Historical Society
of the Nyacks
Historical Society of the Nyacks |
| John Scott Armchair Walking Tours - 2007, Our Twelfth Anniversary | |
These popular slide shows are sponsored by The Historical Society Of The Nyacks and the Friends Of The Nyacks. Except where indicated, Wednesday programs are at the Nyack Center, corner of South Broadway and Depew, Nyack. Thursday programs are at the Valley Cottage Library. |
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GRANDVIEW, GEMS ON THE HUDSON |
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| Wed, Dec 5, 7:00 pm, Valley Cottage Library |
Back by popular demand.Terry Talley, former Grandview major, author and historian, will present the first program in the series. Ms. Talley will describe the many fascinating homes hidden away on Clausland Mountain and the incredible true stories about the amazing houses on River Road. These include Diamond Jim Brady's hangout, Dictator Trujillo's hideout, and Boss Tweed's scheme for Clausland and Hook Mountains. See the fairy tale castle with waterfalls and 19 birdhouses built into its walls, Carol Channing's stone mansion, and the honeymoon cottage built for Helen Hayes. The program comes alive with spectacular photographs of the river and the grand houses of GRANDVIEW. This program will be at the Valley Cottage Library. Registration is required, 268-7700. |
| YEARS AGO THERE WAS A THRIVING VILLAGE AT ROCKLAND LAKE | |
Thur, Dec 13 |
Back by popular demand.To be presented by journalist and Clarkstown Historian, Bob Knight. During the late 19th and early 20th century, Rockland Lake was a busy community with thousands of workers engaged in the ice harvesting and rock quarrying industries. Ice from Rockland Lake was served not only in New York City's finest restaurants, but was also shipped to the finest establishments as far away as India and Australia. Later, after the Palidades Park was created, Rockland Lake became a recreational destination for thousands of New Yorkers who traveled up the Hudson River on the many dayliner steamboats destined for Hook Mountain and Rockland Lake Landing. Relive the life and times of this fascinating village in an exciting slide show featuring more than 100 views of this now-vanished village. This program will be at the Congers Civic Association at Veterans Memorial Hall on Lake Road in Congers. |
| THE EMERY BROTHERS, 50 YEARS OF NYACK ARCHITECTURE | |
| Wed, Nov 28, 7:30 pm Thur, Nov 29, 2 pm |
This presentation traces the work of the Emery brothers, whose architectural firm designed many of Nyack's most prominent public buildings and private homes from 1894 to 1949. This tour of their works includes the Nyack YMCA, the distinctive St. Paul's Methodist Church on S. Broadway, the First Reformed Church on S. Broadway, St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church on Jefferson St., the Nyack Library on S. Broadway, and the original Nyack Hospital. Among the private residences they designed are three large and distinctive houses along S. Broadway. These include the Van Slyke House at the corner of Clinton and S. Broadway, the Van Buren House at 171 S. Broadway, and the Traphagen Home at 131 S. Broadway. This slide tour, which will include over 100 slides of their works, will be presented by Win Perry, President of the Historical Society of the Nyacks, Upper Nyack Village Historian, and partner in the firm of Colgan Perry Lawler Aurell Architects, which is the succesor firm to the original Emery Bros. The program will be presented at the Nyack Center on Wednesday evening, November 28, at 7:30 PM. It will be repeated on the following afternoon at 2:00 PM at the Valley Cottage Library. |
All programs are free, but contributions are welcome to help offset the cost of producing these programs. Registrations is required at the Valley Cottage Library. Parking is limited at the library and the audience is requested to car pool to the library. |
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