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Annual
The Bradford County Historical Society published the first Annual in 1906. Ten more were published over the next several years. They were printed in Towanda at the Bradford Star. They contain some information not found in other published documents. Several articles have illustrations. The contents of each Annual and publication date are given below.
No. I - published 1906:
Meetings . . .p. 5
Papers and Addresses . . . p. 5
Museum . . .p. 7
Library . . . p. 8
Friedenshutten and Wyalusing Indians . . . p. 9
Indian Paths or Trails in Bradford County . . . p. 25
Pike In Early Times . . . p. 31
The Warren Pioneers . . . p. 38
The McKean Family . . . p. 48
David Wilmot . . . p. 59
Julia Kinney Scott . . . p. 71
The Question Box . . . p. 77
Bradford County, organization . . . p. 93
Townships, area, date of organization, territory from which taken and origin of name . . . p. 94
Boroughs and date of Incorporation . . . p. 100
Early Marriages . . . p. 101
No. II - published 1908:
Meetings . . . p. 3
Library and Museum . . . p. 3
Advent of White Man Into Bradford County . . . p. 5
Fox Family . . . p. 9
Elizabeth Means . . . p. 14
Indian Towns at North Towanda . . . p. 18
The Connecticut Claim and Its Importance In Our History . . . p. 27
Conrad Weiser . . . p. 35
History of Smithfield Township . . . p. 51
Dr. Darius Bullock . . . p. 63
Some Wyalusing Pioneers . . . p. 69
Our First Judge - Hon. John Bannister Gibson . . . p. 73
Bradford County Pioneers – Men Who First Entered the Wilderness and Carved Out Homes . . . p. 82
Date of Organization and Settlement of the Counties of Pennsylvania . . . p. 96
No. III – published 1909:
Col. John A. Codding . . . p. 3
Bradford County During The Revolution . . . p. 5
Patriots Who Fought For Independence (Revolutionary Soldiers and Place of Burial) . . . p. 12
Historical Address . . . p. 35
Hartley Expedition . . . p. 37
Colonel John Franklin . . . p. 39
Yankee and Pennamite Troubles . . . p. 41
The Wilmot Proviso . . . p. 43
War Days . . . p. 45
J. Washington Ingham . . . p. 48
Col. John Franklin . . . p. 51
Hon. Ulysses Mercur . . . p. 67
Memorative (Deceased Members) . . . p. 76
Lyman S. Chubbuck . . . p. 78
Meetings . . . p. 79
Library and Museum (acquisitions and donors) . . . p. 79
Historical Society, Organization . . . p. 84
Old People’s Day . . . p. 85
Officers . . . p. 86
Members . . . p. 88
No. IV – published 1910:
Dr. Ezra P. Allen . . . p. 3
Count Zinzendorf in Pennsylvania, Nicholas Ludwig, Count of Zinzendorf . . . p. 5
Judge Obadiah Gore . . . p. 11
The Old Towanda Academy . . . p. 15
History of Troy Schools . . . p. 23
Hon. Thomas Burnside, Second Judge of Bradford County . . . p. 36
Moravian Mission at Ulster . . . p. 41
Old Time Training Days . . . p. 49
History Wilmot Township . . . p. 59
Bradford County Families, 1790 . . . p. 74
Memorative (Deceased Members) – Guy C. Hollon, Clinton S. Fitch, Mrs. Emma I. Wilt, Stephen Fowler Robinson, Charles L. Tracy . . . p. 83
Guy C. Hollon (photo) . . . p. 85
Stephen F. Robinson (photo) . . . p. 86
Meetings . . . p. 87
Library and Museum (acquisitions and donors) . . . p. 88
No. V Part 1 – published 1911:
Justus A. Record . . . front piece
The Browns . . . p. 1
Early History of Burlington and Reminiscences . . . p. 10
Old Athens Academy . . . p. 22
Stephen Collins Foster . . . p. 30
Early War Times . . . p. 37
Memorative – Levi S. Blasdell, Elmer B. McKee, William Scott, Orson A. Baldwin, Hon. Elijah Reed Meyer, Clarence T. Kirby, Harry A. Madill . . . p. 40
Library and Museum (acquisitions and donors) . . . p. 41
Part II
The Earliest Tax List . . . p. 1
Tioga Taxables, 1796 . . . p. 5
Wyalusing Assessment, 1796 . . . p. 9
Wysox Assessment, 1796 . . . p. 12
Ulster Taxables, 1801-02 . . . p. 15
Rush Taxables, 1802 . . . p. 18
Orwell Taxables, 1804 . . . p. 20
Burlington Taxables, 1804 . . . p. 22
Canton Taxables, 1806 . . . p. 25
