Lou Hunsinger Jr.
Contributor to Historic Williamsport
About the Author
Louis E. Hunsinger Jr. live's in Williamsport, and has written extensively on local history as well local professional baseball history. He is freelance writer who contributes frequently to "Webb Weekly." He has had articles published in "The National Pastime," as well as in the "Biographical Encyclopedia of American Sports." He is a member of the Society of American Baseball Research (SABR), and is active locally in various organizations including the Advisory Committee of Wise Options, as a Tour Guide for the Lycoming County Visitors Bureau, and is a member of the Board of Directors of Friends of the James V. Brown Library. He has a bachelor's degree in Political Science with minors in History and Journalism.
Williamsport's Baseball Heritage
James P. Quigel & Louis Hunsinger Jr.Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (February 23, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0752413368
ISBN-13: 978-0752413365
Gateway to the Majors
Williamsport and Minor League Baseball
James P. Quigel & Louis Hunsinger Jr.Paperback: 206 pages
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press;
New Ed edition (November 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0271022485
ISBN-13: 978-0271022482
Williamsport Sun-Gazette
A Pictorial History, Vol. 1
In honor of the City of Williamsport's Bicentennial, the Sun-Gazette produced a three-volume, pictorial history. Most of the images within this series have never been published in book form. Primary resources for the series are the historic Grit, Williamsport Sun, Gazette and Bulletin and the Williamsport Sun-Gazette archives.
This volume is the first of three that traces in narrative and picture form the transformation of Ross' Town into the City of Williamsport. It explores the development in thirteen categories from 1806 to 1916. The text welcomes outsiders to this rich history even as the pictures evoke memories in those who have walked the streets and lived in this special place.
Next in the series is Vol. 2, 1917-1956, to be published in July 2006, and Vol. 3, 1957-2006, to be published in September 2006.
215 illustrations
136 pages || 8 1/2 x 11
ISBN 0-9778317-0-1
Williamsport Sun-Gazette
A Pictorial History, Vol. 2
During the 38-year period covered in this second volume of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette’s Bicentennial Pictorial History 1917-1955, the community and its people lived through two world wars, the Great Depression and two major floods. The city survived and became a better place to live and work. More than a half century has past since the last photo in this volume was taken, probably by a press camera, the long gone famous workhorse of photojournalism. So, it really is not likely a “Remember When” for most readers. It is almost “news” or a remembrance of stories told by their elders.
The authors have researched the highlights of what happened here between 1917 and 1955, recording the industrial, commercial, educational and governmental growth of the city and the lives of its citizens.
Next in the series is Vol. 3, 1956-2006, to be published in September 2006.
More than 200 illustrations
136 pages || 8 1/2 x 11
ISBN 0-9778317-0-X
Williamsport Sun-Gazette
A Pictorial History, Vol. 3
This is the final volume of the Williamsport Sun-Gazette’s Bicentennial Pictorial History 1956-2006. Most of its readers will have lived and worked through the years depicted in it, and, although it relates to the people of this era, it will tell a story for years to come.
It is a difficult task to shuffle through thousands of photographs, searching not only for significant historic moments, but also to find images that represent a community's past. It's also a joyous task, following a trail left by talented photographers and journalists documenting their hometown.
This Bicentennial series is not meant to be a comprehensive history of Williamsport, rather a portal to its many triumphs and tragedies, its heart and soul.
More than 250 illustrations
136 pages || 8 1/2 x 11
ISBN 0-9778317-2-8
Williamsport:
Boomtown on the Susquehanna
The history of Williamsport, as well as many towns and boroughs of Lycoming County, is the topic of a new book of a fertile valley that grew from a struggling frontier village into a town with a taste for success, eventually molding itself into a magnetic and vibrant city. "Williamsport: Boomtown on the Susquehanna" is a 160-page paperback filled with more than 100 historic and nostalgic photographs of people and places in the region.
Williamsport:
The Grit Photograph Collection
For more than 100 years, the "Grit" was a Sunday morning staple as America's favorite family newspaper. Many in small-town America remember the "Grit" with warmth, made possible by a Dietrick Lamade, a German immigrant and self-made man who settled in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The first year of the "Grit" was one of adversity and uncertainty, but Lamade came up with innovative ideas, such as direct mail and newsboys throughout the nation that transformed it into a national institution.
Lycoming County's
Industrial HeritageLycoming County has a rich industrial history, first in lumber and then in manufacturing. Thousands were employed as lumberjacks, and others worked in sawmills, planing mills, or furniture factories that processed the lumber. Until 1894, lumber was the county’s main industry. Inevitably, the mountainsides were denuded and floods toppled the remaining lumbering companies. The heyday over, many company towns collapsed. Boards of trade were created to entice manufacturers to the region. During the first half of the twentieth century, Lycoming once again prospered with hundreds of new entrepreneurs and companies. "Lycoming County’s Industrial Heritage" a tribute to lost labor, and is illustrated with vintage photographs from the "Grit" collection. It documents the people who worked in the factories, mills, and for the manufacturers that no longer exist, victims of recession, urban sprawl, and offshore industries. Each image honors the role of labor and serves as a reminder of the individuals who helped build industrial America.
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