Roaring Creek and Catawissa Valley Historical
Study Group
PO BOX 161, NUMIDIA, PA 17858
Phone Number: 570-912-8513
Email:
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The Mission of the Group is
“Preserving Today’s History for Tomorrow’s Future”
September 2020 Newsletter
Welcome Members of the Roaring Creek and Catawissa Valley Historical
Study Group to the September 2020 Newsletter.
We hope that this newsletter will provide valuable information about the
happenings within the Group and encourage you to attend our regularly
scheduled meetings and help with special events.
Any suggestions or additions to this newsletter is appreciated.
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Upcoming events
Our Next meeting will be October 7, 2020
Meeting Dates and Hours of Operation
The Study Group Meets on the First Wednesday of each month (Weather
Permitting). Guest Speakers will be scheduled throughout the year in 2020.
Watch for details.
The Society Room is in the Locust Twp. Building, Numidia, Pa. and open most
Monday’s at 9:30 AM. We have a Feather Banner which is placed near the road
to indicate that the Room is open for visitors. Watch for the OPEN BANNER at
the road entrance.
Donations of local history, family histories and like items are always accepted
and volunteers are needed to catalog these items. Copy and Scanning Services
are available at the Society Room. We have a new Copier/Scanner and we can
do 11 x 14-page prints and scans.
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Susquehanna Valley Visitors Bureau Update
We won the SVVB Lottery for a new window display at the society office
located near Country Cupboard. Please stop in and see the display if you
are in the area. They are open M-F, 9 to 5. (Hours may change due to
COVID-19). Stop by and see our display. We added new items on
September 23,
Below is our Display Case.
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Grant Application
We had the opportunity to apply for a Grant from the COVID-19 County
Relief Block Grant-Columbia and Montour (Nonprofit Organizations). The
Grant is designed to provide relief for costs incurred during the perion of
March 1, 2020 through December 20, 2020. We applied in early September
and are awaiting a response.
Request for Brochures
We have received a request for 300 brochures from the Columbia-Montour
Visitors Bureau in Bloomsburg. We are in the process of getting some new
ones printed. We will also be supplying some the Susquehanna Valley
Visitors Bureau to go along with our Window Display.
Recent Acquisition
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We recently received through a donation The Classroom Printer. Copyright
1932 by The Classroom Teacher, Inc. Chicago. This is one of the first mass
produced printing sets for classroom or play. Originally used as a teaching
tool, the two tiered wooden box with partial paper label contains various
word, letter, and picture rubber stamps. The upper tray contains over 100
wooden stamps with pictures, words and letter/numbers/signs. Words can
be spelled with the capital and lower case alpha/numerical/punctuation
stamps. These were also used by kids to print up "LOCAL KIDS NEWS".
ACTUAL PRINT BLOCK TRAY THE TOP FOUR ROWS CONTAIN 46
PICTURE STAMPS ALONE!! Complete sentences can also be created from
the word stamps. Cleverly illustrated images include Abraham Lincoln and
George Washington, an airplane, camel, Santa, ... and many more. (JUST
LIKE TODAY'S HP OR EPSON!!)
The bottom compartment of the set contains a "HECTOGRAPH" and
instructions for use. Hectography, requiring limited technology and leaving
few traces behind, has been deemed useful both in low-technology
environments and in clandestine circumstances where discretion was
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necessary. In the earlier 20th Century, the process lent itself to small runs of
school classroom test papers, church newsletters and science fiction
fanzines.
Membership Application
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Roaring Creek and Catawissa Valley Study Group
PO Box 161
Numidia, Pa. 17858
Name: _______________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Phone Number: ________________________________________
Email: _______________________________________________
Membership Type:
o Student – (free up to age 23)
o Single - $12.00
o Couple - $18.00
o Family - $24.00
o Life Member - $150.00
Signature Date
We are a 501/C3 non-profit organization. Donations are welcomed.
