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for "LEST WE FORGET Wyoming County Pioneers,"
Vols. 21 - 25 (Sep 2001- Feb 2007)

Table of Contents Index

Vol. 21 #1 (Sept. 2001)
What Are They Doing At The Society - 4
The Tunkhannock Mills (cover) - 12
Wyo. Co. Marriages & Deaths: "Wyoming Democrat" July - Dec. 1868) - 13
Hallsted Divorce Notice - 17
1850 Wyo. Co. Census (Bu-Bur) - 18
Wyo. Co. Orphans Court Rec. Vol. 2 (R) - 20
Wyo. Co. Wills Vol. 7 (T-V) - 22
Wyo. Co. Divorces (Ra-Ri) - 25
1880 Gen. & Per. Rec.: Exeter, Monroe & Northmoreland (N-R) - 27
Bounty Land (1856) - 28
Forkston Twp. Births, Deaths & Marriage Records (Deaths - A) - 29
158 Years of Wyo. Co. Sherrifs - Who They Were (1842-2000) - 30
Wyo. Co. Superintendents (1854-1908) - 34
Wm. Wood, Barber (1856) - 37
Family Bible Collection: Ace - 38
The Conant Family - 39
Wm. H. Barnes Store, Mehoopany (1856) - 41
Tunkhannock Canning Company - 42
Cattle Reward (1856) - 43
Wyo. Co. Business Advertisements (1856) - 44
Wyo. Co. Officials (1856) - 46
The 4th At East Lemon (1856) - 46
Improvements At Falls (1870) - 46
Beer Pump At Keelers (1887) - 46
Queries - 47

Vol. 21 #2 (Feb. 2002)
Reunions - 58
Genealogy Fair 2002 - 60
C. H. Mathewson Mill, Factoryville - 60
Genealogical Web Sites - 61, 101
Wyo. Co. Marriages & Deaths: "Wyoming Democrat: Jan - June 1869 - 62
1850 Wyo. Co. Census (Burk-Byr) - 70
Wyo. Co. Orphans Court Rec. Vol. 2 (Sh-St) - 71
Wyo. Co. Wills (Vol. 7 "Wa-Wo") - 73
New Firm - 74 Wyo. Co. Marriage Records (Vol. 2 "La-Me") - 75
Wyo. Co. Divorces 1842-1900 (Ro) - 77
1880 Gen. & Per. Rec.: Exeter, Monroe & Northmoreland ("S-W") - 78
The Great Flood IN the Susquehanna (1865) - 79
Wagner Families of Tunkhannock Twp. - 81
New Tax 1864 - 89
Pratt Brothers, Nicholson - 89
Forkston Twp. Births, Deaths & Marriage Records (Deaths - B) - 90
Family Bible Collection: Hallock/Wilson & Jackson Bibles - 92
Dennis Strong American Legion Post #457 - 94
Three Forkston Twp. Families: Harris, Moulton/Molton, Scribner - 96
List of Persons Drafted 16 Jan. 1865 - 97
Genealogical Terms Crossword Puzzle - 98
Queries - 99
Wyo. Co. Gen Web Page - 102

