The Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society chronicles the history of our region from American Indian occupation through 20th century industry and life. Exhibits include an American Indian gallery, a Fine and Decorative Arts gallery, 19th century period rooms, and the Shempp Model Train exhibit, featuring over 300 toy trains.
The Museum Store has many books on the history of the area as well as unique gifts and memorable souvenirs from your trip to the Taber. We have a fine selection of cards and gifts for Mother's Day.
Model-train enthusiasts will want to stop here to see the Larue Shempp Model Trainexhibition, with more than 300 toy trains and two working layouts—reputed to beone of the finest displays of its kind in the country. There’s a frontier room, which rcreates the furnishings from the county’s first European settlement in 1769; a general store from the turn of the twentieth century; a one-room schoolhouse; a working gristmill; and a collection of farming, blacksmithing, and milling tools from the 1700s to 1900s. You can board the Historic Williamsport Trolley here, too.