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Our semi-annual newsletter, Lest-We-Forget, Wyoming County Pioneers, edited by Paula Radwanski, is a treasure-trove of genealogical and historical data about Wyoming County and the surrounding area. We're very proud to publish it every February and September, and each issue is packed with over 50 pages of births, marriages, deaths, wills, bible records, local news items from old newspapers, articles from local historians and letters from long ago.
It also contains the research queries from our members and friends who are looking for family history information.
Tables of Contents
September 1981 to February 1986 (Vols. 1-5)
September 1986 to February 1991 (Vols. 6-10)
September 1991 to February 1996 (Vols. 11-15)
September 1996 to February 2001 (Vols. 16-20)
September 2001 to February 2007 (Vols. 20-26)
September 2007 to present (Vols. 27-present)
Download the entire Table of Contents as a PDF file (116 K, 7 pages, file name "LestWeForget_contents.pdf")
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Single issues of past newsletters
of the Wyoming County Historical Society are available for purchase at the
cost of $3.00 ($2.40 for members) each for those produced between September
1981 and February 1984, and $6.00 ($4.80 for members) each for those produced
since September 1984, plus postage. To
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Complete Newsletter
Index
A complete every-name index to the WCHS
newsletter Volumes 1–25 is now available, thanks to the hard work of volunteer
Sherry Shiffer. Now you will be able to quickly find the exact location
of people's names in each of the first 50 issues of Lest We Forget
- Wyoming County Pioneers. This valuable resource consists of 158
double-sided sheets (316 total pages), printed on 8.5x11-inch, three-hole-punched
paper, ready to put into your binder. The cost is $30.00 ($24.00 for
members). Please order using the form below.
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Wyoming County: A Look Back (1842-1992) Wyoming County Sesquicentennial; County history with over 300 photographs (1992) paper, 131pp, 8 1 ⁄ 2” x 11”
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| Nicholson…the first two hundred years by Nicholson Women’s Club (1975) paper cover, 127pp, 9” x 6” |  |
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Postcard History Series – Wyoming County by Sean and Johanna S. Billings (2004), paper cover, 96pp, 6 1 ⁄ 2” x 9 1 ⁄ 4” |
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Puzzles of Wyoming County by Sherry Shiffer
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Indians,
Settlers and Forgotten Places in the Endless Mountains by John Orlandini |
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| Factoryville,
PA 18419 – The
'Hollow' in the Beech Woods by Allean Fassett Derr (2007) paper cover, 405pp, 8 1 ⁄ 2” x 11”; history of the town of Factoryville and its families. It contains many photographs that were collected from residents with subjects like schools, railroads, Keystone Academy (Keystone College), famous son Christy Mathewson, and early families like the Reynolds and Capwells. View Sample Pages: Page 270 (200 KB), Page 325 (176 KB) |
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Pennsylvania Trail of
History Cookbook by Stackpole
Books and PA Historical & Museum
Commission |
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| Pennsylvania Wildlife Tails – A
Game Warden’s Notebook by William Wasserman (2002) paper cover, 106pp, 5 1 ⁄ 4” x 7 3 ⁄ 4” |
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| The Bridge Was Built by Nicholson
Area Library (includes many photos of the bridge being built along
with a history) (1976) paper cover, 16pp, 8 1 ⁄ 2” x 11” |
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| The History of Tunkhannock High School
Sports (1895 – 1980) by Jeffrey M. Brewer (includes team photos and statistics) (1980) paper cover, 200pp, 8 1 ⁄ 4” x 11” |
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FOLK LORE BOOKS A.The Realness of Witchcraft in America by A. Monroe Aurand Jr. (no date) 32pp B. Plant Power A-B-C by Gerald S. Lestz (1994) 16pp C. Little Known Facts About Bundling In the New World by A. Monroe Aurand Jr. (1938) 32pp D. The Lore of Luck by Gerald S. Lestz (no date) 16pp E. Old Garden Cures & Curiosities by Gerald S. Lestz (1997) 16pp F. Tree Lore & Legends by Gerald S. Lestz (no date) 16pp G. Historical Account of the Mollie Maguires by A. Monroe Aurand Jr. (no date) 32pp H. Cooking ‘way down South In Dixie (nearly 200 tested recipes) by A. Monroe Aurand Jr. (1949) 32pp I. Recipes Old & New by Gerald S. Lestz (1994) 16pp J. Baer’s Almanac Lancaster
Cook Book ~ Traditional Recipes from the PA Dutch Vol.
1 K. Cooking With The Pennsylvania Dutch by A. Monroe Aurand Jr. (no date) 32pp L. The Best of Baer’s [Choice articles from Agricultural Almanac] (1994) 16pp M. I Wish I’d Said That! By Gerald S. Lestz (1994) 16pp N. Quaint Idioms and Expressions of the Pennsylvania Germans by A. Monroe Aurand Jr. (no date) 32pp O. Wit and Humor of the Pennsylvania Germans [PA “Dutch” Joke Book] by A. Monroe Aurand Jr. (no date) 32pp P. Popular Home Remedies and
Superstitions of the PA Germans by
A. Monroe Aurand Jr.
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HISTORIC PA PAMPHLETS Q. The Pennsylvania Canals #1 (4pp) R. The Pennsylvania Rifle #4 (4pp) S. The French Asylum on the Susquehanna River #11 (4pp) T. The Conestoga Wagon #15 (6pp) U. Pennsylvania in the Civil War #23 (6pp) V. The Walking Purchase #24 W. William Penn in Pennsylvania #26 (4pp) X. The Underground Railroad #29 (4pp) Y. The Battle of Wyoming and Hartley’s Expedition #40 (4pp) Z. The Sullivan and Brodhead Expeditions #41 (4pp) |
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Wyoming County Courthouse Photo |
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| Wyoming County Cemetery Map The name of the cemetery (if more than one name has been found, each is listed), WCHS cemetery number, township/borough, street/road location and notes are given for some cemeteries. The notes describe cemeteries on private property, if no grave markers were found at the site and cemeteries that were removed from original site, etc. The map measures 21 3 ⁄ 4” x 34” and is on semi-gloss coated paper. Each township is colored to easily show boundary lines. A Legend contains PA Traffic Routes, Private Roads, Township Roads and State Game Lands. We wish to give a special thank-you to the Wyoming County Office of Community Planning for help with the mapping project. 
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Sketches
by Dorothy Rafferty (each 9” x 12”) Churches: County Buildings: Libraries: Railroad Bridges & Stations: Schools: Susquehanna County:
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Note Cards by Dorothy
Rafferty #2 Mixed Wyoming County [number
of each in ( )] #3 Railroad Stations along
the Susquehanna in Wyoming County [2 of each] #4 Wyoming County Historical Society (also called Sand Hill or Harrison Street School) #5 Tunkhannock (Nicholson) Viaduct #6 Wyoming County Courthouse, Tunkhannock #7 Susquehanna County Courthouse, Montrose |
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