THE IMPORTANCE OF (LOCAL) HISTORY
Holidays During the Great Depression
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 of the Great Depression, roughly […]
Friends of Spencer’s Corners Burying Ground restore and repair degraded monuments and gravestones in North East
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 one of the oldest cemeteries […]
Echoes of the Past Resonate in Copake’s Bicentennial Exhibition at the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society
This July and August, Copake continues to celebrate its 200th birthday. In many cases, this year’s celebratory events mirror those that took place in Copake’s past. This will be one of the themes explored in the 2024 Summer Exhibition at the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society. The exhibition, Mementos, Maps & Milestones: Copake at 200, opens on Saturday, July […]
Mt. Washington Church Fair Celebrates 91 Years
The town of Mount Washington is nestled in the Berkshires along the Massachusetts/New York border and boasts a population of only 144 people, per the annual town report. But at the start of the summer, the population more than doubles as part-time residents come to bask in the comfort of the mountains for the summer season.
The Mount Washington Church […]
