As we have settled into our new community we are venturing out to more and more local events. We attended the Muncy Historical Society's annual art show and made a couple of purchases, including their new book 17756 Traveling Through Time.
I will admit that when I saw the book on the Facebook art show announcement, that was the only reason I wanted to attend as I suspected that the HOMS might be in it. At least we showed up, right?! :) I definitely recommend purchasing this book as it makes a very colorful coffee table book and offers a robust snapshot into Muncy's history.
I personally loved learning a little about all of the beautiful homes I pass every day when driving through town. We have even been fortunate to meet some of the owners of these homes and enjoy getting updates on their preservation and renovation plans.
The best part is we were able to get a signed copy from the author, Linda K. Poulton, as we snapped up the buy it now silent auction copy.
The HOMS is featured on a couple of pages and is actually on a third page where it is incorrectly assigned to another residence (because we all know what year the HOMS was built in!) Oops! Totally understandable however, as we have found many errors as we have sifted through the information we have. We are posting it slowly as we are taking the time to try and verify it with at least two sources or assign it to the conjecture "for fun" pile. We love sharing the stories no matter which side they fall in.
Case in point, we have had a small newspaper ad for a painting for sale by Joe Sesa named "Moon Shadows" that we were trying to verify. It was advertised as "House of Many Stairs in Pennsdale" and asking $50 or $85 for the prints, 2 sizes offered. I found it online on a couple of websites and as I looked more closely and read about the proximity to the Pennsdale Meeting House, I realized what house it actually was - a beautiful stone house on Quaker Church Road and definitely not the HOMS.
Page 61 of 17756 notes a "circa 1789 home features twelve over twelve double hung windows and four fireplaces." We actually have 16 windows (not including the dormers that were likely added in the mid 1800's) and two fireplaces, not 4. If you include the two windows on the interior of the home that are visible on the wall between the "old" house and the "new" house, that would be 18 windows. We are certain this is the HOMS as there truly is no other house in the area like it. I can't wait to get down to the MHS museum and see if I can look at the photo in person.
All of that said, the book is posted on our "Books" page with the pages that the HOMS is featured on. Check it out!
Comments