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.
Musings – a Collection of Short Stories by Local Authors
What happens when a group of local creatives put their ideas together with a dream? A collection of short stories titled Musings is born and it will amuse and delight readers of all ages. “A vision that started fourteen months…
Gertrude Hawk
The Sweet Success of a Visionary Woman Northeast Pennsylvania is home to several national brand products. Planters Peanuts was founded by Amedeo Obici and Mario Peruzzi in 1906 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. D.G. Yuengling & Son is a brewery that is…