Collinswood Museum - Ponchatoula, La

02/27/2025

New Display:
These 2 uniforms were worn by former Ponchatoula resident "Dutch" Battle.
Dutch was a Vietnam Era Navy Veteran and the only person from Ponchatoula to serve on the USS Ponchatoula.
They were donated by the Battle family years ago. We have the honor of being part of the USS Ponchatoula Memorial and honoring ALL who served in our military and the many many heroes who died for our country.

12/08/2024

We had a blast hosting Santa Claus at our Museum after the Christmas Tree Lighting!!
The weather was perfect, the crowd large and festive, and Santa was the hit of the night from our front porch!! It was SO MUCH FUN for everyone and we LOVED seeing smiles and hearing laughter from young and old alike as kids waited their turn to see Santa.
We want to thank the City of Ponchatoula for decorating our Museum and the Ponchatoula Chamber for organizing and hosting the Event.
We can't wait until next year!!!

12/05/2024

AVAILABLE FOR CHRISTMAS !!

The Second Printing of
Ponchatoula, A Community History
by Jim Perrin is available now at CJ's Antiques and the Ponchatoula Country Market in Ponchatoula, Bayou Booksellers and The Turquoise Coyote in Hammond and through The Tangi Times News Headquarters.

This final printing, made with slight revisions of the 318 page history of Ponchatoula, is offered for a limited time. It is a lavishly illustrated volume, complete with maps, and fully indexed.
It is a valuable source of information on the Ponchatoula community and will make a GREAT Christmas gift!

Pick up your copy NOW before they are gone and Merry Christmas!!!

11/28/2024

Christmas is just around the corner, so why not purchase a brick to honor your family or organization and support the U.S.S. Ponchatoula Shipmates Association at the same time! There are plenty of spots available and this gift will last forever. Happy Thanksgiving to all and God Bless Us All!!
Order online at: brickmarkersusa.com/donors/uss.html

A picture of the order form is on a previous post below.

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10/04/2024

Come join us this Saturday at the Ponchatoula Art & Wine Stroll tomorrow evening from 5 - 8 pm. We will be open and serving wine. Also, local artist Lisa Bowman Badeaux will be there displaying and selling her artwork. Please stop by and check us out and support our local artists and businesses!
Thanks to the Ponchatoula Chamber of Commerce for organizing events like this to promote our great city! God Bless us all and SEE YOU THERE!!!

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06/18/2024

Another order for bricks was just sent out. An order came in and was installed recently.
With Independence Day coming up, what better way to honor a family member who served our great country than immortalizing them with a brick in our courtyard? You can print out the form or go to the website on the form and place your order.
The USS Ponchatoula Shipmates Assn and Friends of the Collinswood Museum thank you in advance for your support!

08/15/2023

A BIG THANK YOU to Morris Evans and Canadian National Railroad for their donation. Canadian National has donated the paint for us to use to preserve our Locomotive.With the cover provided by the City and the paint that was just donated, we are going to preserve our Locomotive for future generations to enjoy. A big Thank You to Canadian National and the City of Ponchatoula!!. Stay tuned. We are so stoked to see what the future holds for us!!!
Pictured are Morris Evans of Canadian National and Bart Migues from our Board of Directors with the paint.

02/04/2023

We are SO excited to see construction on the cover for our Locomotive! We are starting the preservation process of Locomotive #3 & having the cover will protect it from now on.
Thanks (AGAIN!!) to State Representative Bill Wheat for securing funding to help with the project, the City of Ponchatoula and David Pevey Construction for everything you are doing to help us preserve our City history to share with future generations!!

11/11/2022

It is with a heavy heart that we must tell everyone that Mrs. Delores Caro passed away. She was an outstanding person who also happened to be a great employee. She will be missed by her family and friends, as well as our museum where she worked with joy and love. She had a passion for her job at Collinswood and it showed every minute she was there. She will be missed. We ask that everyone pray for her family and friends and God give us all comfort, strength and peace as only HE can.

10/24/2022

Our prayers for Mrs. Delores are working! She has been moved to a regular room at North Oaks, but still has a long way to go. Please continue to pray for her for a full recovery, for the doctors and staff treating her and for her family. Thank you all!!

10/21/2022

We are asking everyone to please pray for one of our workers, Mrs, Delores Caro, who is in ICU at North Oaks. Please pray for her and her family and the doctors and staff treating her. We know that prayer works and pray for healing and comfort and peace for her family.

10/06/2022

The USS Ponchatoula Shipmates Association is about to place another order for Memorial Bricks. If you are interested, you can order online at https://brickmarkersusa.com/donors/uss.html or print out a form and mail it in with your check for $85. DON'T DELAY!!! It may be a while before another order is placed.
Christmas is coming up and a Memorial Brick would make a GREAT GIFT to honor your loved one or group.
Collinswood Museum and the USS Ponchatoula Shipmates Association would like to Thank You for your support!!

08/20/2022

Before and after

08/20/2022

Work at Collinswood is ongoing and taking longer than anticipated because of things beyond our control Please be patient with us. We will be closed a little longer and will keep you posted. Thanks to David Pevey and his crew for some amazing work on our porch and exterior of the building.