Train Wreck August 1981

Kids at work

We always had the most caring kids. ;) We should be proud.
Who knows who these kids are and where they may be today?

WAY TO GO GUYS!! WE WON!!

The Mannings and P'burg and Easton

The Demise of Sheets and Gardner

There is something most don't know I suppose. My mother's father Chester Kisselbach ran the gas station on that site before Sheets and Gardner had it. I assume since he worked for Tydol out of Washinton it was a Tydol station. If anyone knows differently please let me know.

Indian Encampments

I-78 & Fawn Run

Greatest impacts on Life in Bloomsbury

If anyone were to ask me, which they haven't ( :) ) what has had the greatest impact on the changing lifestyle in town I would have to say.
1. Route 78
2. Fawn Run
3. The Truck Stop which eventually turned into two full scale truck stops
4. The loss of Sheets and Gardners

Ok there is mine, where is yours? ;) Please share

Walt Siegel Our Hero

Bridge Reopening

Can you smell it yet Bill? ;)

So sad looking at these pictures I think most everyone here is gone. And with them, except for Diane Crisman Rush, is the recipe for the soup. ;(

It was a wonderful part of growing up in town when we came home for lunch everyday. That one hour was special to all of us.

Old Maps of town

Thanks to Connie Cooke Bambrick:

Here is a site you might enjoy - old maps and Bloomsbury is included.

http://sanborn. umi.com/

username sanborn

password welcome

Connie

P'burg Easton replay tickets

Tube Races Anyone? Thanks to the Rescue Squad as I recall.

Heather please ask your folks if I'm right about the sponsorship.
Anyone have names to these people?

Preservation of our history, Our past

I was watching a show down here in Florida yesterday on Historic designations in New Jersey......
Some of you already know how I feel about this. But unless something is done quickly all the history of Bloomsbury will be lost. To start with many years ago I was in the basement of the hotel (pink palace) and found stalls and even hay (I can understand this was a fire hazard) in there yet from the old hotel days. Everything that went on for miles around happened off the balcony. Plus as we've talked about in the past the first telephone office was in there. I was shocked over this. Several years later, my son, Bob moved in there. It was all gone!! Such a historic building to now be denigrated to being called the Pink Palace. Then acrossed the street of course is the graphite mill. And the original office. Heading up to North Street, we have the graphite mill, and its fantastic history. Unless the people of our beloved town move quickly to get a historic designation we will lose everything we know there.
Personally I'd like to ask anyone who is associated with the town if they would please consider this very carefully. Once these precious buildings are gone, they can never be replaced.
Another point here. I remember reading one time about the Sycamore Tree on the Rush Funeral Home Property. As I recall it was the largest one in the state. Most having been wiped out many years ago due to disease. Also I've read recently that many of the trees on Main Street are being cut down. Anyone who has looked at the old pictures of Main Street or remembers it as a child surely remembers the charm that those trees added to Main Street. I would suggest replanting new ones. Another thought along this line is to get the town the Tree City USA designation. I've included the link to the site. TREE CITY USA
Sorry I had to get on the soap box.
Don't be afraid to post conflicting view points.

PHS Varsity Basketball Teams Male/Female 1980

My nephew Lance Huff, Jr and Becki Laubach both from town.

Bloomsbury News Artilcles kept us abreast of what was going on with the neighbors often family.

Who remembers these? I believe Peg/Margaret Francisco did the ones for the Democrat and Mildren Crisman did the ones for the Express.

Tickets on Sale for those of you who care. ;)

Am I the only one who wonders why the tickets cost $10 but only a dollar of each sale goes to charity?
What cost does Gatoraid have here? Seems to me it's a huge sale pitch for them that's tax deductible and the only costs would be possibly police coverage, maybe insurance and rental of the field????
Just my two cents worth.