Apr 7, 2016
Throwback Thursday - Hanging out in front of the library, 1905.
J. Murphy, chauffeur, Bill Dickson, Justice of the Peace, George Moyer, employee Otam and Barnes.
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Throwback Thursday - Hanging out in front of the library, 1905.
J. Murphy, chauffeur, Bill Dickson, Justice of the Peace, George Moyer, employee Otam and Barnes.
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!
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!
Happy National Coffee Day from Howard & Co., Importers and Roasters, Newburgh, N.Y. Photo from the Newburgh Free Library collection in HRVH!
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.
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.
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!
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.