Don Everett Smith Jr.

Writer Don Everett Smith Jr. is a recent transplant to Lycoming County with his wife, Laura, and their cats and tortoise. Don has written professionally for over 25 years with several articles, short stories and books to his credit. He is also a known horror and true-crime writer with a specific interest in history.

1894 trolley car returns to Jersey Shore after more than 90 years

JERSEY SHORE – A long forgotten transportation relic is returning to its home in Jersey…

Touching history: Jersey Shore’s historic grain bin dates back to the American Revolution

JERSEY SHORE – Resting in the back of the Jersey Shore Historical Society is a…

The Trout Run Fire of 1940 threatened to ‘wipe out’ community

It was Valentine’s Day in 1940 and the small village of Trout Run, 15 miles…

Remember the fallen: Williamsport’s Civil War monument to Union soldiers and sailors

WILLIAMSPORT – Atop the pedestal in front of the old City Hall building on Pine…