The postcard gallery from the collection of Richard and Miriam Mix, “A Bicentennial Postcard History of Williamsport,” is available as a paperback book from Otto’s Bookstore in downtown Williamsport.

Richard and Miriam Mix, experts on regional history as well as America’s past, authored a book, “A Bicentennial Postcard History of Williamsport,” which contains colorful postcards and illustrations of pre-World War I Williamsport and the region, and was published by the Lycoming County Genealogical Society just in time for the City of Williamsport’s bicentennial in 2006.

With a combined vision of nearly 150 years, the Mixes undoubtedly are the best curators of the region’s history, and their dedication to preserving that history and their willingness to share it has made them a community treasure.

According to Richard Mix, the postcard book was years in the making.

“We have felt the need and desire to use the postcards that we have collected to share the heritage of the area,” Mix said.
For nearly a year, the Mixes spent their morning hours selecting artwork and researching cutlines, using the typewriter that Richard received in 1947 when he left home for college.

Richard and Miriam Mix

The Mixes concentrated primarily on the latter part of the 1890s to the end of World War I. During this era, postcards were numerous and were sent for only one cent by people writing short messages or to show where they had visited.

“As we celebrate the Bicentennial of Williamsport (1806-2006), it is our hope that our book will be a stepping stone for the readers to learn more details of our city’s growth from a small village to a lumber capital, to the year of our bicentennial, 2006,” Mix writes in his book’s dedication.

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