It was a trip down memory lane April 30 as Larry Oberly of the Northampton Area Historical Society dusted off copies of the Cement News, a community newspaper published weekly in the early 1900s.

Oberly's presentation, open to the public, was held at the Northampton Area High School library.

Oberly showed the audience stories, which in the midst of the copy, included advertisements. The Cement News had a long run, Oberly said, from 1903 into the 1950s. Some of the later editions of the paper in the 1920s had a few comic strips. There were no color photos available at the time of publication.

In modern times, school coverage comes by way of local papers like the Northampton Press, which publishes students who achieved honor roll. Back then, all the students grades were published, regardless of the performance of the student.

The Cement News also reported on visits, persons sick, important official happenings and gossip. At times, the paper dealt with controversy, like local census figures and school and state impact. For instance, one article reported there were 200 children not accounted for in the census.

Other articles focused on bands long forgotten and sports events such as the Atlas Ball Club.

The borough based historical society will open the 2014 season May 18, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Siegfried Station, off 21st Street. It is open to the public the third Sunday of the month.

President Harold Smith stated special displays will be featured, such as J. J. Kleppinger Meat Market and World War I and World War II memorabilia.