Tioga Point Museum

In our collection: Remembering Pearl Harbor Day December 7, 1941 Loren Jimmie Beardsley's dress uniform. Loren's family donated the uniform to the museum in 1944. Loren was killed aboard the USS Helena, a cruiser docked with the rest of the Pacific feet at Pearl Harbor. He was an electrician's mate 3rd class. The ship was hit by a torpedo that passed through the engine room.

Main Street Athens, Pa

Sports Wednesday....this week's drawing from Dave Owen's book is Ray Miller drawn by Bob Southee. The Evening Times March 20, 1950.

In our archives: What our local women were wearing 121 years ago. The Delineator was an American women's magazine of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, founded by the Butterick Publishing Company in 1869 under the name The Metropolitan Monthly. Its name was changed in 1875. The magazine was published on a monthly basis in New York City.[1] In November 1926, under the editorship of Mrs. William Brown Meloney, it absorbed The Designer, founded in 1887 and published by the... Standard Fashion Company, a Butterick subsidiary.[2] One of The Delineator's managing editors was writer Theodore Dreiser, who worked with other members of the staff such as Sarah Field Splint (later known for writing cookbooks ) and Arthur Sullivant Hoffman. [3] Seal of approval of the Delineator Home Institute The Delineator featured the Butterick sewing patterns and provided an in-depth look at the fashion of the day. Butterick also produced quarterly catalogs of fashion patterns in the 1920s and early 1930s.[citation needed] In addition to clothing patterns, the magazine published photos and drawings of embroidery and needlework that could be used to adorn both clothing and items for the home. It also included articles on all forms of home decor. It also published fiction, including many short stories by L. Frank Baum.[citation needed] It ceased publication in 1937.[4] (Wilipedia_

Sports Wednesday....this week's drawing from Dave Owen's book is Jim DeFrahn drawn by Dick Gergel. The Evening Times January 25, 1951.

From the William Markham collection Mr. Markham was born 1876 in Athens. He helped build the Panama Canal and lived in Panama for 29 years before returning to Athens. He was friends with the Kuna natives that lived on the San Blas islands. The blouse and photograph are from his collection.

Sports Wednesday....this week's drawing from Dave Owen's book are Ginny and Pat Dunfee drawn by Dick Gergel. The Evening Times May 22, 1951

In our Native American Collection: Blue Knife Sheath Sioux circa 1890's

Sports Wednesday....this week's drawing from Dave Owen's book is Paul Flynn drawn by Dick Gergel. The Evening Times May 5, 1951

In our archives. What a fun day at the museum.

241 years ago today in Athens Fort Sullivan was demolished. What a sight that must have been. "On the 3rd day of October, Fort Sullivan was demolished, and the next day the army set out for Wyoming, part on foot but the greater number in boats, reaching that place on the 7th." Taken from Records of Fort Sullivan.

Sports Wednesday....this week's drawing from Dave Owen's book is Jim Henson drawn by Dick Gergel. The Evening Times September 11, 1951

In our archives: Inventory of the Newtown and Tioga Store 1788-1797.

Sports Wednesday....this week's drawing from Dave Owen's book is Frank Pleto drawn by Dick Gergel. The Evening Times April 7, 1951

In our archives: Map drawn by David Paine. Mr. Paine was a settler in early Athens. He founded the 1st village library. He was the 1st Burgess of Athens and one of the earliest postmasters. Paine Street in Athens is named for the Paine family. David Paine 1769-1851.

Sports Wednesday....this week's drawing from Dave Owen's book is Dick Lehman drawn by Dick Gergel. February 23, 1951