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Billy Yank is a coloring book that offers a wonderful reference tool for young people who are interested in the Civil War and military history. Examples of some of the images and definitions included are Militia, Infantryman, Clothing, Rifle Musket & How to Load, Headgear, Cavalry, Artillery,Rations, and much more.

“Judy Howard inspires her readers through her patriotic quilt exhibits and books, by providing encouragement and support to our men and women in uniform…[Howard] has gone above and beyond in recognizing the importance of showing appreciation”… U. S. Senator James Inhofe Thanking Our Troops features patriotic quilts and their stories along with some pattern instructions. Howard directs all of her book proceeds to non-profit groups that provide quilts for wounded soldiers and the families of the fallen.

More than simply a cookbook, 1905 Cookbook combines unpretentious recipes with a glimpse into the lives of those courageous pioneer women who left family, friends and the comforts of first homes to homestead a hostile and barren landscape. Howard directs all of her book proceeds to feed starving children in the U.S. and worldwide.

John Earls, convicted and hanged for the murder of his wife, has come back to life. The infamous gallows bird and his 1836 “trial of the century” is the subject of “Murder in Muncy Creek,” a 375-page true-crime story. The authors have compiled a complete set of documents, illustrations, court records and news stories comprising testimony of 57 witnesses with in-depth legal arguments, post-mortem examinations and medical tests, the verdict, sentence, appeal and petition for pardon, as well as the 11th hour confession and eyewitness account of the hanging.

This biography of Prince Farrington’s life and adventures is set largely within three rural American counties: Guilford County, North Carolina and Clinton and Lycoming counties in Pennsylvania. Prince David Farrington was a “flamboyant rascal who planned and executed a vast illegal distilling operation.” Guy Graybill presents Farrington as a master moonshiner and bootlegger amassed a millionaire’s fortune with the secret stills tucked away in the backwoods of these rural communities.

Stainless steel, diamond-engraved image, 30” nickel-plated steel ball chain

Black T-shirt with white, red, blue full body imprint, high quality, 5.3 oz. heavy 100% cotton preshrunk, seamless rib neck, taped neck and shoulders, double needle stitching on sleeves and bottom hem. Sizes Adult Med., Large, X-Large

Pin, metal with clear epoxy finish. Carded and polybagged.

Pinback button

425 piece puzzle, 29” W x 14” H. Packaged in a sturdy, laminated, stackable drum-shaped container. Container measures 5” H x 6” diameter with rope handle. Includes mural history and a key to sites and soldiers from the Battle of Gettysburg: Pickett’s Charge.

Fully functional playing deck containing 54 cards with different Civil War historic images and information about Pennsylvania on each card.

The Last Raft captures the glory and tragedy of the March 1938 journey using archival film footage, still photos, eyewitness interviews, and new footage shot at the actual locations of the events. This one-hour documentary tells this story as never before, with a wealth of previously unshared material. $20/DVD Produced by Karen L. Frock; Directed by JD DiAngelis; In conjunction with WVIA PBS Channel 44; Made possible in part by The Muncy Historical Society and Museum of History

Last Raft casted lapel pins

Cofllared shirts in sizes S, M, L

Muncy, Pennsylvania, a small river town founded shortly after the French and Indian War, is one of the earliest European settlements in the West Branch Valley of the Susquehanna River. Thanks to the canal, and then the railroad, historic Muncy was a business thoroughfare and lumber boomtown. Through vintage postcards, "Muncy" depicts the varied past of this quiet town. Written by Robin Van Auken for the Muncy Historical Society, this book is on sale now and is slated for delivery on December 18, 2006, in time for the holidays. If you buy online now, the author can personalize and autograph it for you. Quantity is limited, so order yours now.

"Priceless Treasures," (SALE PRICE $10!) by David L. Richards, containing the biographies of the 71 soldiers whose names are inscribed on Muncy’s Civil War Soldiers’ Monument. Richards, a native of Picture Rocks, visited the Gettysburg Battlefield at the age of 7 with his parents and "the world was ever the same afterwards." He is a licensed battlefield guide at Gettysburg National Military Park and continues his research. He resides near Gettysburg with his wife, Teresa, and their two children.

