading A Journey Toward Freedom, “Montrose Role In Breaking the Bondage of Slavery”
Photo: Front of the Sylvanus Mulford House, located at 65 Church Street in Montrose, Pennsylvania, United States. Built in 1818, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Source: Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) By: Hillori Schenker Ask any visitor to Montrose about the borough, and the response usually contains the words charming, historic, or quaint. Aside from pleasant scenery and… Continue reading The Economics of Charm: Planning for the Future with History
By: Doug Overfield Like Superman’s Clark Kent from Smallville, Santa spends most of the year hiding in plain sight in Montrose among the town’s residents; but every Christmas he transforms himself from anonymous resident into Santa Claus, donning a full white beard, dressed in the traditional red suit with white trim and black boots, to… Continue reading Unknown to Most, Santa Actually Lives in Montrose
By: Kimberly Davenport When Christmas in Montrose gets underway, Friday, December 1, through Sunday, December 3, the former site of Lee's Furniture will house local vendors selling their wares. It was just this past summer when two brothers, Craig and Jay Reimel, closed the doors of the nearly empty Lee’s Furniture store following a summer-long… Continue reading Lee’s Montrose–A Look Back
By: Vickie Calby Christmas In Montrose…it’s that time of year again and this year promises many surprises! First, lets take a trip back in time. Do you remember Town Pride? How about Victorian Christmas, or Montrose Country Christmas? Taking me back, were Angela Mooney, Diane Quattrocchi, and Peggy Sheffler. They sat with me on… Continue reading Christmas – Montrose Style
By: Vickie Calby “Everybody deserves food.” Pastor Doug Sivers said with feeling. The Montrose Mobile Food Pantry was established with that spirit in mind. Behind every great idea there is a moving force. In this case there were three: Mary Lee Fitzgerald, Judy Kelly, and Mary Ann DeWitt. Jo Ann Leonard explains that in the… Continue reading Neighbors Helping Neighbors
“The Heyday of Tennis in the Montrose Area” By: John B. Eidenier (Pictured above: left to light: Lt. King Smith, his partner, King Shafer, and Cecil Donaldson with partner Bill Tilden. The two "Kings" beat Cecil and Bill in 1913 at the indoor courts in New York City) There is a story to tell of the… Continue reading HALCYON DAYS OF SUMMER
By: Kimberly Davenport If you are like most library lovers, you have already checked out the Susquehanna County Library’s new location--and have found multiple reasons to return. If you haven’t visited by now, or if you are looking for any excuse to go back, we recommend you attend the library’s celebration scheduled for Saturday, September… Continue reading The Library is Hosting a Big Celebration and You are Invited!
By: Vickie Calby, Kimberly Davenport and John Eidenier Be sure to "take a walk" through our map to see descriptions, pictures and exact event locations. AUGUST: Joycie's Thursday Night Live Out for a walk on a Thursday evening in Montrose, the sounds of music will draw you to Tannery Place. Drawing closer, the tempting smell… Continue reading 10 Events to Attend as Summer Winds Down
By: Vickie Calby Updated, 7/31/18 The year is 1980; things are different--very different. Sue Stone is not the administrator of the Susquehanna County Library, and there has never been a "Montrose Blueberry Festival," nor is the “story hour” space in the library bright and kid-friendly. Sue, in 1980, is in charge of preschool story hour. She… Continue reading Blueberry Memories: Back to the 80s
By: Doug Overfield The year was 1952. Young men lined the street in front of the Susquehanna County Courthouse--saying goodbye to moms, dads, wives, girlfriends, and children--as they prepared to board a bus to Scranton, Pennsylvania. Once there, they would catch a flight to infantry training in Fort Knox, Kentucky, aboard an old C-47. 1952 might… Continue reading Off To War: Insight from a Montrose Native
By: Vickie Calby Take a tour of the new Montrose library. The pictures do not do this beautiful building justice. We encourage you to stop in to see for yourselves and make use of this wonderful new space. The first thing you see when you walk in the door is the amazing handcrafted tree created by… Continue reading A Tour of the New Montrose Library
A discussion of tradition, memory, and nostalgia... By: Hillori L. Schenker The familiar strains of the march begin with woodwinds carrying the melody, while the baseline keeps tempo. As Pomp and Circumstance reaches its crescendo, the graduates appear. Proceeding solemnly into their assigned seats, their backs straight, each candidate’s tassel bobs in time to the song. The… Continue reading High School Graduation
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