The Bradford County Museum is a local history museum in Towanda, Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Located in the building which previously housed the Bradford County Jail, it is owned and operated by the Bradford County Historical Society, which has been in operation since 1870.[2]
The museum offers two floors of exhibits in the former jail's cells related to county history from its early days to the present. Displays include early settler's household and farm equipment, area industry displays including coal mining and lumbering, medicine, glassware, transportation, textiles, a 1950s era jail cell and military objects.
The third floor features a genealogical and historical research library.
Programsedit
Museum staff and volunteers collaborate with other organizations across the region to assist the Towanda Area School District with the planning and implementation of its annual Summer Academy, which enables at-risk students within the school district in grades nine through twelve "to regain credits lost and/or to complete remaining graduation requirements." In 2019, the program's ninth year of operation, five out of seven students successfully completed the program, which is funded through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit that is sponsored by regional businesses including Citizens and Northern Bank, First Citizens Bank, and UPMC.[3]
Location and hours of operationedit
The museum is located at 109 Pine Street in the center of downtown Towanda, Pennsylvania.[4]
It is open between Memorial Day and Labor Day each year on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., but is closed during the winter, except for specially-scheduled group tours.
Referencesedit
^Carl, Matt. "Friday Night at the Museum Begins with 'Lewis Brothers Lumber Company on Barclay Mountain'", in "Curator's Blog." Towanda, Pennsylvania: Bradford County Historical Society, May 9, 2019.
bradford, county, museum, local, history, museum, towanda, bradford, county, pennsylvania, located, building, which, previously, housed, bradford, county, jail, owned, operated, bradford, county, historical, society, which, been, operation, since, 1870, locati. The Bradford County Museum is a local history museum in Towanda Bradford County Pennsylvania Located in the building which previously housed the Bradford County Jail it is owned and operated by the Bradford County Historical Society which has been in operation since 1870 2 Bradford County MuseumLocation109 Pine Street Towanda PennsylvaniaTypeHistory museum with genealogical and historical research libraryCuratorMatt Carl 1 Contents 1 History 2 Programs 3 Location and hours of operation 4 References 5 External linksHistory editThe museum offers two floors of exhibits in the former jail s cells related to county history from its early days to the present Displays include early settler s household and farm equipment area industry displays including coal mining and lumbering medicine glassware transportation textiles a 1950s era jail cell and military objects The third floor features a genealogical and historical research library Programs editMuseum staff and volunteers collaborate with other organizations across the region to assist the Towanda Area School District with the planning and implementation of its annual Summer Academy which enables at risk students within the school district in grades nine through twelve to regain credits lost and or to complete remaining graduation requirements In 2019 the program s ninth year of operation five out of seven students successfully completed the program which is funded through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit that is sponsored by regional businesses including Citizens and Northern Bank First Citizens Bank and UPMC 3 Location and hours of operation editThe museum is located at 109 Pine Street in the center of downtown Towanda Pennsylvania 4 It is open between Memorial Day and Labor Day each year on Wednesdays Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a m to 4 p m but is closed during the winter except for specially scheduled group tours References edit Carl Matt Friday Night at the Museum Begins with Lewis Brothers Lumber Company on Barclay Mountain in Curator s Blog Towanda Pennsylvania Bradford County Historical Society May 9 2019 The Settler May 2001 Summer Academy Students Graduate Towanda Pennsylvania Towanda Area School District retrieved online July 30 2019 Cheney Jim Discovering the History of Northeastern Pennsylvania at the Bradford County Museum Uncovering PA November 12 2014 External links editBradford County Historical Society website Bradford County Historical Society Facebook page 41 45 58 N 76 26 38 W 41 7662 N 76 4438 W 41 7662 76 4438 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bradford County Museum amp oldid 909199806, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
