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Newsletter Table of Contents
for "LEST WE FORGET Wyoming County Pioneers,"
Vols. 16-20 (Sep 1996-Feb 2001)

Table of Contents Index

Vol. 16 #1 (Sept. 1996)
Building Restoration Fund Donations - 4
Quilt Winners - 4
Harlan Family Celebration - 4
GAR Men of Jacob Maynard Post Mehoopany (1892) - 5
Golden Hill Local News Items (1891) - 8
Wyo. Co. Marriages & Deaths (1859) - 9
Harding Family Cem., Salem, OR - 12
1840 Monroe Twp. Census - 12
Oxbow Pond Local News Items (1901) - 14
Wyo. Co. Orphans Court Records - Vol. 2 (A) - 15
Wyo. Co. Wills - Vol. 7 (C) - 16
Wyo. Co. Marriage Records - Vol. 1 (J-L) 16
Wyo. Co. Divorces (E-F) - 18
Narrative of William Sherwood - 19
Nicholson High School Class of 1899: Mackey, Phillips, Shaw - 23
Forkston Twp., Birth, Death & Marriage Records - Births (A-B) - 26
Town Records of Zebulon Marcy - 28
Keiserville Local News Items (1891) - 29
Jonas Ingham "Autobiography of the Rev. Soldier" - 29
Old Homes of Tunkhannock: Fassett Home - 36
Paid to Families of Volunteers (1862) - 37
Items of Local Interest (Sept. 1891) - 38
Queries - 39

Vol. 16 #2 (Feb. 1997)
Wall Restoration Fund Donors - 47
Building Fund Donors - 48
20th Anniversary of Wyo. Co. Hist. Soc. - 51
1977 Membership List - 55
1840 Braintrim Twp. Census (B-C) - 56
Wyo. Co. Marriages & Deaths (1860) - 58
Wyo. Co. Orphans Court Records - Vol. 2 (B) - 62
Wyo. Co. Wills - Vol. 7 (D-E) - 65
Wyo. Co. Marriage Rec. - Vol. 1 (M) - 66
Wyo. Co. Divorces 1842-1900 (G-Ha) - 68
Narrative of William Sherwood - 70
Personal (Feb. 1897) - 72
Nicholson High School Class of 1889: Shields, Smith, Stephens - 73
Forkston Twp. Birth Death & Marriage Records - Births (C-E) - 76
Commonwealth Telephone Co. Directory - (1905) - 77
Bridge Street Homes - 79
Geo. Washington's Orders To All Troops (1776) - 80
Jottings (Feb. 1897) - 80
Queries - 81
Wyo. Co. Genealogy on the WWW - 84

Vol. 17 #1 (Sept. 1997)
Russell Hill United Methodist Church - 4
Building Restoration Fund Donations - 5
Wall Restoration Fund Donations - 5
Wall Update - 5
1840 Braintrim Twp. Census (C-L) - 11
Wyo. Co. Marriage & Deaths (1861-1862) - 15
Wyo. Co. Orphans Court Records - Vol. 1 (C) - 20
Wyo. Co. Wills - Vol. 7 (F) - 22
Wyo. Co. Marriage Rec. - Vol. 1 (N-P) - 23
Wyo. Co. Divorces 1842-1900 (He-Hu) - 25
Mehoopany Local News Items (1900) - 26
Early Mail Delivery - 27
Nicholson High Class of 1899 - (Shields & Williams) - 28
Forkston Twp. Birth, Death & Marriage Records (F) - 29
Commonwealth Telephone Co. Directory 1905 - 30
Rich Mineral Deposits - 32
Recollections of a Trip Down the River In A Canal Boat - 1860 - 33
East Lemon Local News Items (1900) - 33
A Farm Sold, After Being in Carney Family For More Than A Century - 34
Meshoppen Local News Items (1900) - 34
Savory Beef Pie (1900) - 34
Rev. James Finn - 35
Prospect Hill Local News Items (1900) - 36
Lists of Persons Drafted For Wyoming Co. - Sept. 1864 - 37
Queries - 38

Vol. 17 #2 (Feb. 1998)
Wall Restoration Donations - 46
History of Noxen Tannery - 50
Wyo. Co. Marriage & Death (1864) - 52
Wyo. Co. Orphans Court Rec - Vol. 2 (D-F) - 58
Shupp Hill Local News Items (1892) - 60
1840 Braintrim Twp. Census (L-W) - 61
West Nicholson Local Items (1892) - 65
Forkston Local News Items (1892) - 65
Avery Station Local News Items (1892) - 65
Wyo. Co. Wills - Vol. 7 (G-H) - 66
Wyo. Co. Marriage Rec. - Vol. 1 (R) - 67
Factoryville Local News Items (1892) - 68
Wyo. Co. Divorces (J-K) - 69
Centermoreland Local Items (1892) - 70
Mehoopany Local News Items (1892) - 70
Newspaper Ads - 71
Forkston Twp. Births & Deaths (G-H) - 73
My Playground Reminiscence - 74
List of Persons Drafted For Wyoming Co. - Sept. 1864 (part 2) - 76
Jenningsville Local News Items (1892) - 76
Dr. Samuel Estes of Nicholson - 77
Vose Local News Items (1892) - 81
West Nicholson Local Items (1892) - 81
Mehoopany Local News Items (1892) - 81
Laceyville Local News Items (1892) - 81
Queries - 82

