Sun-Gazette history

Already a wealthy woman, in 1905 she inherited $60 million dollars from her father and her life was never dull.

Hired in 1909, Fisher taught a segregated class of African-American students in Williamsport for 40 years.

In 1955, the morning Gazette & Bulletin and the afternoon Williamsport Sun were consolidated and became the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, the area's afternoon newspaper.

On July 1, 1990, the family-owned Sun-Gazette was acquired by another family owned newspaper group, Ogden Newspapers, which operates more than 40 newspapers throughout the United States, including the East Lycoming Shopper & News and the Muncy Luminary, both in Lycoming County.

In January 1991, the Sun-Gazette published the first Sunday edition, becoming a seven-day-a-week publication, including holidays.

Prior to that time, the Grit newspaper was the Sunday paper for the area, until Grit was purchased and moved to Topeka, Kansas, in 1993, later converting to magazine format.

On August 9, 1999, 130 years after the merger of the Lycoming Gazette and the West Branch Bulletin, the Sun-Gazette returned to the morning edition format.

2007, Robert O. Rolley Jr.

Kate Ault Fribley Snyder Williamsport Sun-Gazette, December 9, 2012 Kate Ault was married to Civil War soldier Charles Fribley, the commander of regiment African-American soldiers.

Hattie Aderhold: An unfortunate woman and her trial for murder Williamsport Sun-Gazette, May 12, 2013 Unmarried with a newborn daughter, refused any help from her own father or the child’s father, who had forced himself on her, Hattie tossed the child into the Susquehanna River.

Mary Landon Russell: An uncommon woman by Janet McNeil Hurlbert Williamsport Sun-Gazette, June 8, 2014 To many Williamsport music lovers, “Mary Landon Russell” and “music” are synonymous.

Williamsport Girls: The poor, abandoned and delinquent Williamsport Sun-Gazette, January 11, 2015 How women’s groups sought to aid poor girls by providing housing and training in the art of homemaking and the virtues of hard work.

Florence Crittenton Home: Serving young mothers by Mary Sieminski Williamsport Sun-Gazette, October 10, 2016 The home provided housing and services to unmarried mothers in our area for more than 80 years.

Mattie E. Clark: A Philanthropic Legacy by Mary Sieminski Williamsport Sun-Gazette, January 8, 2017 A woman who gave, not only of her time, but of her leadership in serving the women and girls on Williamsport, through the James V. Brown Library and YWCA and other charities.

A Life in Letters: Martha Heim by Janet McNeil Hurlbert Williamsport Sun-Gazette July 8, 2018