The Juniata County Historical Society

Posted by on Nov 30, 2013 in | Comments Off on The Juniata County Historical Society Following the Centennial celebration held in Juniata County in 1931, so many people became interested in local history that some residents decided to organize a county historical society. Eleven peo­ple came to the first meeting in Novem­ber 1931, but by the time the society was incorporated early in 1932 there were sixty-two members on the rolls. This growth was in a great part due to the...
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Juniata’s Hills: “Rolling Over Crags to Woodlands”

Posted by on Nov 30, 2013 in | Comments Off on Juniata’s Hills: “Rolling Over Crags to Woodlands” Oh, the hills of Juniata, Oh, her stony wooded hills, and her flower-scented valleys and her crystal streams and rills, Rolling over crags to woodlands, ‘Tis a sight worth far to go, Sun-kissed hills of Juniata, Oh, they thrill and still me so. The above lines are taken from the county poem (officially accepted as such during the 1981 Tercentenary celebration), written by the late Dr....
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