Publishing

The Settler magazine is a quarterly magazine published by the Bradford County Historical Society and mailed to society members.

First published in 1952 by then Director, Leo Wilt, this magazine has covered hundreds of topics over the past 50 years. In the 1950's, articles focused on pioneer history and early county government. Wilt wisely used The Settler as a benefit to help add hundreds of new members to the society roles. After his death, The Settler struggled, and finally suspended publication after the January 1961 issue.

The magazine reappeared in the summer of 1969 and the following year, Mrs. Sylvia Wilson became editor. Over the next 21 years, Mrs. Wilson and her committee published numerous issues of The Settler. In 1991, Pat Parsons took over as Editor until 1997. During 1998, the position of Editor stood vacant, but the publication continued uninterrupted. Jane Carlsen held the position from 1999 until 2002 when Henry G. Farley became editor. Farley continues as Editor at this time.

Today, The Settler magazine offers diverse topics covering all facets of Bradford County history.

SUBMITTING AN ARTICLE

There is no payment for manuscripts or illustrative materials submitted for publication. The Editor and the Society can assume no responsibility for loss of material but anything submitted will be handled with all care for its preservation. Following are guidelines to follow when preparing an article for submission.

1. All submitted manuscripts must be typed and double-spaced. Provide the article as a Microsoft Word document when possible. These can either be sent on a CD-R disc or emailed to the society.
2. Suggested word count is between 750 and 1,000. Typically, we do not accept manuscripts over 2,000 words.
3. If you wish to submit photos or other graphics, only include photocopies until the editor requests your originals.
4. Manuscripts must include historical or biographical information about Bradford County.

Materials submitted for publication should be mailed to the Bradford County Historical Society, Att: Settler Editor, 109 Pine Street, Towanda, PA 18848.

This is a long form text area designed for your content that you can fill up with as many words as your heart desires. You can write articles, long mission statements, company policies, executive profiles, company awards/distinctions, office locations, shareholder reports, whitepapers, media mentions and other pieces of content that don’t fit into a shorter, more succinct space.

Articles – Good topics for articles include anything related to your company – recent changes to operations, the latest company softball game – or the industry you’re in. General business trends (think national and even international) are great article fodder, too.

Mission statements – You can tell a lot about a company by its mission statement. Don’t have one? Now might be a good time to create one and post it here. A good mission statement tells you what drives a company to do what it does.

Company policies – Are there company policies that are particularly important to your business? Perhaps your unlimited paternity/maternity leave policy has endeared you to employees across the company. This is a good place to talk about that.

Executive profiles – A company is only as strong as its executive leadership. This is a good place to show off who’s occupying the corner offices. Write a nice bio about each executive that includes what they do, how long they’ve been at it, and what got them to where they are.