Vol. 18 #1 (Sept. 1998)
Wall Restoration Donations - 4
John W. Young - 8
Osterhout Family Reunion (1892) - 8
1840 Washington Twp. Census - 9
Wyo. Co. Marriage & Deaths (1864) - 13
Wyo. Co. Orphans Court Vol. 1 (G) - 19
Wyo. Co. Wills Vol. 7 (J-K) - 20
Wyo. Co. Marriage Rec. Vol. 1 (S) - 21
Wyo. Co. Divorces (K) - 23
Forkston Twp. Births, Deaths & Marriage Rec. (I-K) - 25
Family Bible Collection: Dixon Keeney/Woodhouse, Jayne - 26
Jottings (Oct. 1892) - 28
Premiums Awarded WCAS (1892) - 29
My Playground Reminiscence (pt. 2-5) - 32
Dr. Samuel Estes of Nicholson & Nicholson House - 37
Queries - 44

Vol. 18 #2 (Feb. 1999)
The Joys of Being An Editor - 51
Your Obituary - 52
Your Personal Library and Your Will - 52
Laceyville Hotels - 53
Pen & Ink Sketches of Wyoming Co. Landmarks - 54
Skeleton Found - George Arnts - 54
Wyoming Co. Bar - 1880 - 54
1850 Wyoming Co. Census (A) - 55
Dr. A. White - 60
Wyo. Co. Marriage & Deaths: "North Branch Dem." - 1865 - 61
Eaton Twp. Local Items (Feb. 1880) - 64
Wyo. Co. Orphans Court Rec. Vol. 2 (H) - 65
Wyo. Co. Wills - Vol. 7 (L-M) - 67
Wyo. Co. Marriage Rec. Vol. 1 (T-W) - 69
Skinner's Eddy Local Items (Feb. 1880) - 71
Scarlet Fever in S. Eaton (Feb. 1880) - 71
Wyo. Co. Divorces (L) - 72
Centre Moreland Local Items (Feb. 1880) - 74
Mehoopany Local Items (Feb. 1880) - 74
Tunkhannock Early Days: Reminiscences of My Boyhood Days - 75
1880 Gen. & Per. Rec.: Clinton, Eaton, Falls & Overfield Twps. - 79
Vosburg Local Items (Feb. 1880) - 82
Nicholson Local Items (Feb. 1880) - 82
Forkston Twp. Birth, Death & Marriage Records (L-M) - 83
Family Bible Collection: Dickson/Salisbury/Ticknor & Hunter/Vopleus/Evans - 84
Death by the Halter - 87
Jenningsville Local Items (Feb. 1880) - 87
Factoryville Local Items (Feb. 1880) - 87
Jottings (Feb. 1880) - 87
Queries - 88

Vol. 19 #1 (Sept. 1999)
Patrons Hall, Washington Twp. - 4
Local News Items (Dec. 1899) - 11
Dorothy Colbenson - Woman of the Year - 12
1850 Wyo. Co. Census (Ba-Be) - 13
1878 Wyo. Co. Births - 18
Thanksgiving (1850) - 19
Sons of Temperance (Nov. 1850) - 19
Wyo. Co. Marriages & Deaths "North Branch Dem." (1866) - 20
Wyo. Co. Democratic Convention (1844) - 25
Honor Roll (Dec. 1899) - 25
Wyo. Co. Orphans Court Rec. Vol 2 (I-K) - 26
Mail Robber Caught - 27
Wyo. Co. Wills - Vol. 7 (O-P) - 28
Wyo. Co. Marriage Rec.- Vol. 2 (A-B) - 30
Wyo. Co. Divorces (Ma-Mi) - 33
Local News Items (Jan. 1900) - 35
The Laceyville Lacey Family - 36
Rates of Toll (1848) - 40
Tunkhannock Early Days: Reminiscences of My Boyhood Days - 41
1880 Gen. & Per. Rec.: Clinton, Eaton, Falls & Overfield Twps (Hu-Pa) - 44
Forkston Twp. Birth, Death & Marriage Records (N-P) - 46
Family Bible Collection: Montanye & Griffin Bibles - 47
Another Freshet (1850) - 48
Local News Items (Dec. 1899) - 48
Queries - 49

