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❖ Mission Statement

The Monroe County Historical Association is a cultural and learning center that helps our diverse community of residents and visitors connect the county’s past with the present.  

As a cultural and learning center, the Monroe County Historical Association seeks to:

  • inspire and serve the public as the county-wide Historical Association,
  • teach lessons of history that provide direction to the future, and
  • enhance quality of life and appreciation of community and culture.

 ❖ Monroe County Historical Association Activities and Outreach

 Pictured: Cub Scouts listen as Connie McCool (AKA Mrs. Stroud) describes the life and times of the founding family.

 

Pleasant Valley Intermediate School students practice their penmanship with a quill and ink activity.

 

A packed house is typical of the Third Thursday Lecture Series at the Stroud Mansion.

 

Pictured left to right: Spirited youngster holds a linstock, a long pole used to hold the match to light a Revolutionary War cannon during the Olde Time Fun festival. A Stroudsburg High School student volunteer cleans a historic gravestone during the Walking Tour of the Stroudsburg Cemetery. College archaeology students, Amelia and Dakota, sift through dirt excavated from site of the Stroud Mansion dig.

 

East Stroudsburg University students facilitate a class workshop at the Stroud Mansion highlighting the importance of using local resources and primary documents to enhance lesson plans and to better connect students with their community.

 

The Monroe County Historical Association is a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation. Contributions beyond membership dues are tax-deductible. Tax ID# 22-2442642.

The official registration and financial information of the Monroe County Historical Association may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll free, within Pennsylvania, 1-900-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.

Generous Commitments from our Community and Commonwealth