HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO HOST STONY POINT DAY TRIP

HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO HOST STONY POINT DAY TRIP

The Rockland County Historical Society will host a tour of historic sites in the Town of Stony Point on Saturday, November 18.  A bus will leave the commuter parking lot across from Lynch’s Restaurant, 79 South Liberty Drive (Route 9W), Stony Point at 8:45 a.m. and the event will conclude 2:30 pm after lunch at Lynch’s Price: $74/person (non-members); $69/person (HSRC members). Includes bus transportation, guided tours, […]

COUNTY EXECUTIVE UNVEILS PLAQUES HONORING CIVIL RIGHTS HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

COUNTY EXECUTIVE UNVEILS PLAQUES HONORING CIVIL RIGHTS HALL OF FAME MEMBERS

County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef today unveiled commemorative plaques in honor of the 2011 and 2012 inductees to the Rockland County Civil Rights Hall of Fame. The 2011 honorees include: the late Bernard L. Charles and Eleanor “Ellie” Charles, the late William “Bill” Darden, the late Bernice C. Glass and the late Laurence H. Holland. […]

Explore Rockland’s Secret Hollywood

Explore Rockland’s Secret Hollywood

Join free guided park walk and explore the evolution of early movie history in Rockland County Pomona, NY – Want to learn about the start of the movie business right here at Kennedy Dells Park, New City’s “secret Hollywood?” Then join Healthy Rockland on a free guided park walk on Saturday, August 17, 2013 from […]

Ramapo Hamlet ‘Walk Through History’

Ramapo Hamlet ‘Walk Through History’

   The Historical Society of Rockland County invites Rocklanders to a Ramapo Hamlet “Walk Through History” on March 9. The tour leaves the Ramapo Saltbox Environmental Research Center (ERC) at 10 a.m. This is a two-mile walk over level paved surface; 1.5 to 2 hours, with an opportunity for an extended visit at the Saltbox after the walk. […]

HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO PRESENT LIFETIME SERVICE AWARDS

The Historical Society of Rockland County (HSRC) is pleased to present Lifetime Service Awards to The Stokes Family (Marisol and John Austen Stokes, Elena Stokes and Claudia Stokes Cooney), The Austen-Stokes Ancient Americas Foundation and Sheriff James Kralik (retired). The awards are given annually for contributions to life in Rockland County and for their service […]