This letter from Dr. John Bard to his teenaged grandson William encourages him to save and preserve printed publications on political topics of the day. His identity as a Loyalist can be inferred by the language that he uses in discussing two...
Correspondence; Indians of North America; War; Scalping;
This letter, from a son to his father is conveying news of a surprise armed attack, under the command of General Scott, on an assembly of Native Americans that tragically culminated in their demise. The author interprets the massacre of the Native...
Newpaper article alerting readers of an upcoming vote on an amendment that would give African Americans the right to vote. The author is encouraging people to vote against the amendment. On November 19, 1860 the vote was taken. 32 voted for giving...
Notice dated January 24, 1803 offering a ten dollar reward for the return of a slave named Susanna and her son, Abraham. The two ran away from Robert Gill. The notice states that Susanna's husband, Peter, a free man, may have helped her and her son...
The group of young women who sang and danced at the Nyack Library Centennial Celebration pause for a moment. In the back on the right is William Irwin, a language teacher at Nyack High School who coordinated this group.
This is a photograph of an Edwin Dahlberg painting by John Scott. For many years, this was known as the "Old English Church" as its early parishoners did use the Dutch language. it was also known as the Kakiat Meeting House. It's near the...
Along Railroad Avenue in South Nyack are a number of look-alike houses which were built as rentals for railroad workers. The railroad tracks were just across the expanse of grass. Nyack had railroad service until the 1960s.
