A crowd watches a performance at the Historical Society of Rockland County. People are seated and are standing on the slope that leads from the upper level of the modern History Center to the lower level. The performance may have been on the...
A docent demonstrates the process of carding wool to a family at the Historical Society of Rockland County.This harvest festival was held at the society's headquarters in New City, NY.
A fair at the Historical Society of Rockland County headquarters in New City. Vendors are parked along the driveway and quilts are spread on the ground around the flagpole.
A ground has gathered to listen to speeches at the Historical Society of Rockland County. The annual Homelands Day happenings were always well-attended.
A large crowd has gathered for Homelands Day on the grounds of the Historical Society of Rockland County, September 19, 1982. Attendance was estimated at 3000. This was a fund-raiser for the historical society. There was live entertainment, good...
A photograph of a large plaque which summarizes the history of the Village of Nyack from "time immemorial" until 1938. It was created by the Rockland County Society, which was devoted to Rockland's history and genealogy, and is located on the Burd...
Edward T. Lovatt and Richard Jewett, Mayor of Upper Nyack, shake hands in front of a poster announcing the Yankee Peddler Day, an antique dealers sales event. Proceeds were to benefit the Tappan Zee Historical Society museum fund.
Homelands Day was a well-attended event at the Historical Society of Rockland County. Hundreds of attendees peruse the displays on the grounds of the society. One activity designed to please children was a face-painting booth.
Jacob Blauvelt Homestead, 20 Zukor Road, New City, New York. This 1834 farmhouse is headquarters for the Historical Society of Rockland County. Other buildings house the museum and craft shops.
Many Rocklanders attended the Homelands Day festivities in 1982. The September event celebrated the diversity of Rockland County's population with crafts, dances, foods and displays. The Jacob Blauvelt House is seen in the rear on the right.
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Newspaper clipping reporting on a Historical Society of Middletown and Wallkill Precinct meeting featuring Frank Durland’s paper on the importance of Chester in history. Apparently, this was clipped from Dr. Wesley Wait's copy of the newspaper.
Pictured is a historical plaque which reads, "Mount Moor Cemetery. This 'Burying ground for Colored people' was deeded on July 7, 1849 by James Benson, and Jane Benson, his wife, to William H. Moore, Stephen Samuels, and Isaac Williams, trustees....
