Thomas Taber papers

Thomas T. Taber III graduated from Madison High School in Madison, New Jersey in 1947. He later attended the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey and graduated with a degree in mechanical engineering. In the late 1950s, and after a short time in the Army, Taber moved to Muncy, Pennsylvania where he worked as an engineer and eventually executive for several industrial corporations. In 1980 he left a Vice President position with the George E. Logue Company in Montoursville to pursue other work in self-employment. Since then, Taber volunteered as an editor and board member of the Muncy Historical Society, was President of the Muncy Public Library, and served on the Muncy Borough Council for twelve years. During that time, Taber also invested thousands of hours into his passion for the history of railroads and the logging industry in the United States. From 1947-2010 Taber wrote 33 books, most detailing specific histories of railroad lines and locations, though many of his later works provide resources for other scholars conducting railroad research. The Thomas T. Taber Building of the Lycoming County Historical Society was named in his honor. Source: “About Thomas T. Taber.” Thomas T. Taber Museum of the Lycoming County Historical Society. http://tabermuseum.org/about-us/about-thomas-t-taber. Accessed 14 Feb. 2017.

Note written by Stephen Horrocks