THE IMPORTANCE OF (LOCAL) HISTORY
Markers Note the Long and Vast History That Happened Here
We’re surrounded by history. If you don’t think so, start noticing the many historical markers when you go out and about.
Hudson, New York
Perhaps as much as any one particular group, you might say the British were responsible for the ultimate creation of what we now know as the city of Hudson, NY.
ICE HARVESTING
Ice harvesting was a job for a strong man, and no weakling needed to apply,” confirmed H.L. Van Deusen in a 1940 Kingston Daily Freeman column.
Dutchess County Historical
In 1909, a gentleman by the name of Frank Hasbrouck edited the 1,000+-page The History of Dutchess County, New York, for which he kicked off the preface with this: “The year of the tercentennial celebration of the Hudson River seems an eminently fit time for the publication of one of the most important counties whose shores are washed by its […]
