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Projects & Programs

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The Battle of the Hindenburg Line
September 29, 1918

In September of 2018, a delegation from Orange County visited the battlefields and cemeteries that are important to the history of the 107th New York Infantry Regiment during their tour of duty in Europe in World War I. 
Orange County Delegation Belgium and France
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Semiquincentennial
Revolutionary War 250th Commemoration
2025-2033

We are gearing up to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War in Orange County, NY.
Semiquincentennial in Orange County
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Cemetery Care Workshops

Each year, the Office of the Orange County Historian sponsors a series of cemetery clean-ups. 
Cemetery Workshops

Public Archaeology at Weigands Tavern

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In the summer of 2021, Thomas Dodd and Johanna Yaun embarked on a public archaeology project to screen, clean and catalog items from a dirt pile which had been extracted from the basement of the collapsed Weigands Tavern (c. 1830) in Newburgh. 

Read more about the project in the Times Herald Record. 

Historic Preservation Certificate Program at Westchester Community College in Peekskill

A new program based at its Center for the Digital Arts/Peekskill Extension Center location. This is the only such certificate program in Historic Preservation offered at a community college in New York State. The program provides training in Historic Preservation for students interested in the field of historic preservation including historic site management, fundraising, research and building trades as well as for working professionals looking to hone their skills and earn credentials in this expanding field. Courses required towards completion of the certificate include Introduction to Historic Preservation, American Architectural History and Historic Preservation Field Work I & II. Students will benefit from courses located in the heart of the Peekskill Historic District in the magnificent Hudson River Valley. Field work courses are held in and around Westchester County. Classes began in Spring 2020 and have been renewed for a Fall 2020 offering. For further information contact: Alan.Strauber@sunywcc.edu or call 914 606 7300

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