The First County Election . . . p. 27
Voters of First Election . . . p. 30
The First County Court . . . p. 42
The First County Statement . . . p. 44
The First Church Organization in Bradford County . . . p. 45
Judges of County . . . p. 53
Associate Judges . . . p. 55
Sheriffs . . . p. 56
Clerks Orphan’s Court . . . p. 57
Prothonotaries . . . p. 57
Registers and Recorders . . . p. 58
District Attorneys . . . p. 59
County Treasurers . . . p. 61
County Commissioners . . . p. 63
County Superintendents . . . p. 67
County Auditors . . . p. 68
County Surveyors . . . p. 72
Coroners . . . p. 73
Jury Commissioners . . . p. 73
Members of Assembly and Districts . . . p. 75
Congressmen and Districts . . . p. 83
Vote for Presidents . . . p. 86
Vote for Governors . . . p. 90
Vote on Popular Questions . . . p. 94
No. VI – published 1912:
Judicial Organization, the First Judge and his Associates . . . p. 1
William Bradford, the Honored Name . . . p. 12
First County Officers and Duties . . . p. 17
Legislation Creating Bradford County . . . p. 26
Towanda, the County Seat . . . p. 46
Marie Theresa Schillinger . . . p. 54
Phoebe Winans Place . . . p. 59
Ninth Annual Old People’s Meeting . . . p. 62
Memorative – Robert S. Sabin, Major Levi Wells . . . p. 76
Library and Museum (acquisitions and donors) . . . p. 77
Origin Name of Places and Streams . . . p. 79
No. VII – published 1913:
Front piece – John B. Gibson, Bradford County’s First Judge
Centenary Subjects – War of 1812 . . . p. 1
Bradford County – War of 1812 . . . p. 9
Centenary of Four Townships (Pike, Warren, Windham, Wells, 1813) . . . p. 19
Columbia and Springfield Townships . . . p. 27
Columbia Township 1813 – 1913 . . . p. 32
Springfield Township . . . p. 44
The Pioneer Library . . . p. 62
Tenth Annual Old People’s Meeting . . . p. 69
Delightful 100th Anniversary Celebration - Anne Lewis Wright . . . p. 77
Memorative – William T. Davies, Robert H. Laning . . . p. 82
Library and Museum (acquisitions and donors) . . . p. 84
Secretary’s Report . . . p. 90
Officers . . . p. 93
No. VIII – published 1914:
Indian History Sugar Creek . . . p. 1
The Connecticut Women of the Wyoming Valley . . . p. 5
Anti-Slavery and Movement in Bradford County . . . p. 17
Residents at County Organization . . . p. 46
Bradford County Centenarians . . . p. 70
Eleventh Annual Old People’s Meeting . . . p. 73
A Remarkable Meeting . . . p. 82
Memorative – Hon. George Moscrip, J. Valentine Geiger, David T. Evans, Col. Enoch J. Ayers . . . p. 85
Library and Museum (acquisitions and donors) . . . p. 92
Secretary’s Report . . . p. 94
Treasurer’s Report . . . p. 97
Officers . . . p. 99
No. IX – published 1915:
The Kingsley and Slocum Families – Francis Slocum, the Captive . . . p. 1
First Event in Pennsylvania History Commemorated – 300th Anniversary of the Coming of Stephen Brule, the First White Man, to Carantouan, Unveiling of Marker, Imposing Exercises . . . p. 12
Local Indian Tribes and Early Historical Events . . . p. 31
Bradford County Chronology 1615-1800 . . . p. 53
Twelfth Annual Old People’s Meeting . . . p. 74
Memorative – Mrs. Anna Scott . . . p. 85
Library and Museum . . . p. 86
Secretary’s Report . . . p. 90
Treasurer’s Report . . . p. 94
Officers . . . p. 95
No. X – published 1917
The Hartley Expedition, 1778 – The Battle of Indian Hill . . . p. 1
Bradford County Chronology cont’d from Vol IX . . . p. 12
Whence Counties Get Names . . . p. 49
Events Celebrated – Centenary Justus A. Record . . . p. 53
Another Centenarian – Walter Scott Newman . . . p. 60
French Refugees Commemorated . . . p. 62
Thirteenth Old People’s Meeting . . . p. 64
Memorative – Emery J. Kerrick, Dr. Edward D. Payne, Herbert S. Putnam, Col. Joseph H. Horton . . . p. 75
Library and Museum (acquisitions and donors) . . . p. 86
Secretary’s Report . . . p. 90
Officers . . . p. 93
No. XI – published 1918
Physical and Geographical History of Bradford County and Historical and Geographical Review 1615-1917 . . . p. 1