Virginia Benson (1921-2020) was born in Sullivan Township and started her education in the State Road School. She graduated from Mansfield High School in 1939. She married Cecil Reynolds and had two daughters. She lived in Rutland Township until after her husband's death. Local resident, Shawn Forrest, is a grandson.

Eleanor Cleveland (1921-2020) graduated from Mansfield High School in 1939. She married Ed Trask and had three children. She served as Justice of the peace and Judge for many years, and after retirement she and her sister Margaret established Grammas' Kitchen. She was Mansfield's Citizen of the Year and Tioga County's Woman of the Year.

Margaret Jane Welch (1921-2014)

Born in Sullivan Township, Margaret graduated from Mansfield High School in 1940. She married Don Bentley and lived in Mainesburg where she was Sullivan Township tax collector for many years. She was also active in the Mansfield Food Pantry and was always ready to volunteer when anyone needed help. Her daughter, Donna Bentley Davey, is a long time volunteer at the History Center.

Mary Lee Peterson (1921-2014) with her mother, Mary Eleanor Judge Peterson.

Mary Lee graduated from Mansfield High School in 1939 and Syracuse University in 1943. In 1948, she married Bob Messenger who ran the T. W. Judge Company founded by Mary Lee's grandfather, T. W. Judge. She was on the board of the North Penn Health Center and was involved in other community entities. She was president of the Pennsylvania Arts Council. She and her husband were Mansfield's Citizens of the Year in 2003.

Clifford Bixby was born in Richmond Township in 1921 and graduated from Mansfield High School in 1939. He and his fellow five-year-olds would walk the railroad tracks to and from Canoe Camp to Mansfield for elementary school. He married fellow athlete, Mary Cleveland. Cliff had a hole-in-one twice at Corey Creek Golf Club, but he only got a certificate once. He has donated it to our museum. He lives on Fourth Street in Mansfield.

Odeena Jensen was born in 1921 in Palmer, Alaska. When her husband, Lt. Col. John Gray Strange, retired from the military, they returned to the Gray Homestead in Sullivan Township where John and generations of his ancestors had grown up. Dee has travelled all over the world. She lives at Country Terrace in Wellsboro getting ready to celebrate her hundredth birthday.

Leslie M. Tice (1921-2003)

Leslie's education started in the Elk Run School in Sullivan Township and continued in Mansfield High School. In World War Two, he was an Army tech sergeant working on radar in Hawaii. He married Marcella Miller in 1943. When television was new in the early 1950s, he and his staff were busy installing antenna systems for the Elmira community. He later built a cable tv system in Bradford County that is now part of Blue Ridge. His hobby was astronomy, and he built both telescopes and three versions of observatories.

John Antonio (1921-2017)

Born in Elkland, John graduated from Elkland High School in 1938. John served in the Army Air Corps in World War Two and also was a broadcaster for the Hollywood Air Force Radio Station. He and his wife, Effie Heysham, bought the Twain Theater in 1958 and took an active part in Mansfield's community. John was a borough council member and a member of the Appalachian Thruway Association. He was also Uncle Johnny for the Saturday matinees.

Chester P. Bailey wore this hat to the Fabulous 1890s Weekend every year. This is now in our collection. It is collapsible for easy storage. It came from the Louisville Hat Company. Chester was one of the founders of the 1890s festival in 1992.

Chester P. Bailey 1912-2015

John Barr never missed an 1890s Weekend, and he collected a pin from every year which he added to his hat. He has donated the hat to the museum. He actually purchased it from an 1890s booth in one of the early years, and added a pin to it every year for 25 years. He marched in the parade. This is from the final parade in 2016.

Mort Shepard operated the men's clothing store that later became Garrison's. This felt derby has his label on the inside. It was donated by Jim Davies who wore it to the 1890s Weekend events.

E. Arthur Dewey, "Gene," graduated from Mansfield High School in 1951. He also graduated from West Point in 1956. This straw hat is a memento from his West Point fifty-year-reunion in 2006 when he was commemorated as an outstanding West Point graduate.

Mansfield State Teachers College initiation beanie belonged to Gary Skelding.

This Mansfield State College initiation beanie belonged to Marilyn Putnam who was a freshman in 1961 when the school had just changed its name.

In 2011, WVIA made a video of Mansfield as part of their "Our Town" series. This hat is a memento of that event.

In the 1990s there was a plan to tear down North Hall on the Mansfield University campus. There was extensive opposition in the community. This hat was part of a campaign to prevent that and turn the building into the beautiful library it is today. This belonged to Dr. Richard Wilson, donated by his daughter, Sally.

Linda Lee Clark (Lawton) graduated from Mansfield High School in 945 and went on to Bellvue School of Nursing. This nurse's cap signifies her school.

Joan Nash (O'Dell) graduated from Mansfield High Schol in 1947. She earned her nurse's cap from Arnot-Ogden School of Nursing in Elmira.