It was only July and my adolescent mind was focused on the American Girl Doll I hoped would be under my Christmas tree that year. My American Girl Dolls were my best friends, my children, my mannequins, my therapists, and my hair clients all at once. So, what’s so mystical, magical, addictive, and to […]
Above photo: Housatonic Valley Regional High School from the 1969 White Oak yearbook. Photo courtesy of the HVRHS Alumni Association.
If you’re familiar with the local tri-state area, chances are you’ve driven past at least one of the region’s many historic schools and schoolhouses. As long-standing landmarks of the area’s educational past, these […]
By Jim Calvin
In November 1987, as President Ronald Reagan prepared to try again to fill a Supreme Court vacancy after two misfires, Second Circuit US Court of Appeals Justice Roger Miner stood among three final candidates for the nomination.
It was the penultimate step in the remarkable legal career of Hudson, New York’s favorite son, […]
Above photo courtesy of Literary Hub.
In honor of March being Women’s History Month, we are highlighting a handful of important women who made strides in the social, political, and economic climates of our region.
Edith Wharton was born on January 24, 1862, as Edith Newbold Jones. According to The Mount, […]
Above photo from Biography.com
In honor of March being Women’s History Month, we are highlighting a handful of important women who made strides in the social, political, and economic climates of our region.
Sojourner Truth was an African American evangelist, abolitionist, women’s right activist, and author in the nineteenth century. Born […]
Above photo courtesy of Library of America.
In honor of March being Women’s History Month, we are highlighting a handful of important women who made strides in the social, political, and economic climates of our region.
Born on February 22, 1892, Edna St. Vincent Millay was born in Rockland, Maine. Holly Peppe, […]
Above photo from Ignite National
In honor of March being Women’s History Month, we are highlighting a handful of important women who made strides in the social, political, and economic climates of our region.
Jane Bolin was born on April 11, 1908 in Poughkeepsie, NY, to Gaius Bolin and Matilda Emery. Gaius was a […]
It’s December! Let’s celebrate!
December can seem to be all about Christmas, although many celebrate Hanukkah and Kwanzaa this month. Plus, of course, there’s New Year’s Eve.
But, did you know that in December you can celebrate every day? There’s World AIDS Day, National Ding-A-Ling Day, National Underdog Day, and Forefathers’ Day. The first Monday of the […]
However hard times may be pressing down on the hearts and purses of the citizens of Rhinebeck,” observed the December 26, 1931, Rhinebeck Gazette, “there is no evidence of it in the spread of holiday cheer about town.”
Like a fair number of us, we had family that were born and grew up in the teeth […]
Friends of Spencer’s Corners Burying Ground is a nonprofit organization based in Millerton and North East, NY whose volunteers are dedicated to the restoration and repair of the degraded monuments and gravestones at Spencer’s Corners Burying Ground.
About Spencer’s Corners Burying Ground
Spencer’s Corners Burying Ground is located on Merwin Road and is […]