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Charles Stumpf's death a loss to us all
Longtime local historian Charles K. Stumpf has died. According to the first of two death notices in the Standard Speaker, he died on August 28, 2009 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown.Charlie had been having severe and complex health problems and they were intensifying as time went on. He was a wonderful person of many talents who was generous with his time and his knowledge, and we all owe him a huge debt of gratitude for his work in researching, publishing and preserving the history of Upper Lehigh, Freeland, Hazleton, and several other nearby communities. Certainly he inspired and supported my various local history projects, including this website. His passing has taken away a deep pool of local historical knowledge.He was a friend to many and will be missed.
Freeland has a historical society!
For some of you this is old news. But old or new, it's good news for Freelanders and Freeland friends - Freeland now has a historical society. It was founded in July 2007, and its first president is Tom Landers. Tom is well known in Freeland and has served the community in many ways, including his past service on the police force and as director of the YMCA. The new historical society is in good hands and will thrive with good support from members and friends.Meetings are held monthly, and are usually organized around a theme. People are encouraged to bring memorabilia to the meeting to display that evening. During the summer, meetings are held in the Public Park. A long-term goal of the society is to find a home for the storage, preservation and display of photos, documents and other memorabilia on Freeland's history.
Are you interested in becoming a member? Contact Tom
Landers
at 545 Front Street, Freeland, PA, 18224. Donations are also welcome
and
can be directed to him at that address. If you have ideas about saving
Freeland's
history, please share them. Meanwhile, please consider supporting
Freeland's historical society in any way you can.
Newest site updates:
Nine postcards showing street views have been added to the Streets page. 5-19-09Ethnic groups page has some text added to it. 5-21-09
The Schools section has a new gallery of some old student group photos. 5-25-09
More content on Post Office page; get there via Municipal page. Also, new Celebrations page. 5-25-09
A new page about the old Central Hotel; get there via Buildings page. 7-10-09