Vol. 22 #1 (Sept. 2002)
WCHS Renovation Fund - 4
Wyo. Co. Puzzle Book - 5
Wyo. Co. Cemeteries - 5
Laceyville High School Class 1914-1915 - 6
Rev. Garford Williams - 10
Lake Winola Assoc. (1886) - 10
Wyo. Co. Marriages & Deaths: "Wyoming Democrat: July-Dec 1869 - 11
1850 Wyo. Co. Census (Cap) - 20
Wyo. Co. Orphans Court Rec. Vol. 2 (T) - 23
Wyo. Co. Wills (Vol. 8 "A-B") - 24
Wyo. Co. Marriage Records (Vol. 2 "Mi-P") - 28
Wyo. Co. Divorces 1842-1900 (Rou-Ru) - 29
1880 Gen. & Per. Rec.: Lemon, Meshoppen, Nicholson & Washington, Meshoppen & Nicholson Boroughs (A-B) - 31
Forkston Twp. Births, Deaths & Marriage Records (Deaths - C) - 33
Fraudulent Representation (1837) - 34
Family Bible Collection: Carpenter; Dailey & Parks/Newberry Bibles - 36
The Laceyville Lacey Family - 37
Jurors List of 1838 - 41
Falls Township - 42
Triton Roller Skating Rink, Tunkhannock - 43
Tunkhannock Post Office Letters (Oct. 1838) - 47
" Little Henpeck" & "Mehoopany" in 1879 - 47
Franklin Lodge No. 185 A. Y. M. History - 48
Queries - 49
Desc. of Capt. Jared Robinson - 51
Wyo. Co. Gen Web Page - 52

Vol. 22 #2 (Feb. 2003)
WCHS Renovation Fund - 58
Stone House at Roger Hollow - 59
Where Were They Located - 63
White's Ferry - 64
Wyo. Co. Marriages & Deaths "Wyoming Democrat" Jan-Mar 1870 - 65
1850 Wyo. Co. Census (Ca-Car) - 71
Wyo. Co. Orphans Court Rec. Vol. 2 (V) - 73
Wyo. Co. Divorces (Sa-Sc) - 74
Rubber Bucket Chain Pump - 75
Wyo. Co. Wills Vol. 8 (Ca-Cr) - 76
Wyo. Co. Marriage Rec. Vol. 2 (Q-Ro) - 78
1880 Gen. & Per. Rec.: Lemon, Meshoppen, Nicholson & Washington, Meshoppen & Nicholson Boroughs (Ca-Du) - 79
Forkston Twp. Births, Deaths & Marriage Records (Deaths - D) - 81
Family Bible Collection: Brundage - 82
Factoryville Haunting (1894) - 83
School Teacher of 1843 Phebe (Gardner) Leighton - 84
Autobiographical Sketch By An Octogenarian Lady - Susan Avery - 89
Scraps of History - Clinton Twp. (1874) - 90
Driving Too Fast (1898) - 91
Ball - Shaw Reunion (1920) - 92
To The Children & Friends of Mrs. Elizabeth Ney - 93
Diphtheria In East Lemon & Vicinity - 94
Teacher's Contract (1834) - 95
Old Time Schools of North Eaton - 95
Crooked Lake - Forkston - West Nicholson Items (1879) - 97
Queries - 98
Genealogical Web Sites - 100
Wyo. Co. Gen Web Page - 102

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Vol. 23 #1 (Sept. 2003)
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp at Forkston, 1934 - 1
Genealogical Web Sites - 4
Bequests, Donations & Grants - 5
The Wife's Commandments (1849) - 9
Where Were They Located? - 10
Wyoming Co. Marriages and Deaths: "Wyoming Democrat" Apr-June 1870 - 12
1850 Wyoming Co. Census (Car) - 16
Wyoming Co. Orphans Court Records Vol. 2 (W-Z) - 18
Lemon News Items (1881) - 19
Wyoming Co. Divorces 1842-1900 (Sh-Shi) - 20
Wyoming Co. Wills Vol. 8 (Da-E) - 22
Wyoming Co. Marriage Records Vol. 2 (Sa-Sm) - 24
Tunkhannock Golfers (1900) - 25
1880 Genealogical & Personal Rec.: Lemon, Meshoppen, Nicholson & Washington Townships & Meshoppen and Nicholson Boroughs - 26
Forkston Twp. Birth, Death & Marriage Records (E-F) - 28
Family Bible Collection: Robinson and Mead Bibles - 30
Braintrim Graded School Closing Exercises (1889) - 31
Civilian Conservation Corps, Forkston, PA (1934) On Our Cover - 31
Civilian Conservation Corps Camp at Forkston - 32
Jenningsville News Items (1879) - 35
Historical Sketch of the Bates - Vosburgh Families - 36
Harding Family Reunion - 37
Thunder Storm, Lemon - 38
List of Attorneys At Law - 39
List of Judges - 40
From Nicholson (1870) - 40
A Bear Hunt (1868) - 41
Putnam Township Early History - 42
Registry of Physicians (1881) - 44
Queries - 45