Purchase this historic aerial pap of Historic Muncy: 1883. Suitable for framing. SALE PRICE $8!

Incorporated in 1887, Montgomery is the youngest borough in Lycoming County, yet it possesses a deeply rich and proud history. The town, once heralded as the “best small town on the Susquehanna,” was home to world-renowned author Conrad Richter. The vintage images in Around Montgomery show rare scenes of Alvira, a community well established for over a century before meeting its tragic end in the 1940s, as well as glimpses of Devitt’s Camp, a rural retreat for tuberculosis patients. The images in this volume highlight the first 50 years of the borough and depict the people and places that made up the dynamic history of Montgomery and its neighboring communities.

In 1816, Jeptha Hughes purchased a tract of land along Muncy Creek and named it Hughesburg. The town grew, and it was renamed Hughesville in 1852. Local artisans, such as millers, blacksmiths, coopers, and cobblers, flocked to the area and plied their trade. Schools and churches were established, the Williamsport and North Branch Railroad made daily stops in the area, and farm families raised livestock, field crops, and vegetable gardens. The Hughesville Fair, an agricultural exhibition begun in 1870, became an annual tradition. Around Hughesville chronicles the people and places of this rural community between the 1880s and the 1930s, when Hughesville was a town that embraced innovative industrial change as it retained its old-fashioned country charm.

Called the “Gem of the Endless Mountains,” Sullivan County has been a crossroad and ethnic melting pot in the highlands of northern Pennsylvania for more than two centuries. There are villages, ghost towns, family farms, and hunting camps scattered along valley floors and clinging to the mountainsides. Early lumber mills were built along the Big and Little Loyalsock Creeks and tributaries in the early 1800s, and outdoor sports and modern tourism became major industries in the 20th and 21st centuries. Land speculation by companies such as Asylum Land Company led to the development of coal, lumber, and railroad industries throughout the county. The Sullivan County Historical Society and Museum began in 1932 with a mission to preserve the history of Sullivan County and its communities. C. J. Hatch, in conjunction with the historical society, has compiled the vintage photographs in Sullivan County with the help of many county residents.

A book by Paul C. Metzger and Stephen C. Huddy, "Alvira and the Ordnance: An American Dream Denied” ($20) is an in-depth sequel to a 1988 commemorative booklet Montgomery Area Historical Society published, and is a fund raiser for that organization.

In addition to the co-authored book, "Alvira and the Ordnance: An American Dream Denied" by Paul C. Metzger and Stephen C. Huddy, cartographer Metzger has produced a “Tract Map of Properties Taken for the Pennsylvania Ordnance Works.” It is a laminated, 11-inch by 17-inch map that clearly depicts the boundaries of those properties taken, their tract numbers, ownership, acres sold and amount of compensation received from the government.

Country Store Memories, by artist David Seybold, is a signed, numbered, limited edition, prints ready for framing.

The top is inked and hand-pieced using assorted vintage fabrics on muslin ground w/ poison green sashing. It is a large quilt of 80 blocks and features the signatures of John and Hannah (Darby) Cornelius family members and friends. Special thanks to Sheridan and James Walter for donating this quilt top to the Muncy Historical Society.

The original Muncy Compass Quilt, dated 1855, is ined, hand-pieced using cotton prints and solids, and is hand-quilted. Owned by the Muncy Historical Society and Museum of History, this highly collectivel Compass quilt features thirty-six blocks, each measuring 12 1/4" x 12 1/2" and is set six blocks by six blocks. The predominant colors are two-step green, brown, and multi-colored. Filled with thin cotton batting, the original quilt measures 76" by 77 3/4" and has a plain muslin backing. The quilt is completed with a 3/8" applied madder print binding. NOTE: This pattern makes 13 1/2" square blocks. There is no border. Included with this pattern are two options for construction of the circle block unit: hand piecing and paper piecing.

