Letter from Roelif Eltinge to his daughter Rachel. Rachel is upset that she’s had a change of room-mates at her boarding school. He cautions her not to jump to conclusions about them, and not to ask for a change without good reason. But he also...
Rachel’s father’s letter is being delivered by her cousin, Roelif, (who has the same name as her father) reassuring her that she hasn’t been forgotten. He has sent apples and the chestnuts she’s been longing for.
He tells her of a visit...
John Lodico, Sr. talks about growing up in Upper Nyack near the river in the Van Houten's Landing neighborhood near the river. He focuses on the Italian American immigrant culture there, particularly as epitomized by his father, his time at Nyack...
Fire fighters; Fire engines & equipment; Fire fighting; Fire stations;
Everett "Smoky" Wanamaker talks about Empire Hook and Ladder Company in Upper Nyack and the role of the Wanamkaer family in the department. The origins of "The Goosetown against the World" slogan of the department are discussed as well as some of...
Miriam Haagens Wexler talks about her life: how she came to American from Holland on December 7, 1939 and later how the family came to Nyack. Along the way she talks about the Clarkstown Country, her family, her home, and especially her garden. ...
A white-haired lady sits in front of a lilac bush. She's wearing a dark dress that has a long row of small buttons; on the dress is a corsage. Is it her birthday?
Pictured here are just a few of the senior citizens who attended the Nyack Manor celebration for Father's Day in 1981. Belle Brooks is on the left. She's the sister of Doug Valentine. Jack Green is wearing a red vest. His wife, Olivia, sits next to...
Discussion includes Virgil Cross, his work at Mohonk Mountain House and the family business which included a coal yard, a grocery store and the Cross Lumber Company, and rationing during World War II.
B/W photo of Sachet the skunk next to the log wall of her enclosure at Trailside, the hole she's dug to live underneath the pen is visible to her right.
