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 WelcomeCourtesy of Nyack Liibrary

 

The Historical Society of the Nyacks is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to researching, preserving and fostering appreciation of the history of the Nyack community.

 

The Society accepts the donation of historical papers and artifacts related to the community, and will preserve them for future reference, research and exhibit use. Click here for our donations form.

 

The Society is actively seeking to acquire a museum building, ideally one of historic interest for preservation and restoration.

 

The Society sponsors periodic meetings, programs, exhibits and trips to promote knowledge of, and interest in, local history.


Nyack in its Heyday, 1940's and 1950's

Click here for for information on this October exhibit at The Nyack Library.


John Scott Armchair Walking Tours

Click here for our Fall, 2008 John Scott Armchair Walking Tours.


Grand Central Tour

Sunday, April 13, 2008 – We took an exciting rail trip and Municipal Art Society guided tour of the splendidly renovated Grand Central Station in New York City. The venue is replete with history, boutiques, restaurants and places to explore. Tour participants can also check out and make a future reservation at the Personal Living History service. This is where family members can be interviewed and their stories recorded on CD. (A copy of the CD is also archived in the growing American Folklife Center in the Library of Congress.)


The Effects of the First Tappan Zee Bridge on Our Communities

This exhibit, shown at the Nyack Library during March 2007, showed how the construction of the Tappan Zee Bridge in the early 1950’s essentially destroyed or at the very least changed, many of our riverfront communities, particularly South Nyack, Nyack and Grand View.

A second exhibit, which will highlight specific houses and buildings that were affected by the construction of the Tappan Zee Bridge, was presented at the Nyack Library in November, 2007.


House Tour a Glorious Success

 

Our much anticipated Third Spring House Tour was held on Saturday, May 12, 2007.


During October 2006 we hosted an exhbiit, Early Houses of Worship in the Nyacks, at the Nyack Library.

The Lewis F. Stockmeyer Photographic Exhibit was received with great enthusiam during April, 2006.

We had a meaningful outing during Black History Month, to the Slavery Exhibit at the New York Historical Society and to the African Burial Ground. Don't miss our next trip.

Two new books.
Find this bike shop photo and many more in The Nyacks, our new pictorial book, and, check out our award winning book, Nyack in Black & White, Race Relations over Three Centuries,

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