The Christian Herald was a religious weekly newspaper. In 1894 the first group of children came to Nyack from New York City to spend the summer out of the city. This camp closed in 1961 when the camp was moved to Pennsylvania. Camp Ramah is a...
Children are arriving at Nyack on the way to "Mont Lawn," the Christian Herald Children's Home in Upper Nyack. The steamboat 'Chrystenah' is in the background.
The Christian Herald Children's Home began its mission in the Nyack area in 1894. During its early years, many buildings were erected to house the inner-city children who spent a couple of summer weeks on the campus. In the 1960s, the home moved to...
The dining hall at Christian Herald Children's Home / Camp Ramah was originally nicknamed 'Fort Plenty.' It was one of the buildings designed by the Emery Brothers, architects of Nyack; it opened in 1909. When the Children's Home occupied the site,...
The original Children's Temple for the Christian Herald Children's Home is now the synogogue for Camp Ramah. It was designed by local architects, the Emery brothers, and built in 1905. Its style was more horizontal than other churches in the area...
The exterior of the Children's Temple at Christian Herald Children's Home - Camp Ramah shows detail and design of an earlier era. A large bell in the tower was taken to Pennsylvania when the Christian Herald Home moved there.
This large frame house was the homestead of Reverend Jewett of Piermont. He lived there for only 4-5 years. He sold the property to the Christian Herald Children's Home in 1897 and moved to North Broadway in Nyack. The house is essentially...
The Children's Temple of the Christian Herald Children's Home is now the synogogue at Camp Ramah. Social reformer Jacob Riis was the guest speaker at the dedication of the chapel on July 4, 1905.
Hope Cottage, built in 1901, was next to Tibbals Cottage and also housed about 30 boys. it was named for a dear lady who gave money in the early days of the Children's Home - she gave hope. The Hebrew name, Tikvah, has the same meaning.
This postcard is divided into three scenes. The top most is a general view from the temple campus of the Children's Home. The temple is on the left. The middle image is of dozens of boys and girls and is captioned, "Greeting new arrivals at the...
The 1906 Temple Cottage, of a wood and stone combination, was designed by the local architects, Marshall and Henry Emery. It was opposite the temple or chapel, and house ten boys on each side. The Hebrew name, Tzion, is similar in meaning.
The Gate House was built in 1902. When this site was the Christian Herald Children's Home, there was an office for supervisors on the lower level and a recreation room for staff in the upper storey.
More than a hundred children sit on the lawn at the Christian Herald Children's Home. Behind them is a house called 'The Homestead.' Children arrived by public transportation for a 12-day stay at the home during the summer months. The Home provided...
Young girls are walking along a wide path, past 'The Homestead' and around to 'Fort Plenty' for lunch at Mont Lawn. This card was written by a young girl and addressed to a friend in Pennsylvania.