Vol. 23 #2 (Feb. 2004)
Wyoming County GenWeb Page - 54
Bequests, Donations & Grants - 54
225th Anniversary of Sullivan's March - 56
1850 Wyoming Co. Census (Cas-Cil) - 59
Wyoming Co. Marriages and Deaths, Jul-Sep 1870 - 61
Wyoming Co. Marriage Records Vol. 2 (St-Tr) - 66
Wyoming Co. Wills Vol. 8 (F-Gr) - 66
Should Live in Dugouts, Sugar Hollow, and Old Tunkhannock Toll House - 68
1880 Genealogical & Personal Rec.: Lemon, Meshoppen, Nicholson & Washington Townships & Meshoppen and Nicholson Boroughs - 69
Forkston Twp. Birth, Death & Marriage Records (G-H) - 71
Gardner-Seamans-Evans Farm - 73
1890 Union Vets and Widows Enumeration, Braintrim Twp. - 75
Family Bible Collection: Jones and Setzer Bibles - 77
The One-Room School - 79
Real Estate of Philimon Clark - 80
Early History, Braintrim - 81
From Lake Winola to Tunkhannock, 1881 - 83
To the Democrats of Luzerne Co., 1838 - 89
Letters at Falls Post Office, 1838 - 89
Letters at Tunkhannock Post Office, 1838 - 90
DAR Revolutionary Tablets, 1902 - 90
Sheriden & Price Opera House - 90
William Whipple of Mehoopany - His Antecedents and Descendants - 91
Queries - 95

Vol. 24 #1 (Sept. 2004)
New! Wyoming Co. Cemetery Map - 5
Bequest, Donations & Grants - 5
1850 Wyoming Co. Census (Cl) - 9
Wyoming Co. Marriages & Deaths “Wyoming Democrat”, Oct. – Dec. 1870 - 11
Luzerne Co. PA Newspaper Abstracts (1837-1843) - 13
Wyoming Co. Marriage Records, Vol. 2 (V-Y) - 14
Wyoming Co. Wills Vol. 8 (H) -16
1880 Genealogical & Personal Rec.: Lemon, Meshoppen, Nicholson & Washington
Townships & Meshoppen and Nicholson Boroughs - 18
Russell Hill News Item (Jan. 1890) - 20
Forkston Twp. Birth, Death & Marriage Records (I-J) - 21
1890 Union Veterans & Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War Enumeration,
Northmoreland Twp. - 22
Family Bible Collection: Carpenter and Fisk Bibles - 24
North Branch News Items (Jan. 1890) - 25
Shupp Hill News Items (Jan. 1890) - 25
Noxen Depot - 26
The Old School House - 33
A Reminiscence – Blueberries - 33
Court House Square Marble & Granite Works - 34
Hitt Sawmill, Pallet Operations Outlined - 35
Rev. Thomas Mitchell, His Pedigree and Some Reminiscences of His Life - 36
Evans’ Falls News Items (Feb. 1890) - 46
Mill City News Items (Feb. 1890) - 46
Laceyville News Items (Feb. 1890) - 47
East Lemon News Items (Jan. 1890) - 47
Avery Station News Items (Jan. 1890) - 47
Centermoreland News Items (Jan. 1880) - 47
Fire! Fire! Fire! Lake Winola House - 48
Queries - 48

