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Historic Marker Unveiled in Washingtonville

5/17/2021

On a blustery Saturday among the quiet greenery of Washingtonville’s historic cemetery, two of Orange County’s infamous Revolutionary War personalities were remembered. One for a murderous deed, and the other for his service for his country. Meet Claudius Smith and Major Nathaniel Strong.

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The Montgomery Men of the United States Colored Troops

5/3/2021

Mention the words “The Soldiers of the Civil War” in the Town of Montgomery and most will automatically think about the 124th NYS Volunteers, the “Orange Blossoms.” How many, I wonder will recollect the twenty-eight men from the Town of Montgomery who served the cause of the Union in the USCT?

According to “New York in the War of the Rebellion” colored men had been formed into military organizations under State designations as early as May 1862; but such recruitment was not officially commenced by the US War Department until May 1863. The regiments formed were designated the United States Colored Troops (USCT). It is estimated that 4,125 New York men of color served the Union and three regiments in particular, the 20th Infantry, the 26th Infantry and the 31st Infantry were considered the New York Regiments composed almost entirely of men from this state.

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Biographer of A.J. Downing honored at Downing Park

4/14/2021

Last week family and friends of Dr. David Schuyler gathered at Downing Park in Newburgh to pay tribute to his life and work with a memorial tree planting.

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Who Owns the Past?

6/17/2020

Controversial monuments, Revolutionary War monuments in the Hudson Valley, cemetery workshops, documenting covid-19.

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Peale's Mastodon travels to the Smithsonian

5/14/2020

Documenting Covid-19's impact on the local community, Charles Willson Peale's 1801 Mastodon moved from Germany back to the US for display, and more.

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Coronavirus: All public programming is postponed until further notice

3/17/2020

The Office of the Orange County Health Commissioner is advising that everyone who is able to do so should remain at home until further notice. Therefore, all meetings, public programming and archive-based research projects, on and off site are canceled/ postponed at this time.

We are still available via email, and will try to answer or forward inquiries when possible.

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Spring 2020 Upcoming

3/3/2020

Cemetery Workshops, Warwick Symposium and Semiquincentennial meetings in the spring of 2020.

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Time Capsule Opened

1/29/2020

Newburgh Masonic Lodge Time Capsule Opened, 250th of the Battle of Golden Hill, Annual Reports Due.

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Short History of Downing Park

2/15/2019

February 15, 2019 E-Newsletter: Mildred Starin to receive woman of history award, short history of Downing Park, Goshen Track seeking donations, heritage development grants

February 15, 2019 E-Newsletter

Book chronicles history of dairy farms in OC

1/2/2019

Upcoming talk on creating a local historic commission, New book about Orange County dairy farms, Historic Bloomer-Dailey house, new historic marker in Goshen, etc.

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