Local Historian Seeks Lincoln Family Ties With Lycoming County
MUNCY — Most people do not realize that Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, had interesting and notable ties to Lycoming County. It is these connections that historian, Louis E. Hunsinger, Jr. will discuss in a talk on the subject at the Muncy Historical Society’s April meeting, 2:30 p.m. April 19 at the Society’s Museum of History, 40 N. Main St.
Hunsinger lives in Williamsport, and has written extensively on local history as well as local professional baseball. Formerly of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, he is freelance writer who contributes frequently to Webb Weekly. He has had articles published in “The National Pastime,” as well as in the “Biographical Encyclopedia of American Sports.” He is a member of the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR), and is active locally in various organizations including the Advisory Committee of Wise Options, as a tour guide for the Lycoming County Visitors Bureau, and on the board of directors of Friends of the James V. Brown Library. He has a bachelor’s degree in political science with minors in History
More information is available by calling the Muncy Historical Society at 546-5917. On the Internet atwww.MuncyHistoricalSociety.org.
Local Historian Seeks Lincoln Family Ties With Lycoming County
MUNCY — Most people do not realize that Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, had interesting and notable ties to Lycoming County. It is these connections that historian, Louis E. Hunsinger, Jr. will discuss in a talk on the subject at the Muncy Historical Society’s April meeting, 2:30 p.m. April 19 at the Society’s Museum of History, 40 N. Main St.
Hunsinger lives in Williamsport, and has written extensively on local history as well as local professional baseball. Formerly of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, he is freelance writer who contributes frequently to Webb Weekly. He has had articles published in “The National Pastime,” as well as in the “Biographical Encyclopedia of American Sports.” He is a member of the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR), and is active locally in various organizations including the Advisory Committee of Wise Options, as a tour guide for the Lycoming County Visitors Bureau, and on the board of directors of Friends of the James V. Brown Library. He has a bachelor’s degree in political science with minors in History
More information is available by calling the Muncy Historical Society at 546-5917. On the Internet atwww.MuncyHistoricalSociety.org.
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