Vol. 19 #2 (Feb. 2000)
Local and Personal Items (Mar 1871) - 60
Tax Collectors Names Luzerne Co. (1810) - 61
George Gay Honored - 65
Rhoda Winslow Vose - 66
1850 Wyo. Co. Census (Bi-Bo) - 71
Wyo. Co. Marriages & Deaths: "North Branch Democrat (1867) - 74
The Osterhout Mill (1867) - 79
Wyo. Co. Orphan's Court Rec. Vol. 2 (L) - 80
Wyo. Co. Wills Vol. 7 (R) - 81
Luzerne Co. Sheriff's Sale (1810) - 82
Wyo. Co. Marriage Rec. - Vol. 2 (C) - 83
Luzerne Co. Mill Seat For Sale (1798) - 84
Wyo. Co. Divorces (Mil-My) - 85
Luzerne Co. Orphans Court Sale (1811) - 86
The Volunteers (1846) - 87
Tunkhannock Early Days: Reminiscences of My Boyhood Days - 89
1880 Gen. & Per. Rec.: Clinton, Eaton, Falls & Overfield Twps. (Pi-St) - 93
Forkston Twp. Births, Deaths & Marriage Records (Re-Ru) - 95
Family Bible Collection: Place & Russell Bibles - 96
Lake Carey Mills - 97
Early Luzerne Co. Items (1800 & 1808) - 99
Queries - 100
Wyo. Co. Hist. Soc. Web Site - 102

Vol. 20 #1 (Sept. 2000)
Archaeological Display Unveiled - 4
Brown Fassett Feed Mill - 4
Left Bed & Board - 11
1850 Wyo. Co. Census (Br) - 12
Tannery Burned (Nicholson) - 14
Wyo. Co. Marriages & Deaths: "Wyoming Democrat" (Jan - May 1867) - 15
Wyo. Co. Orphans Court Rec. Vol. 2 (M-N) - 19
Wyo. Co. Wills Vol. 7 (Sa-Sm) - 20
Wyo. Co. Marriage Rec. Vol. 2 (D-F) - 22
Wyo. Co. Divorces (N-O) - 24
1880 Gen. & Per. Rec.: Clinton, Eaton, Falls & Overfield Twps. (Sw-Wr) - 28
Tunkhannock Early Days: Reminiscences of My Boyhood Days - 29
Gen. & Hist. Data of Eaton Twp. (1845) - 35
Fish Story - 36 Forkston Twp. Births, Deaths & Marriage Records (Sa-Tr) - 37
Family Bible Collection: Spencer & Van Tuyle - 38
Delaware & Lackawanna Railroad: Digging the Tunnel in 1853 - 39
Capt. Stephen Harding - The Wyoming Massacre of the American Rev. War - 41
Quick Family Reunion (1897) - 44
Brass Band at Nicholson - 44
Queries - 45
Dropped Out - 48
Wyo. Co. Hist. Soc. Web Site - 48

Vol. 20 #2 (Feb. 2001)
Original Wyo. Co. Courthouse/Jail - 54
Golden Hill Items (1877) - 58
Wyo. Co. Marriages & Deaths: "Wyoming Democrat (Dec 1867-June 1868) - 59
Mill City Items (1877) - 64
1850 Wyo. Co. Census (Bro-Bru) - 66
Wyo. Co. Orphans Court Rec. Vol. 2 (N-P) - 67
Wyo. Co. Wills Vol. 7 (Sn-St) - 68
Wyo. Co. Marriage Rec. Vol. 2 (Ga-Hu) - 69
Wyo. Co. Divorces (P) - 71
East Lemon Items (1877) - 73
Lake Carey Items (1877) - 73
Roll of Honor 1877 (Tunkhannock & Tunnell Schools) - 74
Nicholson Items (1877) - 74
Jenningsville Items (1877) - 74
1880 Gen. & Per. Rec.: Exeter, Monroe & Northmoreland (B-M) - 75
Forkston Twp. Births, Deaths & Marriage Records (V-W) - 77
Family Bible Collection: Furman & Carey - 78
Mill City Items (1877) - 80
Bridge At Tunkhannock (1877) - 80
158 Years of Wyo. Co. Sheriffs - Who They Were (1842-2000) - 81
Vernon Items (1877) - 86
LaGrange Items (1877) - 86
Richard Van Benschoten Kennedy - Master Carver - 87
Early Settlers - Mrs. Sarah Frear - 90
Dutch Mountain, Forkston Twp. - 91
Factoryville Items (1877) - 94
Indian Names For Mountains - 94
Sleighing Party - 94
Queries - 95
Eatonville Items (1877) - 97