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Category: People
Learn about the people, present and past, of South Williamsport, PA. These neighbors helped build the communities of South Williamsport, DuBoistown and Armstrong Township, despite the artificial lines drawn on the map. Learn of their triumphs and their tragedies, and rejoice in their memory.
DeSayles Grey
DeSayles Grey -a Gifted South Williamsport Musician
Koch Family Tree
From South Williamsport to the World Trade Center On that fateful September 11 morning, as New York City’s Twin Towers were struck by terrorist flown planes, the man who was in charge of the building’s construction watched from afar in horror. What is little known is that man, Karl Koch III, is a descendent of… Continue reading Koch Family Tree
Billman and Burlingame
By Scott N. Lowery Mention of the names Billman and Burlingame may conjure up thoughts of a railroad or law firm, but although they are neither the respective family names are firmly imbedded in the early formation of the South Williamsport community. Samuel Billman was a descendent of Hans Bielman who first arrived in America… Continue reading Billman and Burlingame
South Williamsport Lions Club
The South Williamsport Lions Club formed in 1946 with 52 chartered members, many of whom were prominent South Williamsport business owners and leaders, well-known in the the community. The Club sponsored their first Little League team in the spring of 1948. This team played their games on the field located next to the former American… Continue reading South Williamsport Lions Club
Christ Haist: June Kocher Laurenson Remembers
Christ Haist: June Kocher Laurenson Remembers BY NANCY BAUMGARTNER When June Kocher was a little girl she shared lunch nearly every day with her grandfather, Christian Haist. "My grandfather always brought his lunch in a pail and he would sit in a rocking chair facing the window at my house. My grandmother, Minnie, always packed… Continue reading Christ Haist: June Kocher Laurenson Remembers
Bastress Man Promoted to USAF General
It was a proud day recently for Francis Hendricks, a 1974 graduate of Jersey Shore High School when he was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in the United States Air Force at a ceremony witnessed by happy relatives and friends at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Social Hall in Bastress Township. “This is… Continue reading Bastress Man Promoted to USAF General
Women Honors Vietnam Vet Classmates
Returning Vietnam veterans were not given the honor or respect that they deserved upon returning to this country after their time “In Country.” One South Williamsport woman has made it a personal mission to honor of each of her classmates from South Williamsport High School’s Class of 1965 who served in Vietnam by embroidering each… Continue reading Women Honors Vietnam Vet Classmates
Fred Plankenhorn on the Radio Dial
Remember the days of sock hops, school dances and DJs spinning "hot wax"? Fred Plankenhorn did. He was right in the middle of all that, and as a teenager Plankenhorn always wanted to be a disc jockey. When he was a sophomore in high school he approached the venerable Ev Rubendall, dean of Williamsport radio… Continue reading Fred Plankenhorn on the Radio Dial
Women’s Suffrage in Lycoming County
Among the many Lycoming County women whose names were associated with the suffrage movement of the early 1900s was Edit Fleming Allen (Mrs. Robert Fleming Allen) of South Williamsport. Unlike many women of that era, Edith chaired local suffrage meetings while she still had youngsters at home. After the death of her first husband, she… Continue reading Women’s Suffrage in Lycoming County
South Williamsport Area Historical Collection 