"Now and Then and Long Ago" was compiled by Cornelia Bedell from other books, newspaper articles and new writings. The following excerpt was written in 1932 about a map of the Nyack Turnpike.
This house, at the corner of First Avenue and Franklin Street in Nyack, is large and lovely. Its wraparound porch suits its location on a corner lot. One can imagine it looked the same 100 years ago. It is across from Grace Church and is found on...
While retaining its original architectural elements, this house was re-sided years ago with two colors of shingles. It is on the 1884 Burleigh map, "Nyack on the Hudson."
Rectangular shaped lithograph card with a central rectangular scene of two young girls giving gifts to a mother and a child. The two young girls are dressed in fancy robes and hats, one is in red and the other is in green. The mother and child have...
Newspaper article discussing the details of the marriage between Carrie Plant and James Wesley Sampson. Published in Milwaukee Sentinel, November 15, 1880.
An aerial view of the town center of Haverstraw from a long time ago. The town center is concentrated in the middle of the photograph, and clear land with few buildings lay beyond. A note with the photograph indicates, "HAVERSTRAW c. 1903 - LOOKING...
All that was left of the Aniline Dye Company plant after the 1919 explosion was the chimney, which is the central image of the photo. Around the chimney the ground is covered with rubble. This picture and the three others were taken in 1937 when...
Astrith Deyrup talks about her family and life in Upper Nyack and New York City. Astrith's father, Alvin S. Johnson was the 1st President of the New School for Social research in Manhattan. Her sister Felicia was a prominent artist. Both she and...
Battery powered Atwater Kent Model 20 C Radio, Serial Number 274199.
"This Atwater Kent Model 20 belonged to my parents. I remember it - the batteries & the charger unit.
We changed to a Philco console about 1932.
The original speaker was...
