The St. Stephen's graduating class of 1898 pose indoors for a group portrait. The 1914 alumni directory indicates that the following received Bachelor's degrees that year: George Belsey; Alvah Irving Ernest Boss; Herbert Seymour Hastings; Archibald...
Official letter from Charles Broadhead, Ulster County Justice of the Peace to the Constable of New Paltz ordering Pieter Deyo to appear at the court in Kingston, NY to answer a complaint by Thoms Noyon, 1703.
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 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.
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.
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.
Octagonal stones spaced by small squares form the walkway in front of several of the houses originally built at the Christian Herald Children's Home, now Camp Ramah.
When the Gould houses or cottages were built at the Christian Herald Christian Home, three groups of 20 girls lived in them for the two-week camping experience.
The Library is across the road from the main campus. It was built in 1920 and is called the fairy tale building. Campers came here to read and draw; no active activities were allowed.it is now called Baby Gan.
The west end of the Gould Houses, donated in 1925 by philanthropist Edwin Gould, shows detailed work in native stone. These buildings were the first on the campus to have heat and were designed to house handicapped children in the fall and winter...
The Rain house had showers in it. Two small swimming pools - 2 feet and 4 feet deep - were nearby. The Christian Herald campers showered every day after swimming. The new pool, which is closer to the road, was built in 1950. Today this building is...
