Milkweed pods, gathered by children during WWII, were used in life preservers.
By Sandy Butters August 1, 2024
Children were enlisted to gather milkweed pods for the WWII effort. Critical to Allied success, these young patriots collected enough floss to fill 1.2 million life preservers.
In 1888, Professor Ira Allen ascended from Ross Park in Williamsport, PA in a hot air balloon.
By Sandy Butters June 21, 2024
On the 4th of July in 1888, Professor Ira Allen (one of the "Flying Allens") ascended from Ross Park in Williamsport, PA in a hot air balloon.
The Annual Report of the Board of Health to the Councils of the City for the Year 1912.
By Sandy Butters May 29, 2024
The Annual Report of the Board of Health to the Councils of the City of Williamsport for the Year 1912 was found in the ceiling here at the City Hall Grand Hotel during 2017 renovations.
By Kelly Mifsud March 15, 2024
I went there looking for Josh.
President McKinley's Funeral Train on September 16, 1901 at the train station behind the Park Hotel
By Sandy Butters June 14, 2023
The City Hall Grand Hotel has become a community effort, with many organizations offering pieces of their own history.
Williamsport National Guard Regiment during the Civil War circa 1961
By Sandy Butters March 15, 2023
A group of soldiers in the Williamsport National Guard Regiment speak to me.
Share by: