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The Northumberland County Historical Society headquarters is located in The Hunter House, on the site of Fort Augusta, 1150 North Front Street, Sunbury, Pennsylvania. It offers a museum of historical and archaeological artifacts dealing with Fort Augusta, from the French and Indian War through the American Revolution, as well as items of significance to the history of Northumberland County. It also offers changing exhibits on topics of historical and archaeological interest. Also located in the Hunter House is the Society's Charlotte Darrah Walter Genealogical Library, which contains excellent material on local history and thousands of records of early families in Northumberland County and in surrounding counties.

Explore our collections!

March through December
Mon., Wed. and Fri. 1-4 P.M.

NEW - Additional hours

FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH UNTIL 7 P.M.

Group tours by appt.
Call 570-286-4083

A list of our microfilms - converted to digital - we also have computers for you to use

Title	Years covered
Columbia Co census	1860-1870-1880-1900
Columbia Co Tax	1802
Evening Item (Aug 1 to Feb 29)	1894-1898
Marriage Licenses indexes Male & Female	1885-1974
Milton Standard 75th Aniv Ed	1965
Montour Co census	1850-1860-1870-1880-1900
Mt Carmel marriage& births	1894
North'd Co 1890 veterans census	1890
North'd Co Census	1810-1820-1840-1850-1860-1870-1880-1900-1910-1920-1930
North'd Co Democrat	1861-1902
North'd Co Tax - Bald Eagle (5430)Little Mahanoy	1774-1830
North'd Co Tax - Muncy (5432)	1773-1809
North'd Co Tax - Muncy, Point & Penns (5433)	1787-1812
North'd Co Tax - Shamokin (5434)	1787-1827
North'd Co Tax - Sunbury Turbot Shamokin(5435)	1776-1843
North'd Co Tax - Turbot & U Mahanoy (5436)	1804-1826
North'd Co Tax (5431) - Mahanoy, Lyco, Mahoning	1775-1829
North'd Co Tax- Augusta & Chilesquaque (5429)	1770-1825
Orphan's Court	1772-1868
Perry Co Census	1900-1910-1920
Public Press Norry	1872 - 1917
Republican Argus - Norry	1808-1812
S A & Shamokin Journal	1840-1850
Schuylkill Co Census	1930
Shamokin Canal Boat (in German)	1827-1833
Shamokin Citizen	1958-1966
Shamokin Herald	1862- 1893
Shamokin Register	1860-1862
Shamokin Times	1878-1884
Shamokin Weekly Times	1884-1887
Snyder & Union Co - Union Vets	1890
Snyder Co Census	1860-1880-1900-1910-1920
Snyder Co Tax	1776-1813
Sunbury American	1850-1910
Sunbury Daily	1873-1903
Sunbury Daily Item	1905-1925
Sunbury Gazette	1852-1879
Sunbury Gazette (& Miners Register)	1838-1844
Sunbury Gazette American & North'd Co	1879-1883
Sunbury Item (1927-4-29 - 1934-3-31)	1927-1936
Sunbury News	1881-1883
Sunbury Weekly News	1883-1892
Union Co Census	1820-1830-1840-1850-1860-1870-1880-1900-1910-1920-1930
Union Co Tax	1780-1812
Union Co Tax	1793
Working Man's Advocate	1833 - 1838