Hand colored lantern slide showing and Oblinis and unknown grave in the Germonds Road Cemetery. The Oblinis stone is one of the oldest gravestones in Rockland County.
George Budke (1868-1948) collected and organized materials relating to Rockland County history. His extensive collection is in the New York Public Library. This postcard of his family homestead in Bardonia is undated, but may be early as there are...
In 1905, the Bardonia Post Office was in the lower level of this large and stately brick building near the railroad tracks. A note on the picture says, "Looking east."
This 1990 photo is of the former Bardon Hotel and perhaps the residence built by Henry Bardon in 1895. John Bardon, a native of Bavaria, opened a store along the railroad from Nanuet to New City in 1875. His son, Henry, later operated the business,...
Before the age of the automobile, many short rail lines ran through Rockland County. The railroad from Nanuet went through Bardonia on its way to New City. This copy of a postcard shows the railroad crossing on a quiet road.
The two story frame schoolhouse in Bardonia had an enclosed belfry and a tall flagpole. Several classrooms were available. Near the flagpole was a boulder with a plaque.
