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
The blacksmith shop at Dingmans Ferry before it was demolished. ( Photo courtesy the Pike County Historical Society.) Pike County Historical Society to host author David C. Pierce The Pike County Historical Society will be hosting author David C. Pierce at the Columns Museum on Sunday, January 21, at... Entertainment 27 Dec 2023 | 02:34
Grey Towers. An update on the future of Grey Towers Grey Towers, the locally recognized “castle on the hill,” has gone through a makeover. The baroque antique furniture that... Local News 20 Sep 2023 | 03:23
Shannon Fisher will be presenting “The Real History of the Salem Witch Trials” at the A.W. Buckbee Center, 2 Colonial Ave., Warwick, on Wednesday, May 10, at 7 p.m. Warwick. Historical Society to host ‘the social autopsy’ of the Salem Witch Trials on May 10 The Warwick Historical Society welcomes Shannon Fisher, a member of the Salem and Peabody historical societies in Essex County,... Entertainment 28 Apr 2023 | 02:48