Museum Village. Museum Village wins $155,000 in grant funding Museum Village will soon get a funding boost of $155,000 thanks to a Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY)... Local News 01 Oct 2024 | 05:07
Alex Prizgintas will showcase his knowledge of Orange County’s milk industry during the presentation. ( Photo provided) Woodbury historian’s milk bottle presentation hits the road Milk and its related dairy products hold a nostalgic place in many of our hearts, yet there was a time where pure, healthy... Local News 05 Sep 2024 | 11:21
The Brook Farm residence today. ( Photo provided) Learn all about the Chester-Tuxedo connection On Sunday, September 8 the Chester Historical Society will host a presentation by author Stuart J. McGregor about the history... Local News 27 Aug 2024 | 03:46
Credentials for attending the first Continental Congress. ( Image courtesy of the Chester Historical Society) An election to remember... in 1774 Two hundred fifty years ago on August 16, some of the electors of the County of Orange had enough. Lack of action on the... Letters to the Editor 08 Aug 2024 | 11:57
Museum Village in Monroe. Museum Village has ‘less than three months of funding,’ says exec As Museum Village approaches its 75-year anniversary next year, officials at the museum say that unless it receives a funding... Local News 31 Jul 2024 | 10:10
Rushmore Memorial Library turns 100 The Woodbury Historical Society celebrated the 100th birthday of the historic Rushmore Memorial Library Building on Saturday,... Local News 29 Jul 2024 | 03:19
Celebrate Rushmore Memorial Library’s 100th birthday July 27 To commemorate its 100th birthday, the Woodbury Historical Society invites the public to tour the Rushmore Memorial Library... Local News 09 Jul 2024 | 10:14
A rendering of the mountain witch legend. ( Photo provided) Sugar Loaf Historical Society wins fourth ‘Legends & Lore’ roadside marker The Sugar Loaf Historical Society this week announced a new grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation for a new Legends... Local News 18 Jun 2024 | 12:39
Attendees of the hisotrical event. ( Photo provided) Sharing the region’s rich history in historical objects attracts large crowds All we have to say is, wow! The first showing of “Fifty Items that Tell the Story of Southeastern Orange County” was wildly... Letters to the Editor 15 May 2024 | 11:26
Historical Society invites public on an interactive journey of railroad history From the 1860s through the late 1930s, nearly every municipality across Orange County could be reached by rail. The county... Entertainment 20 Feb 2024 | 04:48
The “Gloria Rocket” carrying mail. Greenwood Lake to celebrate its rocket roots Saturday On Saturday, Feb. 24, a presentation by Greenwood Lake history researcher Stephen Gross will relate how a trio of men collaborated... Entertainment 19 Feb 2024 | 02:55
Regarding ‘Platt defends his freedom’ It was good to see the story of Platt, a free Black man in 1797 New York/New Jersey who was pursued by his former enslaver,... Letters to the Editor 14 Feb 2024 | 10:37
Jack Sepulveda and Amanda Rivera. ( Photo courtesy of Tim Mitts) First wedding in over a century takes place at Rest Haven For the first time in over a century, Monroe’s Rest Haven was the site of wedded bliss as Amanda Rivera married Jack Sepulveda... Local News 14 Feb 2024 | 10:02
Sugar Loaf: A struggle for the land and soul of the historic hamlet The legitimate Sugar Loaf Historical Society, which has never requested nor used taxpayer funds for anything, was shocked... Letters to the Editor 13 Feb 2024 | 06:33
Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society resumes monthly meetings The Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society, an organization with strong roots in Middletown extending back to the 1960s,... Local News 16 Jan 2024 | 03:58
