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Community Histories & Diaries
A History of the Movie Theatres in Monroe County, Pa.
By Roy E. Pipher. 2010. Illustrated. 8½ x 11, 296 p.
Covers the history of the Sherman, Grand, Plaza, Stroud, Casino at Mount Pocono, Foxmoor, early nickelodeons and other theaters ...
Then & Now: The Stroudsburgs in the Poconos
By Marie Summa, Frank Summa and Patrice Summa Bair. 2008. Softcover, 6.5 x 9.25, 95 p.
The authors revisit the past and contrast it with the present. Vintage photographs of Stroudsburg and East Stroudsburg landmarks are printed next to new photographs taken from the same perspective. ...
‘It Has Seamed Like War Today’ – The Civil War Letters of William D. Walton
Edited by Clarence J. Murphy. 1999. Softcover, 6 x 9, 89 p.
Compiled by the Monroe County Historical Association.
‘I Am Giting Used to Solgering’ – The Civil War Letters of Lewis Long
Edited by Clarence J. Murphy. 2007. Softcover, 6 x 9, 88 p.
Compiled by the Monroe County Historical Association.
BOTH Civil War Soldier Letters Books
Get both “It Has Seamed Like War Today” and “I Am Giting Used to Solgering” for only $20.
Wildfire: A History of the Firemen of the Poconos
By Rose Schoch. 2007. Softcover, 8.5 x 11, 142 p.
The history of local volunteer fire companies is compiled in this collection of memories, newspaper clippings and historical records.
Devastation on the Delaware: Stories and Images of the Deadly Flood of 1955
By Mary A. Shafer 2005. Softcover, 5.9 x 8.9, 456 p.
The first definitive documentary of this tragic event on August 18-20, 1995, three terrifying days and nights still remembered with awe in the Delaware Valley. …
Better in the Poconos: The Story of Pennsylvania's Vacationland
By Lawrence Squeri 2002. Hardcover, 7.5 x 8.5, 296 p.
When Antoine Dutot opened the the first tourist hotel in the Poconos in 1829, little did he know that he was a pioneer in what would become one of the largest tourist areas on the East Coast. …
J. Summerfield Staples .. The Making of a Civil War Celebrity
By Dr. John C. Appel. 1988. Booklet, 5.5 x 8.5, 27 p.
The booklet discusses the enlistment of Stroudsburg resident John Summerfield Staples as a representative recruit for President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. ...
Memoirs of a Country Doctor
By Marshall R. Metzgar, M.D. 1984. Hardcover, 6.25 x 9.25, 169 p.
The autobiography of a general medical practitioner for more than half a century in Monroe County.
On the Way to Jericho
By William E. Dennis. 1983. Hardcover, 5.25 x 8.25, 70 p.
Fairway Press ISBN 0-89536-959-1
The biography of a Lutheran minister.
Pocono Weather
By Ben Gelber. Revised Edition. Softcover, 8 x 10.75, 291 p.
Subtitled “A Weather History of Eastern Pennsylvania, the Poconos and Northwest New Jersey,” by meteorologist Ben Gelber, a native of East Stroudsburg.
The Pennsylvania Weather Book
By Ben Gelber. 2002. Hardcover, 7.25 x 10.25, 269 p.
Meteorologist Ben Gelber, a native of East Stroudsburg, provides the first comprehensive survey of 250 years of recorded weather in Pennsylvania.
(Hardcover) Women Who Made History in Monroe County
Edited by Mary Frances Postupack. 1995. Hardcover, 6 x 9, 338 p.
Stories and tales of the live of Monroe County women over the past 200 years.
(Softcover version also available)
(Softcover) Women Who Made History in Monroe County
Edited by Mary Frances Postupack. 1995. Hardcover, 6 x 9, 338 p.
Stories and tales of the live of Monroe County women over the past 200 years.
(Hardcover version also available)
The Angels Took Care of Me
By Helen G. Brown. 1997. Softcover, 6 x 9, 171 p.
Autobiography of Helen G. Brown, 1915-2008, a physical education instructor whose work formed the Recreation Department at East Stroudsburg University, and a well-known local travel writer and photographer.
Civil War Times • August 1997
Civil War Times Illustrated magazine. August 1997.
This issue of the magazine features “At the Front Without a Gun: A Quaker Soldier Tells His Story,” a feature story about a local Quaker man and tales of his service in the Civil War.
A Chronology of the Belvidere Delaware Railroad and Communities
By Warren F. Lee and Catherine T. Lee. 1989. Hardcover, 8.5 x 11, 390 p.
Subtitled “And the Communities Through Which It Operated.”
Monroe County Sesquicentennial 1836-1986
1986. Softcover, 8.5 x 11, 192 p.
Commemorative edition noting the 150-year anniversary of Monroe County.
Pohoqualin: Delaware Water Gap Reflections
By Francis R. Drake. 1999.
Subtitled “A Personal History," this book is an autobiographical history of Delaware Water Gap and was published two years after the death of the author, a former mayor of the borough of Delaware Water Gap and long active in community history. ...
Lasting Legacies of the Lower Minisink
By Nancy Michael Shukaitis. 2007.
Subtitled “An important history of the Delaware River north of the Delaware Water Gap” ...
