Toy Train Show returns The Legacy Toy Train Show returns on Dec. 7 at the Senior Center, 16 County Route 105, Highland Mills from 12 - 4 p.m. “Since... Entertainment 21 Nov 2025 | 08:31
History talk draws crowd The July 27 presentation on the history of Tuxedo Park and the “Wee Wah Beach Club” by author Stuart J. McGregor drew more... Local News 29 Jul 2025 | 02:58
Stuart J. McGregor (photo provided) ’Wee Wah Beach Club’ discussion The Woodbury Historical Society will host author Stuart J. McGregor for a special public program covering the intricate history... Entertainment 08 Jul 2025 | 01:58
The Woodbury Historical Society’s Gatehouse Museum & Learning Center. The Gatehouse marked the impressive entrance to the estate built in 1912 by Vaudeville pioneer Frederick Freeman Proctor on 1,142 acres of land in Central Valley. Your can find out how it came into the hands of the Town of Woodbury by reading the story below. Remembering Dorothy Morris Join the Woodbury Historical Society’s Gatehouse Museum & Learning Center on Saturday, April 26, from 1 to 4 p.m., for their... Entertainment 18 Apr 2025 | 04:15
Historical Society scholarship applications now available Applications for the Kirk Memorial Scholarship and the Galberd Memorial Scholarship for Nursing are now available thanks... Local News 25 Jan 2025 | 12:10
L-R: Town Councilwoman Sandra Capriglione, Councilwoman Teresa Luongo, Town Supervisor Kathryn Luciani, Town Historian Alex Prizgintas, former town historian and Woodbury Historical Society Trustee Leslie Rose, Councilman Robert Beckley, Councilman Brandon Calore, and town clerk Nicole Young. ( Photo provided) Woodbury appoints a new town historian Upon the retirement of town historian Leslie Rose on Dec. 19, The Woodbury Historical Society announced that Alex Prizgintas... Local News 21 Dec 2024 | 08:10
Woodbury Historical Society’s Legacy Toy Train Show returns The Legacy Toy Train exhibit and show, sponsored by the Woodbury Historical Society, marks its second anniversary after last... Entertainment 23 Nov 2024 | 08:10
Woodbury Historical Society President Alex Prizgintas holds the 2025 calendar, with Colleen Pearce of Jay’s Deli. ( Photo provided) Woodbury Historical Society announces 2025 calendar The Woodbury Historical Society of Highland Mills has released its new 2025 calendar, featuring the story of railroads in... Local News 18 Nov 2024 | 10:00
“Madams, Mobster and Murders of the Hudson Valley,” by Anthony Musso. Madams, Mobster and Murders of the Hudson Valley The next meeting of the Woodbury Historical Society will feature a presentation by author and historian Anthony Musso titled... Entertainment 06 Nov 2024 | 08:10
In 2020 and 2021, Woodbury Historical Society President Alex Prizgintas interviewed Walter Stanfield on several occasions, a resident of Highland Mills for over 90 years. Stanfield passed in April 2022. ( Photo provided) Historical Society podcast named among FeedSpot’s ‘Top 20 Best Podcasts’ The Woodbury Historical Society’s podcast, “A Walk Through Woodbury,” was recently selected and honored by FeedSpot as one... Local News 29 Aug 2024 | 04:06
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
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
Woodbury Historical Society President Alex Prizgintas shares some of the items that tell the story of our area’s past. Area historical societies team up to ‘tell the story of southeastern Orange County’ On Sunday, April 28 from 12 to 4 p.m., the Woodbury Historical Society will sponsor “50 Items that Tell the Story of Southeastern... Entertainment 15 Apr 2024 | 04:15
Historical Society scholarship applications now available for high school seniors Applications for the Kirk Memorial Scholarship and the Galberd Memorial Scholarship for Nursing are now available thanks... Local News 11 Mar 2024 | 03:31
