Dingmans Ferry. The women inside the box We all know what happened to President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre on the night of April 14, 1865, but what about the... Entertainment 02 Apr 2025 | 05:17
A portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 1863. ( Photo by Alexander Gardner, Wikimedia Commons) Learn how Lincoln’s assassination affected the lives of three women On Saturday, April 5 at 4 p.m. a performance of “Thinking Inside the Box” will take place at the Columns Museum Foundation... Entertainment 21 Mar 2025 | 08:10
The Columns Museum in Milford. Can you solve the ‘Museum Mysteries?’ On Friday, January 24 at 6 p.m. The Pike County Historical Society will be kicking off a new interactive program at the Columns... Entertainment 15 Jan 2025 | 10:35
The Columns Museum. ( Photo provided) The Pike County Historical Society asks for your support in 2025 As we head into a new year, our board and staff offer a heartfelt “thank you” to all friends, sponsors, and supporters of... Letters to the Editor 23 Dec 2024 | 10:13
Patricia Durante performs as the lady in red. ( Photo provided) ‘Historical Sundays’ to hold encore performance of ‘Cornelia in Confidence’ A performance of the short play “Cornelia in Confidence,” starring Patricia Durante will be followed by a delightful light... Entertainment 24 Jul 2024 | 12:21
Museum Village at night. ( Photo by Dan Pacella) Spooky tales and frightful encounters - a glimpse of our haunted history A strange knock in the dead of night. A disembodied whisper that seems to beckon you. Shadows that move without the direction... Local News 23 Oct 2022 | 08:48
Dan Envaldsen Engvaldsen sings his songs and Feast of Friends sings the Doors at towpath event Pike County Historical Society will host a day of music behind Canal House 16 in Glen Eyre, PA. on June 18. Music begins... Entertainment 31 May 2022 | 07:38
Mediumship sessions/spiritual circle coming to Columns Museum Many have wondered whether the Columns Museum, in Milford, is haunted, says Lori Strelecki, Pike County Historical Society... Entertainment 25 Apr 2022 | 05:20
A close-up of the vandalized images of Lisa McAteer, Carl Will and Alex McAteer on the truck for their real estate business. (Photo provided by Lisa McAteer) (Photo provided by Lisa McAteer) ‘A whole new ugly’: Realtor condemns swastika vandalism, offers $5K reward for information leading to arrest On Facebook, Lisa McAteer called it a hate crime. It was the second time since December that her realty business was vandalized.... Local News 25 Mar 2022 | 02:06
Milton Wesley Bailey An intimate look into the life of Milford hero Milton Bailey The public has a rare opportunity to learn about the honorable life of a soldier from Milford, the only man from Pike County... Local News 16 Mar 2022 | 09:29
Lori Strelecki adjusts her sunglasses as she emerges from the John Street County Complex in Milford (Photo by Frances Ruth Harris) Museum director agrees to shun alcohol as Christmas lights vandalism case advances Lori Strelecki, the longtime director of the Pike County Historical Society’s Columns Museum, was able to leave Judge Allen... Local News 23 Feb 2022 | 03:23
The Columns Museum of the Pike County Historical Society (Beyond My Ken/Wikimedia Commons) Museum director charged with criminal mischief for cutting realtor’s Christmas lights Lori Strelecki of Milford, director of the Columns Museum for the past 21 years, has been charged with criminal mischief... Local News 13 Jan 2022 | 10:45
Larry Heady at the Columns Museum (Photo by Linda Fields) Lenape tribes visit their homeland in Pike County to launch permanent exhibit “Our ancestors are still here, their footsteps are still here, their voices are still here, and I want to thank you for being... Local News 22 Oct 2021 | 05:17
Lenape enrolled in Federal army (Created by Worms, published on L'illustration, Journal Universel, Paris, 1863) ‘We have not vanished’: Lenape exhibit to open at the Columns Museum on Oct. 6 The Pike County Historical Society is opening a new permanent exhibit, “The Lenape, Original People, Reconciling the Past,... Entertainment 01 Oct 2021 | 01:09
Barbara Buchanan (Photo provided) Historical societies and elder care organization awarded Buchanan grants The Barbara J. Buchanan Fund of the Greater Pike Community Foundation announced that three awards of $1,000 each will help... Local News 29 Apr 2021 | 06:11
‘My dog is afraid of the dark’ and other ruminations about the cost of electricity