September 15, 1892 - Special notice to contractors proposing to bid on the installation of the water pipeline from Walton Lake to the Village of Chester.
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...
These five brick and masonry buildings were built in the 1880s. Tunis DePew and several wealthy Nyack villagers were involved in the project. The building which says Rockland Cleaners and Tailors was an earlier site of the Nyack Library. See Nieweg...
Gene Brown, author of Birds over Bear Mountain and a life-long resident of Upper Nyack, talks about his childhood, his education at the Upper Nyack School and the games and recreational activities children played in the Van Houten's Landing...
Clippings; Water supply; Lakes & ponds; Actions & defenses; Lawyers;
This article reports on a lawsuit concerning the conflict between the Village of Chester's use and control of Walton Lake as its water supply and the surrounding property owners.
This woman wears fabric of what may be a silk/wool combination. However, there are two fabrics involved the “V” shaped insert in the front of her bodice. Here, a machine made open work fabric is layered over a lighter color. You can see this...
A description of Dutchess Community College's charter as a corporate member of the Associated Colleges of the Mid-Hudson Area. Describes the original Board of Trustees, including DCC President James F. Hall. and their mission to further academic...
