The disastrous fire of 1876 destroyed downtown Chester. To protect the village from future fires, the citizens of Chester under took to build both a water system and a fire company. This advertisement was sent to Joseph Durland, a founding member...
In the colonial herb garden at the Historical Society of Rockland County are Elizabeth Levers, Helena Hora, Geraldine Ward, and Ginny McCarthy. The women are in colonial dress and at least two if them are wearing wooden shoes.