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Vol. 24 #2 (Feb. 2005)
Family Reunions - 55
New Internet Sites - 58
Bequests, Donations & Grants - 58
1850 Wyo. Co. Census (Cob - Com) - 61
Wyoming Co. Marriages & Deaths  (“Wyoming Democrat”, Jan.–Mar. 1871) - 63
Wyoming Co. Marriage Records Vol. 3 (A–Bo ) - 66
Wyoming Co. Wills Vol. 8 (I - K) - 68
1880 Genealogical & Personal Rec.: Lemon, Meshoppen, Nicholson & Washington Twp. &
Meshoppen & Nicholson Boroughs - 70
Forkston Twp. Birth, Death & Marriage Records (K) - 71
1890 Union Veterans & Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Enumeration Northmoreland Twp. - 72
Family Bible Collection: Samuel J.  Hulbirt - 74
Speckled Brook Trout (May 1860) - 75
1833 Washington Twp., Luzerne Co. Tax Asses. - 76
Boat Owners (May 1860) - 80
A Spokane Letter – A Story of the Big Flood Along the Mehoopany Creek - 81
Durham Boats - 82
Soldiers’ Reunion – 33rd Ann.Gathering of Wyo. Co. Veteran Assn. - 83
Aaron Hazen and Andrew Rice Wintamute – Two Civil War Soldiers - 85
John Evans “Direct Desc. - 8
Hist. of Fitze’s Department Store, Tunkhannock, PA - 92
Destructive Fire At Tunkhannock In 1870 - 96
Township Elections For 1860 - 99
Queries - 101

Vol. 25 #1 (Sept. 2005)
Veterans of the Civil War - 4
New Internet Sites - 6
Registered Physicians (1881) - 9
1850 Wyo. Co. Census (Con - Cow) - 10
Tunkhannock Elections (1847) - 13
Wyoming Co. Marriages & Deaths (“Wyoming Democrat”, Apr. – June 1871) - 14
Wyoming Co. Marriage Records Vol. 3 (Br - Bu) - 18
Wyoming Co. Wills Vol. 8 (L - M) - 19
1880 Genealogical & Personal Rec.: Lemon, Meshoppen, Nicholson & Washington Twp. &
Meshoppen & Nicholson Boroughs - 22
Forkston Twp. Birth, Death & Marriage Records (L) - 23
1890 Union Veterans & Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Enumeration Tunkhannock Twp. - 24
Family Bible Collection: Seth B. Stark - 27
Jury List (May 3 1847) - 28
1825 Northmoreland Twp., Luzerne Co. Tax Asses. - 29
Big Fire At Falls (1910) - 33
Fire At Mehoopany (1910) - 33
Big Fire At Meshoppen (1893) - 34
Homeless From Meshoppen Fire (1893) - 35
Fire At Meshoppen (1910) - 35
A Meshoppen Historical Tragedy (1936) - 36
Wyo. Co. Election Returns (1851) - 37
Barnes Family - 38
James French - 40
Vorsheimer House, Tunkhannock - 40
Monroe Twp. Named For President Monroe - 42
Queries - 52

Vol. 25 #2 (Feb. 2006)
Gearhart’s Foundry & Machine Shop, Tunkhannock - 60
Wyoming County Press New Age-Examiner Online Death Notices - 61
1850 Wyoming Co. Census (Cra - Cy) - 64
Wyoming Co. Marriages & Deaths (“Wyoming Democrat”, July – Sept. 1871) - 66
Wyoming Co. Marriage Records, Vol. 3 ( C ) - 68
Vernon Local News Item (Oct. 1883) - 69
Wyoming Co. Wills Vol. 8 (N - R) - 70
1880 Genealogical & Personal Rec.: Tunkhannock Twp & Borough (A – Ba) - 72
Family Bible Collection: Chase / Benjamin Bible - 74
West Nicholson Local News item (Feb. 1885) - 75
Forkston Twp. Birth, Death & Marriage Records (M) - 76
1890 Union Veterans & Widows of
Union Veterans of the Civil War Enumeration – North Branch Twp - 77
1804 Tunkhannock District Tax Assessment - 79
Retrospection ~ Long Ago Tunkhannock & Nearby Surroundings - 86
Lake Wynola Local News (June 1883) - 91
The Spanish Influenza of 1918/ 1919 in Wyoming County - 92
Keiserville Local News Item (Feb. 1883) - 102
Hulbirtville Local News Item (Oct. 1885) - 102
15th Annual WCHS Open House - 106

