A Reenactment Researching, writing, preparing, reenacting, and creating the poster all proved to be great fun, yet sharing Lizzie's letter and anti-slavery activities was most important. Photos taken by Alice Clarke Benson. What a glorious day after a rainy morning! Lizzie DeGarmo 1860: Bonnie Wood's Reenactment begins at 26:38 on video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBQGl13sp6w
Reenactment: Lizzie DeGarmo Starts 26:38
From Love Affair to Trouble: A Scandal Uncovered in Dutchess County’s Ancient Documents
Preliminary Notes: While the transcription includes only a few minor changes for readability, the original document that follows the transcription offers the opportunity to experience the events as witnessed and described by Christian Schultz in his original handwriting in 1761. Schultz lived on what is known as Old Post Road south of the intersection with …
One Week in the Life of a Farmer’s Wife July 1905
"Black-and-yellow Wood-Warbler (Flowering Raspberry. Rubus odoratus.), John James Audubon, 1841 From the New York Public Library" One Week in July 1905: Emma Coon shares her days as a farmer's wife and young mother. Sunday July 2, 1905~Rainy in am; Burton and his mother [Mary Cornelia Barker Coon] went to church. Monday July 3, 1905~Warm; I …
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James Marshall DeGarmo (1838-1919)
a little background: Abolitionist James Marshall DeGarmo (1838-1919) was a birthright Hicksite Quaker in Dutchess County, NY. A pioneer in secondary education, he received an honorary Master of Arts from Princeton and a Doctorate of Philosophy for his success as an educator at the DeGarmo Institute in Rhinebeck and Fishkill-on Hudson (now Beacon). He was …
The Point in Staatsburg, NY
The Ramble Since “The Point” is British-American Calvert Vaux’s creation, it seems appropriate to describe my usual method of walking as rambling, reminiscent of rambling over the moors in a British mystery. While rambling through Hopeland and Norrie, I have discovered 360 degrees of beautiful landscapes. However, I never discovered “The Point” until after learning …
“Why Shouldn’t Shookville Have a Columnist?”
From the Archives: Hemlock Boards & Cut Nails
#2 From the Archives: Hemlock Boards & Cut Nails https://youtu.be/ybp2EziTrT4 Document: Peter Schultz Receipt dated May 30, 1835. #99-62-009.pdf http://rhinebeckhistory.org/ Rhinebeck Town Historian (RTH) Nancy Kelly Works Cited Eastern Hemlock, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Oct. 1970, http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/usda/amwood/239hemlo.pdf. Russell, Nancy. “Hardware Can Help Nail down Age.” Columbia Daily Tribune, Columbia Daily Tribune, 1 Mar. 2012, …
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From the Archives: Men’s Fashion in the 1840s
#1 From the Archives: Men's Fashion in the 1840s https://youtu.be/aeiADJ9qTJo Document: Peter Schultz Receipt dated 1843 #99-68-012.pdf http://rhinebeckhistory.org/ Rhinebeck Town Historian (RTH) Nancy Kelly Resource: https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/1840-1849/ Presented by Bonnie Wood of Keeping NY History Alive 01012021 https://keepingnyhistoryalive.com/
Letter #2: Travels on an Inland Voyage
Palatine immigrant Christian Otto Schultz's son Christian Schultz, Jr.'s adventures become more exciting in Letter #2 of Travels on an Inland Voyage Through the States of New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee and through the Territories of Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi and New Orleans; Performed in the Years 1807-1808; Including a Tour of Nearly …
Keeping NY History Alive in Dutchess County 