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Indian Interpreter to Portray Andrew Montour | Robin Van Auken

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Indian Interpreter to Portray Andrew Montour. Indian Interpreter William Hunt to Portray Andrew Montour, founder of Montoursville, PA. Indian Interpreter William Hunt to Portray Andrew Montour, founder of Montoursville, PA. The past comes comes alive as Montoursville’s namesake, Andrew Montour, returns to the area as portrayed by historian and re-enactor William Hunt. Montour ‘s role cannot be diminished because of his mixed Native American and European blood. The fact that he had a foot in bot...If it w...

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NCC8 Prez to Talk Prehistory | Robin Van Auken

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NCC8 Prez to Talk Prehistory. Tom “Tank” Baird, right, president of Northcentral Chapter 8, Society for PA Archaeology,. And Mary Ann Levine, professor of archaeology at Franklin and Marshall, at the Taber Museum. For the next four centuries, land was cleared on a massive scale. Villages and burial mounds were built during this time period. After four hundred years, the Owasco were displaced by the Shenks Ferry culture. For this lecture, artifacts will be on display from the current excavatio...Tank has ...

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The Plum Tree Massacre and the Iroquois War on Colonial Expansion | Robin Van Auken

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The Plum Tree Massacre and the Iroquois War on Colonial Expansion. Portrait of Joseph Brant, painted while visiting Englandat age 33 by George Romney. The land that would later include Williamsport had only one small settlement at Jaysburg (the modern Newberry section). But there was a problem with that location, and indeed any farms, forts and settlements west of Lycoming Creek, including those at the future towns of Jersey Shore and Lock Haven. They were on Iroquois land. Militia, dispatched from Fort ...

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NCC8 on WVIA TV | Robin Van Auken

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NCC8 on WVIA TV. Northcentral Chapter 8 President Tank Baird participated in WVIA-TV’s video special, “Out Town: Montoursville,” speaking about several topics, including NCC8’s local dig, the Glunk Site (36LY0345). Watch the entire documentary embedded on this site, courtesy of WVIA-TV. NCC8 is grateful for permission from WVIA. The entire video may be watched on demand on WVIA’s website. Or by clicking on the video below. Http:/ on-demand.wvia.org/viralplayer/2365376469. Leave a Reply Cancel reply.

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Crash Site Remains Worst Airline Disaster in Lycoming County History | Robin Van Auken

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Crash Site Remains Worst Airline Disaster in Lycoming County History. Allegheny Airlines Flight 371. From the collection of the Lycoming County Historical Society. And Thomas T. Taber Museum. Courtesy of Shane C. Collins. One man’s quest to memorialize the victims of the worst airline disaster in Lycoming County history, the crash of Allegheny Airlines Flight 371 on Bald Eagle Mountain, is coming to an end. 6:30 pm, Dec. 1, at the Lycoming County Historical Society. Rather than approaching the airport, t...

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Welcome to NCC8 | Robin Van Auken

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Welcome to the official website of Northcentral Chapter 8 of the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology. During spring and summer, NCC8 hosts an archaeology dig for its members and the public. Join us for the 2013 Archaeology Dig from 5:30-7 pm Thursdays during spring and summer 2012, at the Canfield Lane site. ( See the map at right for directions. We maintain an online archaeology handbook for the amateur, as well as slideshows and videos of previous excavations. You’ll learn much about Pennsyl...If you&...

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‘Lost’ History of Andrew Montour in Perry County | Robin Van Auken

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8216;Lost’ History of Andrew Montour in Perry County. History of Perry County. On my part, all of this was a chance discovery while doing research on his mother, Madame Montour. In 1727, she settled at the mouth of Loyalsock Creek near present day Montoursville, Pa. with her Iroquois husband, Carondowana, and her two children, Andrew and Margaret. It was there that she founded the village of Otstonwakin. Site visits and interviews with members of the Historical Society of Perry County affirmed the locati...

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Books by Van Auken | Robin Van Auken

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Books by Van Auken. 8220;‘Play Ball! 8217; is a delightful walk down the storied history of Little League Baseball. For those of us who played the dreams of your youth, it brings back mighty memories. For those of us reluctant adults who still dream, it’s a wonderful reminder of what might have been.”. The Story of Little League Baseball. The Story of Little League Baseball. Sunday Grit: A Newspaper Legacy. Sunday Grit: A Newspaper Legacy. Williamsport Sun-Gazette: A Pictorial History, Vol. 1. The Plum T...

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Jim Bressler’s Legacy | Robin Van Auken

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Area archaeologist dies at 99. By Robin Van Auken. Jim Bressler sets a stake at Datum. During the 2004 Snyder Site excavation. Northcentral Chapter 8, Society for PA Archaeology mourns the passing of its most-beloved member. James P. Bressler has died at the age of 99. Despite his advanced age, his death was unexpected. His family intended to celebrate his 100th birthday anniversary Aug. 13. He is survived by his wife, the former Barbara Slocum. Use this PayPal Link. Bressler’s final year in the fi...