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Site Last Updated 11/09/2023


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This comprehensive website is dedicated to the memories of Auburn residents Charlie Bohr, Kermit Mengel and Winfield "Tubby" T. Weston, whose shared enthusiasm and information about the history of Auburn, and their encouragement of me to write a book about that history, led me to create the Auburn Area Historical Society and, subsequently, create and manage this website that contains several dozen individual webpages that are constantly updated with additional historical facts and pictures about the Auburn-area.  Although writing a book was their hope, I found that so much fascinating historical information and material about the town is continually resurfacing that an editable, frequently updated website was much more feasible to ensure nothing of importance was omitted from a book. - Todd L. Graybill, AAHS Founder and prior Chairperson; AAHS Website creator, contributor and manager.

NOTE: BE SURE TO "CLICK" ON OUR "WEBSITE NAVIGATIONAL FLOW CHART" TO ACCESS OUR APPROXIMATELY 200 SEPARATE WEBPAGES DEDICATED TO THE HISTORY OF AUBURN!

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Welcome to the Auburn Area Historical Society's website*.  Our goal is to provide one of the most comprehensive historical society websites available on the Internet today.  We believe that making these resources readily available to you helps us to achieve the objective of our motto:

              "Preserving the past for future generations to treasure".

*NOTE: This website is not currently directly affiliated with the Auburn Area Historical Society; however, due to the several dozen webpages this website offers on the fascinating history of Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA, those specific pages are being maintained and updated by the AAHS founder and prior Chairperson Todd L. Graybill .  To learn of upcoming AAHS meetings or events, or see other AAHS posts, visit the Auburn Borough's website at https://www.facebook.com/Auburnboro or visit the Auburn Area Historical Society's recently created facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/auburnareahistoricalsociety.
NOTE: This website pertains to the heritage and history of the town of Auburn, Pennsylvania. The town of Auburn, PA is located in Schuylkill County and should not be confused with Auburn Center, Auburn Four Corners, Auburn Township, South Auburn or West Auburn, all of which are located in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania.  Nor should it be confused with the numerous towns named Auburn found in over two dozen other states to include Alabama, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington, West Virginia, the two in Wisconsin, or Wyoming.
The Auburn Area Historical Society is a public community-beneficial group with open admission to anyone who has a genuine interest in the history of Auburn and the surrounding area.  The AAHS is a non-profit organization.  All AAHS members and officers are non-paid volunteers.  All income generated goes directly toward either the expenses of preserving and promoting the heritage of the Auburn area, or as charitable donations to local community organizations.  The AAHS is a charitable organization which has made financial donations to various local organizations to include, but not necessarily limited to, the Auburn Borough (which was graciously returned with their thanks to the AAHS), the Auburn (Mill Street) Cemetery Fund, the Auburn Fire Company, the Auburn Halloween Parade, the Auburn Memorial Park Association, the Auburn Scouts; the Historical Society of Schuylkill County, the Schuylkill Area Community Foundation, and the Schuylkill County Veterans Trip Organization.  The Auburn Area Historical Society is an IRS 501(c)(7) tax-exempt organization.

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NOTE: Due to the vast amount of information and pictures to be input into this website, certain web-pages are only partially completed but their title and placement within the site are included to allow visitors to see the extent of our intended content once the project is completed.  We currently have approximately 200 webpages started, so use our website navigational flow chart to help determine what webpages we have to offer and where those pages are located within the site.  By clicking on that particular webpage listed in the navigational flow chart, it will take you directly to that page. Webpages that are totally completed are listed with an asterisks on the website navigational flow chart.  Webpages that are without an asterisk are only partially completed.  This website already contains several hundred pictures and thousands of informational items related to Auburn's history.
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Yesterday was history.  Tomorrow is a mystery.  Today is God's gift to us...that's why it's called "the Present". - Joan Rivers

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AAHS WEBSITE PRIMARY CONTRIBUTORS

AMANDA POLYNONE - Consultant on Auburn-area Industries; AAHS Program Program
          Presenter
BRANDY WATTS-MARTIN - Consultant on the Schuylkill & Susquehanna (S & S) Railroad;
          multiple AAHS Program Presenter
BRIAN BOHR - Consultant on Auburn's charcoal industry, military personnel and various other
          topics related to Auburn
HARRY FISHER - Consultant on Education and Schools in the Auburn-area; primary/major
          donor of Auburn-area memorabilia; multiple AAHS Program Presenter
HARRY SCHWENK - Consultant for St. Paul's Church history; local genealogies;
          AAHS Program Presenter
JOHN BAMBRICK - Consultant on the Schuylkill Navigation System (a.k.a. - Schuylkill Canal);
          Internet Researcher for the AAHS
SANDY SORLIEN - Consultant on the Schuylkill Navigation System (a.k.a. - Schuylkill Canal);
          AAHS Program Presenter
SARAH BRETZIUS - AAHS Archivist & Photographer; multiple AAHS Program Presenter;
          Project Manager of the Auburn Cemetery Restoration Project
TODD GRAYBILL - AAHS Founder & prior-Chairperson; AAHS Website Creator, contributor
          and manager; genealogist; primary researcher of Auburn-area history; multiple AAHS  
          Program Presenter; major donor of historic memorabilia                                                         

NOTE: THIS WEBSITE IS THE SOLE PROPRIETARY CREATIVE PRODUCT OF TODD L. GRAYBILL.  As a result of the resignation of the Auburn Area Historical Society Chairperson and Founder Todd L. Graybill as of August 8, 2020, this website may be updated with new Auburn-area historical information sporadically but will not contain current information on the Auburn Area Historical Society organization or business.  Check the webpage titled "Recent Website Updates" for new postings.  The website will remain a valuable source of newly-posted and previously-posted information about the fascinating history of the town of Auburn and the immediate Auburn-area.