THE IMPORTANCE OF (LOCAL) HISTORY
The history of American Girl Dolls
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 say it plainly, important about […]
Local classrooms of decades—and centuries—past: Exploring a selection of the region’s historic schools and schoolhouses
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 structures have witnessed a variety […]
Roger Miner & today’s Supreme Court: The Columbia County native’s principled stances still echo across America’s judicial landscape
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, a journey illuminated by a […]
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton: A literary life that analyzed societal expectations & featured a home in Lenox, MA
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, the estate of Edith Wharton’s […]