This Eagle appliquéd crib quilt, circa 1850-1880, is hand-pieced, hand-appliquéd and hand-quilted of silk plaid and cotton. Owned by the Muncy Historical Society, this highly collectible Eagle pattern features four five-point stars anchoring each corner, and a one- and one-half inch sawtooth border. The predominant colors are gold, gray and white. Filled with a thin cotton batting, the 31-inch by 31-inch quilt has a solid white backing and 3/16 inch applied binding. The eagle measures 25-inches by 22. The pattern, without the sawtooth border, is included in an album quilt noted in Barbara Brackman's "Encyclopedia of Appliqué" (pg. 139).

This redware charger of "Michael, a Moravian Monsey Indian" is a signed, limited edition collectible by artist Selinda Kennedy.

"Mule Boy" by Joan Gilbert with illustrations by Kathryn Schaar Burke presents the history and operation of Pennsylvania's Lehigh and Delaware canals through the fictional adventures of a boating family, the Oberfeldts.

"My Name is Jeremiah" first delighted children in October 2003 at the Ice House in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Using life-size puppets, Mock Turtle Marionettes Theater told the story of Jeremiah, a boy who led a team of mules up and down the Lehigh and Delaware canals in the 1800s, carrying coal from Mauch Chunk (Jim Thorpe) to markets. This activity+coloring book tells part of Jeremiah's story, and introduces youngsters to several of America's most vital economic resources of the nineteenth century -- anthracite, canals, and hard-working people.

"Bridgetender's Boy" by Linda Barth takes place in 1868 along the Delaware and Raritan Canal in New Jersey. On this canal, all of the bridges swung to the side to allow boats to pass. Even very tall vessels could use the canal because there were no overhead obstructions. Ten-year-old Josh Riley lives in the village of Griggstown. He is the son of the bridgetender, who pushes the bridge to the side when boats come through. Every day Josh sees boats that come from faraway places. He wishes someday he, too, could travel to big cities and see the world.

Signed, limited edition true story of four young siblings from England during World War II and their adoption and life in the United States. The Barlow children were sent to be cared for by a family friend in Canada, however a bureaucratic mix up resulted in a stranger, Margaret Burgwin Brock, offering all four children her home in Pennsylvania for the duration of the war. It was a home that lasted forever. This tale of WWII British children evacuees is a touching rendition of the generosity of two women -- one who takes in four children and the other who gives her children to "Aunt Peggy."

"Cannons, Cattle, & Campfires" Even More True Tales About Indians, Outlaws, Settlers and Soldiers on the Eastern Frontier by John L. Moore.

"Rivers, Raiders & Renegades" ($9.00) True Tales About Indians, Outlaws, Settlers and Soldiers on the Eastern Frontier by John L. Moore.

"Pioneers, Prisoners & Peace Pipes" ($9.00) True Tales About Indians, Outlaws, Settlers and Soldiers on the Eastern Frontier by John L. Moore.

This must-have book presents the drama and romance of contemporary folk arts of the area, telling the story of musicians, craftspeople, story tellers and those steeped in woods lore, people whose modern lives grow out of the cultural traditions and history of the past.

"The Susquehanna frontier: Northeastern Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary years" is on sale at Muncy. Buy the paperback today. By James R. Williamson, And Linda A. Fossler for Wilkes University Press, 1997.

"The American Industrial Worker in the Progressive Era" by James R. Williamson in on sale at Muncy.

"Clear the Other Side of Everywhere" is a video of the storytelling tradition in North Central Pennsylvania.

"Stitches in Time" is a video of Quilting Tradition in North Central Pennsylvania.

Wood renderings: First Muncy Valley Hospital, limited editions, numbered.

Wood renderings: Eight Square School, limited editions, numbered.

Wood renderings: Eight Square School sign, limited editions, numbered.

Muncy Historical Society porcelain collectible knick knack box, limited edition.

Muncy Historical Society Porcelain collectible ornaments, limited edition.

Muncy Historical Society ink pen.

Now and Then magazine (subject to availability, individual issues are $5 each).