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Mifflin County
Mifflin County was carved out of the wilderness along the Colonial Pennsylvania frontier among the valleys of the Juniata River. American Indians occupied the area for millennia prior to the Albany Treaty of 1754, which opened the area to European settlement. The French and Indian War raged here, but settlers returned to establish the county. Named for Thomas Mifflin, Pennsylvania's first governor, the county was established in 1789, developing as a transportation hub in turnpike and canal days, as well as during the founding of the Pennsylvania Railroad. Iron produced in the 19th century in Mifflin County was considered the best in America. Through vintage photographs and images, Mifflin County highlights the founding, development, and heritage of this area in central Pennsylvania.
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Tombstone Tales from the Cemeteries of Mifflin County
All too often, a cemetery visit is prompted by the immediate passing of a friend or relative, which, let's face it, is the way of things. We don't readily connect these burial places as a space that can tell a tale. Mifflin County Historical Society author, Forest K. Fisher, asserts that cemeteries can do just that. Tombstone Tales from the Cemeteries of Mifflin County sheds some light on individuals who lived and died, yet above all, who left a story from which we can glean a bit of county history. Through the resources of the historical society archives, Fisher gained background for each story, and many were part of the history curriculum he taught locally for over 30 years. One particular...
A Mifflin County Christmas
The archives at the Mifflin County Historical Society illuminate the life and times of our county at Christmastime through the pages of local newspapers, supplemented with vintage photos. Lewistown's daily Sentinel reveal happenings during the holiday season through articles, advertising and news reports. A brief but nostalgia-laced stroll along Memory Lane, this look at Mifflin County's Christmas Past will take the reader to Market Street in downtown Lewistown for some holiday window shopping. Carols echo as singers pause along thoroughfares in the 1920s. Later, holiday melodies were piped along the main streets through outdoor speakers in the 1940s and 1950s. The annual community Christmas...
For Just a Penny
Mifflin County Historical Society author, Forest K. Fisher, presents the history and evolution of the picture postcard and its significance as a medium of communication in For Just a Penny, Historic Mifflin County Postcards. In Fisher's tenth book detailing local history from a central Pennsylvania county founded in 1789, the author uses local vintage postcards and historic images throughout the 130-page publication. Whether colorful, hand-tinted images or aged sepia-tone real photo postcards, both are prized by collectors. Many examples of these come from the archives of the county historical society, while other postcards were loaned from area collectors, as well as from the author's perso...
