Lycoming County Women's History Project

Lycoming County Women's History Project Lycoming County Women's History Project is a community-based effort.

It includes stories, photographs, and an online archive of primary source material relating to the history of women in Lycoming County, PA.

A excellent article by Janet Hurlbert, the founder of the Lycoming County Women's History Project.
07/18/2026

A excellent article by Janet Hurlbert, the founder of the Lycoming County Women's History Project.

Today, most women have choices for transportation, exercise, and recreation. But in the mid 19th century , there was little thought given to exercise other than an occasional game of croquet, and participation in sports was ill advised for such delicate constitutions. Although women had to assume mo...

Stong women in Lycoming County!
03/29/2026

Stong women in Lycoming County!

You never know when a story is waiting for you — or where it will lead once you begin to follow it. Sometimes it arrives quietly, disguised as an ordinary afternoon. Sometimes it pulls you somewhere unexpected. It was a brittle February day, the kind when the cold settles deep into the bones and r...

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03/11/2026

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The Lycoming County Women's History Project is an online archive of documents, photographs, and other material all about women who lived in Lycoming County.

02/22/2026

Due to the pending weather event, The Librarians Event at Lycoming College is postponed. We would rather you stay home and safe. Please keep watching this space for a new date.

A member of the Audubon Society in high school,  Sallly Foresman, Class of 1931, went on to get her Ph.D. in Ornithology...
02/07/2026

A member of the Audubon Society in high school, Sallly Foresman, Class of 1931, went on to get her Ph.D. in Ornithology from Cornell University.

She made us proud!

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Williamsport, PA
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