December in the Poconos
Holiday Celebrations December is a beautiful time of year throughout the Pocono Mountains and the surrounding area. It’s a great time to enjoy some very special events. Here are a few of our favorites. Grey Towers National Historic Site December…
Minisink Battlefield Park
A “Ghost Walk” with John Conway I recently had the opportunity to join Sullivan County Historian, John Conway on a “ghost walk” along the trails of the Minisink Battleground Park in Highland, NY. Nearly seventy-five people joined the late October…
Captain Phineas Howe 1772-1843
Large Landowner; Builder of Schools and Taverns By Ruth Altemier, Greene-Dreher Historical Society Phineas Howe, 1772-1843, was an early settler of the area. As per Matthews’ A History of Wayne, Pike & Monroe Counties, Phineas Howe acquired the title of…
Honesdale’s Congregation Beth Israel Celebrates 175 Years!
Congregation Beth Israel celebrates 175 years.
36 Must-See Waterfalls in the Poconos
Rusty Glessner @PABucketList shares the Poconos Must-See waterfalls!
NATIONAL CONTEST FOR FUTURE ASTRONAUTS
SpaceKids Global Launches National Contest for Eight Students to Form the First SpaceKids Press Squad. Press Squad winners will fly to Florida for a two-day adventure to interview engineers and spacecraft designers, tour Blue Origin, and visit NASA’s Kennedy Space…
Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm
Quiet Valley Living Historical Farm – Preserving 19th Century Agricultural Heritage
Rosamond Pinchot Diaries
In addition to being the niece of Gifford Pinchot, Rosamond was cousin to Edie Sedgwick of Warhol fame; half-sister of Mary Pinchot Meyer – JFK’s lover; friend to Eleanor Roosevelt and Elizabeth Arden. Rosamond was a stunning socialite who died at the age of thirty-three by her own hand.
Winter Wonderland
“Walking in a Winter Wonderland” the great traditional Christmas classic was written by Richard Smith, a native of Honesdale, PA. He was inspired to pen the lyrics after a snowfall blanketed Central Park. Smith had written the lyrics while in…