The Innisfree dinner bell. ( Photo shared by Tom Rue) Lecture to discuss Innisfree As part of its ongoing educational outreach, the Damascus Historical Society announced that Tom Rue, longtime area resident... Entertainment 17 Jul 2024 | 02:50
Lou Del Bianco tells his grandfather’s story in “Out of Rushmore’s Shadow,” which he will discuss as part of this lecture series. ( Photo provided) Historical Society to host ‘Historical Sundays’ series The Pike County Historical Society and Museum will host a series of educational and entertaining performances starting on... Local News 17 Jul 2024 | 11:54
The Milford Community House. ( Photo provided) Milford Community House celebrates 100 years of public use The historic Milford Community House, at the intersection of Broad and Harford Streets in Milford Borough achieved a milestone... Local News 10 Jul 2024 | 04:48
Historical Society to hold talk on Revolutionary War soldier The Dingmans Ferry-Delaware Township Historical Society has another historical lecture planned at the Delaware Township Municipal... Entertainment 02 Jul 2024 | 11:47
Ceremony to mark grave of Revolutionary War general The Nebraska and South Dakota Societies of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will hold a ceremony to mark the... Local News 04 Jun 2024 | 01:43
Historian Alex Prizgintas will delve into the history of milk. ( Photo provided) Learn about Orange County dairies and their milk bottles Milk and its related dairy products hold a nostalgic place in many of our hearts, yet there was a time where pure, healthy... Entertainment 29 May 2024 | 11:54
A photo of two solders dressed in Civil War-era garb. ( Photo by Bill Cohen) Columns Museum to host Civil War ‘living history’ program The Pike County Historical Society will once again host a living history program and Civil War encampment on the grounds... Entertainment 29 Apr 2024 | 03:39
Learn all about the Quakers, Dutch and more. ( Image provided) Historical Society to feature ‘Tales of Quakers’ lecture Join the Dingmans Ferry Delaware Township Historical Society for another fun program by master storyteller Jonathan Kruk,... Entertainment 17 Apr 2024 | 03:46
Old Mine Road entrance near the Dingmans Ferry Bridge. $11 million earmarked to overhaul Old Mine Road Old Mine Road, on the New Jersey side of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (DWGNRA), is about to receive a major... Local News 10 Apr 2024 | 03:57
Abraham Lincoln, November 8, 1863. ( Photo by Alexander Gardner) Historical Society to hold Lincoln storytelling The Dingmans Ferry-Delaware Township Historical Society has announced an interactive dramatic program in with actor and storyteller... Entertainment 27 Mar 2024 | 04:49
Grey Towers in Milford. Grey Towers Lunch & Learn series continues this April Milford. This next installment will focus on the Pinchot family’s influence on our nation. After an incredibly successful... Entertainment 27 Mar 2024 | 10:48
Historical Society invites public on an interactive journey of railroad history From the 1860s through the late 1930s, nearly every municipality across Orange County could be reached by rail. The county... Entertainment 20 Feb 2024 | 04:48
Regarding ‘Platt defends his freedom’ It was good to see the story of Platt, a free Black man in 1797 New York/New Jersey who was pursued by his former enslaver,... Letters to the Editor 14 Feb 2024 | 10:37
The Columns flag. The Columns Museum to offer ‘Lincoln’s Bday Pizza Party & Museum Tour’ for students The Pike County Historical Society and Museum will be offering a special program geared for students looking to learn more... Entertainment 07 Feb 2024 | 03:44
Grey Towers in Milford. Grey Towers Heritage Association’s Lunch and Learn series starting soon Ask Eileen Smith, president of Grey Towers Heritage Association (GTHA), where one can get a hot, home-made meal in the middle... Local News 27 Dec 2023 | 04:00