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Vol. 26 #1 (Sep. 2006)
Bequests, Donations & Grants - 4
Book Review: "Some North American Descendants of John Elmes of Lincolnshire, England..." - 5
WCHS New Web Site! - 6
Heritage Quest Online - 7
Volunteers - 7
Library & Museum Acquisitions - 8
1850 Wyoming Co. Census (Da) - 11
Robinson Ferry House - 11
Wyoming Co. Marriages & Deaths ("Wyoming Democrat", Oct-Dec, 1871) - 13
Wyoming Co. Marriage Records Vol. 3 (D) - 17
Wyoming Co. Wills Vol. 8 (S-T) - 19
1800 Genealogical & Personal Rec.: Tunkhannock Township & Borough (Bi-Bu) - 22
Family Bible Collection: Phillips Bible - 23
Forkston Twp. Birth, Death & Marriage Records (N-Q) - 25
Nicholson Methodist Church Marriage Records - 26
Physician Notice (1919) - 26
Official PA Symbols - 27
America ~ The History ~ The People ~ The Test - 28
1804 Tunkhannock District Tax Assessment - 33
The Early Settlers of the Wyoming County Part of The Wyoming Valley - 36
109th Field Artillery ~ Present National Guard Regiment Dates Back to Revolution - 38
The Vosburg Tunnel (On Our Cover) - 39
Retrospection - 48
Information Wanted: Lockwood & Newman - 51
Queries - 52
WCHS Officers & Trustees - 54
Wyoming Co. Gen Web Page - 54

Vol. 26 #2 (Feb. 2007)
125th Cary/Carey Reunion - 60
Bequests, Donations & Grants - 60
Volunteers - 60
Workers of the IXL Tannery, Tunkhannock (On Our Cover) - 61
WCHS New Web Site! - 62
Heritage Quest Online & Ancestory.Com - 62
Library & Museum Acquisitions - 63
Lovelton News Item (Sept. 1890) - 65
Interesting Relics - DAR Brought In Heirlooms At Saturday's Meeting - 65
1850 Wyoming Co. Census (De - 66
Wyoming Co. Marriages & Deaths ["Wyoming Democrat", Jan. - March. 1872 - 69
Wyo. Co. Marriage Records Vol. 3 (E-F) - 74
Random Notes - Items of Interest From Various Parts of the County (June 1914) - 75
Wyoming Co. Wills Vol. 8 (Tro-Wo) - 76
1880 Genealogical & Personal Rec.: Tunkhannock Township & Borough (Ca-Ea) - 78
Family Bible Collection: Henry Miner Bible - 80
Forkston Twp. Birth, Death & Marriage Records (R) - 81
The Vosburg Tunnel (Part 2) - 83
Retrospection - 86
Skeleton Under Chimney (Jan. 1908) - 91
Isaac Slocum (Feb. 1893) - 91
Smallpox Cases (Feb. 1920) - 92
Organized Church - Black Walnut Bottom - 92
An Old School Record of Mehoopany (1831) - 93
Bound Out (Dec. 1903) - 93
The Legend of Winola, The Water Lily (July 1911) - 94
Monument To Unreturned Soldiers (April 1914) - 95
Eaton Local News Items (Oct. 1890) - 95
Account of the Frear - Parish Reunion (Sept. 1914) - 96
Queries - 97
16th Annual WCHS Open House - 100
Wyoming Co. Gen Web Page - 100