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
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
Woodbury Historical Society President Alex Prizgintas displays some vintage model trains. Woodbury Historical Society dives into the legacy of toy trains From state parks to model trains, the Woodbury Historical Society features a variety of programs sure to delight local history... Entertainment 17 Nov 2023 | 01:24
Woodbury Historical Society members from left to right: Town Historian Leslie Rose, Gatehouse Committee chairperson Joanna Calore, Trustee Walter Stanfield Jr., trustee Robert McCue, and president Alex Prizgintas stand by the new sandwich sign that will grace Route 32 and Weygant Hill Road in Highland Mills, advertising the organization’s visiting hours. Provided photo. Highland Mills. A sign both for - and of - the times The Woodbury Historical Society is making some changes to raise their profile while attracting more members from the community.... Local News 01 Aug 2023 | 01:25
Scholarship applications now available for high school seniors Applications for the Kirk Memorial Scholarship and the Galberd Memorial Scholarship for Nursing are now available. The awards... Local News 27 Feb 2023 | 11:10
The Woodbury Historical Society is located in the historic branch of the Rushmore Memorial Public Library and the office of the Town Historian, Leslie Rose. The building was built in 1923 by the Charles E. Rushmore Family so that the Town could have a public library.Mr. Rushmore was a prominent and wealthy attorney who worked in NYC and lived in Woodbury. Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota was named for him. He died in 1930. The building is listed on the New York State Historic Registry of historic places Two Galberd Scholarship applications available, due April 2 Applications are now available for the Kirk and Constance Galberd Scholarships, sponsored by the Woodbury Historical Society.... Local News 09 Mar 2022 | 05:07
Assemblyman Colin Schmitt is joined by the honorees of the second annual 99th Assembly District Women of Distinction Ceremony held earlier this week in Sugar Loaf. ‘Women of Distinction’ Assemblyman Colin J. Schmitt hosted the second annual Women of Distinction Ceremony for the 99th Assembly District. The ceremony... Local News 18 May 2021 | 11:43
This is an emergency hospital at Camp Funston in Kansas during influenza epidemic in 1918-20. By some estimates, more people died in a single year from the Spanish Flu than died in four years of the Bubonic Plague (also called the Black Death, 1347-1451). In the U.S. the deadliest death toll was 195,000 in a 31-day period. Then, within a short time frame, the flu disappeared as mysteriously as it had appeared. ( Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine) 'I will be glad when it comes spring if I live to see it' Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from an article written by Sheila Conroy for the Woodbury Historical Society two... Local News 24 Mar 2020 | 08:31
Applications now available for Constance Galberd Memorial Scholarship for Nursing To honor her memory, the Woodbury Historical Society, encouraged and endowed by Constance Galberd’s husband, Herman (a long... Local News 26 Jan 2020 | 07:03
The Woodbury Historical Society is housed in the Rushmore Library in Highland Mills. It was originally the Woodbury Public Library on Route 32. Years later, when the town built a new library, the Rushmore building was re-dedicated to serve the needs of the society and to house the town archives. Highland Mills. Kirk Scholarship applications now available Applications are now available for the 2020 Kirk Memorial Scholarship, sponsored by the Woodbury Historical Society. Candidates... Local News 26 Jan 2020 | 07:03
At the Woodbury Historical Society's meeting last Saturday, featured speaker Kevin Woyce discussed the “landmark” accomplishment of Henry B. Hyde, who, as president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the U.S., led his company to construct its headquarters Equitable Life Assurance Building. ( Photo by Bob Curtis) Woodbury Historical Society’s annual meeting: Reaching for the sky This past Saturday at the Woodbury Senior Center in Highland Mills, the Woodbury Historical Society held its annual meeting... Local News 05 Nov 2019 | 10:32
The history of baseball in Woodbury goes back at least to the early 1900s. The hamlets of Highland Mills and Central Valley each had two teams apiece into the 1930s and through the post-World War II years. This is a photo of one of the Central Valley teams from 1904. ( Photos courtesy of the Woodbury Historical Society) The old ball game Letters to the Editor 25 Sep 2019 | 04:19
