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Happy to be home
African American members of the Women's Army Corps standing in the snow and throwing snowballs at each other, Camp Shanks, New York, January 3, 1946
(found at NYPL)
#ICYMI The most recent episode of Crossroads of Rockland History is in the archive!
Broadcast originally aired Monday, April 15, 9:30 am, on WRCR.com
Shanks Legacy - Camp Shanks and Shanks Village Elizabeth Skrabonja (curator) and Mary Cardenas (Museum Director and Orangetown Historian) were interviewed. They discussed the new exhibition at the Orangetown Historical Museum and Archives entitled Shanks Legacy. The U.S. Army's largest port of embarkation on the East Coast in World War II, Camp Shanks saw some 1.3 million troops pass through on their way to England and North Africa.
They spoke about how the camp looked and operated and how it transitioned into the residential Shanks Village. They also discussed the meaning of Shanks to the development of the Town of Orangetown.
Listen to the podcast (27 min):
https://soundcloud.com/cbsheridan/shanks-legacy-camp-shanks-and-shanks-village-crossroads-of-rockland-history
Shanks Legacy opened on Saturday, April 13, 2019, at the DePew House and will run through November. Admission is free (donations accepted). There will be some fun auxiliary programming coming up with live music and entertainment. Be sure to visit the website of the Orangetown Museum to learn more: www.orangetownmuseum.com
Orangetown Historical Museum and Archives 196 Chief Bill Harris Way, Orangeburg, NY 10962 (196 Blaisdel Road in GPS) (845) 398-1302 Email: [email protected]
Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the Steve and Jeff Morning Show, on WRCR radio at www.WRCR.com. Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month.
The HSRC’s local history Meetup on 9/24/16 was a great success!
Extra special thanks to Joseph B. Clarke, who joined us at Stop #1 on 9/24 to walk the newly opened extension of the Joseph B. Clarke Rail Trail and told us about his twenty-five year effort to bring the trail to fruition. Thanks to all who took the walk.
Stop #2: Camp Shanks Museum, Orangeburg. Our thanks to the Camp Shanks Museum volunteers. Photos by Cathy Quinn. Photos of this are on our Flickr page here: https://flickr.com/photos/100479933@N04/sets/72157673113589002
Stop#3: 32nd Annual Colonial Day, DeWint House, Tappan. Thanks to the Tappantown Historical Society for a fantastic event. Photos of this are on our Flickr page here: https://www.flickr.com/gp/100479933@N04/hsk0We
Members of the Women's Army Corps pose at Camp Shanks, N.Y., before leaving on Feb. 2, 1945. (via http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2013/01/25/170177873/a-brief-history-of-women-in-combat)
Happy to be home. [[African American members of the Women's Army Corps standing...] (January 1946)