New York Law passed on April 9th, 1811 containing nine clauses. Clause one states that in order to vote a person must declare that they are a freeholder, be 21 or over, and must have the value of two hundred and fifty dollars, and live within this...
Slide with side by side comparison using line drawings or maybe engraved book plates of larval, pupal, adult and wing markings of two types of mosquitoes.
Discussion includes Tillson family lineage going back to the American Revolution. Includes movement from Dutchess County to Ulster County and family milling businesses.
Discussion includes hobo activity in the 1920s, attending the circus; the Mary Powell steamboat; steamboat trips to New York City; family picnics at Kingston Point Park
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...
Jo Peabody and Jeanne Peabody Walsh remember their husband and father, Paul Peabody. Paul was born in 1931 and died in 2002. He was a puppeteer and the author of the children's book, Blackberry Hollow. They also fondly recall life in the...
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...
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. ...
