Hudson River Valley Heritage

Explore materials from libraries and cultural heritage institutions that document the rich history of New York’s Hudson River Valley.

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A voice from Somers, NY in our collection in honor of Martin  Luther King Day

http://www.hrvh.org/cdm/search/searchterm/Gloria%20Yates/field/all/mode/all/conn/and/cosuppress/

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Looks like Wm. B. Johnson will make the big screen in the mini-series “Harley and the Davidsons.”   Learn more about him in our collection  here

http://www.hrvh.org/cdm/search/searchterm/somers%20historical%20society!William%20B.%20Johnson/field/all!all/mode/all!all/conn/and!and/order/nosort/ad/asc

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how do i post to this historic site?

Hi there! Thanks for your message. We work with organizations (libraries, museums, historical societies) to build the collections. Unfortunately we don’t have a good way for members of the public to share their resources with our site. Some of our member organizations have uploaded digitized materials donated by members of their community. That might be an option for you. What types of materials do you have? If you’d rather have this conversation via email, I can be reached at [email protected]. Thanks! - Jen

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Years ago, even diverse neighborhoods like New Rochelle, NY, were not completely free from discrimination and segregation. In her 1987 oral history interview, long-time resident Pauline Billups Flippin gives a first-hand account of her experience growing up in the community. Presented here is a story from the full interview. Have a listen!

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January marks the anniversary of the birth of the Town of Somers benefactress Caroline Wright Reis.   Her photos are on hrvh.org in Somers Historical Society's Collections.  Here's a biography of her life, produced by student historian Erika Panzarino. #HudsonValley #Westchester #Pratt

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134th Anniversary of Somers benefactress Caroline Wright Reis...see her photo in our collection at http://www.hrvh.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/shs/id/39/rec/40.  Read her accomplishments here.

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It’s pumpkin time! How about some pumpkin wine? Listen to this audio clip to learn how easy it is to make! This clip is from the oral history interview of Alfred Terwilliger from the Stone Ridge Library collection in HRVH. Enjoy!

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Happy National Coffee Day from Howard & Co., Importers and Roasters, Newburgh, N.Y. Photo from the Newburgh Free Library collection in HRVH!

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#Nursing #HRVH  Back in the day, nurses not only wore a uniform but also an apron...and it was a wrap-around style that had to be put on just right!  Image from the Vassar Brothers Hospital School of Nursing orientation day, 1960.

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Happy National Dog Day!

This glass plate negative is a portrait of two children and their dog.  Do you include your dog in your family portrait?

From the collection of the Historical Society of the Town of Warwick, NY, Joslyn Collection Portraits. Listed in Hudson River Valley Heritage.

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Video produced as a class project spring 2015 by Somers Historical Society summer intern, Erika Panzarino. Subject matter is timeless.   See some of the Wright Reis Collection at HRVH.org.

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In honor of Throw Back Thursday and National Radio Day enjoy this 1940s photo of Bard College students performing a radio show at their college station, WXBC. Check out all of the WXBC photos in the Bard College Collection at Hudson River Valley Heritage!

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On August 24, 1911 pioneer aviator, Harry N. Atwood, was forced to make an emergency landing in Nyack, New York on his flight from St. Louis to New York City. This was a big event in Nyack and many residents came to the landing site to see him and his biplane. You can read more about Atwood’s flight and his landing in Nyack in the April, 1984 edition of the South of the Mountains newsletter from the collection of the Historical Society of Rockland County.

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Seeds and price lists from 1936 found in Somers Historical Society Collection by summer intern from Virginia Tech...

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Mary Tower Building (top) and Joseph Tower Building (bottom) housed our School of Nursing for many years.  The buildings were named after the children of a prominent Poughkeepsie family, Joseph and Marie Tower.  Both buildings will be torn down to make way for a new hospital. Sadly, a bit of our Vassar Brothers Hospital history will be lost.  However, much has been captured in photographs and oral history which will soon be written down for posterity.

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Henry Morgenthau Jr. trimming a bush at his Fishkill Farms in Hopewell Junction, NY in July 1938. In addition to being close family friends with the Roosevelts, Henry Morgenthau Jr. served as the Secretary of the Treasury under President Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1934-1945. He was instrumental in designing the funding for many New Deal programs, as well as World War II efforts. 

From July 1-22, 1944, he was an active participant at the Bretton Woods Conference in New Hampshire, which established the International Monetary Fund  and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (now known as the World Bank).

His diaries and press conferences from his time in office are available in full on the FDR Library’s website. Photo: NPx88-1(435)D

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Wartime patriotism abounds on train menus from the 1940s, a time when railroads were essential to the infrastructure of the United States, travel by train was popular (especially for transporting military goods and servicemen), and new streamlined trains were speeding across the country.  Despite limited resources and food rationing, the dining cars offered a substantial amount of food choices, albeit simple dishes. Many of the New York Central Railroad menus offer both a complete meal and a la carte options.

This particular menu features a “V” for Victory on the front cover and a patriotic advertisement for war bonds on the back cover.