The present Village of Saugerties was originally incorporated in 1831 as the Village of Ulster. This map is from 1850 before the name change to Saugerties in 1855. A penciled note; "(74734) [1850?]"; on the map face near the bottom right indicates...
Letter written by Johannes Lefevre to his brother Peter during his Junior year at Union College in Schenectady, NY. He tells his brother that a "French & Indian" student was expelled because he committed perjury when "he swore that there was no...
Advertising; Recruiting and enlistment; Volunteer work; Ambulances; World War, 1914-1918
Advertisement published by the American Ambulance Field Service, under the direction of Henry D. Sleeper and William R. Hereford, calling for volunteers to serve as ambulance drivers in France during World War I.
One-page newspaper article from Leslie's Weekly on the American Ambulance Field Service. Illustrated with four photographs. One photograph of a group of volunteers includes Henry E.M. Suckley.
Law passed May 14, 1745 to prevent slaves from running away to Canada and passing information to the French during King George's War (one of the French and Indian Wars). Any slave convicted of trying to escape to Canada would be put to death. The...
Bookselling; Book fairs; Authors; Actresses; Portrait photographs;
Author William (Bill) Owens of South Nyack and actress Helen Hayes of Nyack stand in front of the French Publishers Association exhibit. The picture was cut and so the notes are truncated but the book exhibition apparently was at Columbia...
Discussion includes building the adqueduct from the Ashokan Resevoir to New York City, Barnhart family history (French Huguenots, descendants of Abraham Hasbrouck), dances and musicians, quilting, Ladies Aid, movies, picnics, and hayrides.
Inventory form for building located on Ridge Rd.; east side recording the following information: James S. Gallo (owner at time of inventory). French Provincial; 3 1/2-story; rectangular; hip roof; stucco over tile; 6/6; casement windows;...
Inventory form for building located on Circuit Rd., West side recording the following information: Anthony Karolyi (owner at time of inventory). 1-story; rectangular; marble; finials; 6 paired round arched windows; engaged Ionic columns; French...
Inventory form for building located on East Lake Rd; east side recording the following information: Mitchell May (owner at time of inventory). A two and a half story half-timbered structure with two gabled slopes intersecting. Shed dormer,...
Inventory form for building located on Tower Hill Rd; east side recording the following information: John S. Antrobus (owner at time of inventory). Lg. 2 1/2-story; gambrel roof; shingles; oriel bay w/ broken pediment; French windows w/ fanlights;...