The Minisink Battle monument in Goshen. ( Photo provided) Friends of Hathorn to honor fallen Battle of Minisink soldiers The annual ceremonies honoring Warwick’s fallen soldiers and veterans of the Minisink Battle take place July 20 and 22. The... Local News 15 Jul 2024 | 03:55
The Mapes House in Florida, NY. ( Photo provided) Mapes House decorated for July 4 The Seward Homestead Organization in Florida, NY, draped the Mapes House in red, white and blue for the Fourth of July. The... Local News 12 Jul 2024 | 02:48
Author Jean Beattie May will be present for signing and readings. Learn about Warwick’s history through new book On Friday, July 12, residents, history lovers, or anyone interested in local stories can come out to the A.W. Buckbee Events... Local News 01 Jul 2024 | 04:58
A rendering of the mountain witch legend. ( Photo provided) Sugar Loaf Historical Society wins fourth ‘Legends & Lore’ roadside marker The Sugar Loaf Historical Society this week announced a new grant from the William G. Pomeroy Foundation for a new Legends... Local News 18 Jun 2024 | 12:39
The Long Pond Ironworks marker. ( Photo provided) Library to hold talk about Peter Hasenclever of the Long Pond Iron Works On Sunday, June 23 at 2 p.m. the Albert Wisner Public Library will host Hans Niederstrasser of the Friends of Long Pond Ironworks... Entertainment 14 Jun 2024 | 10:11
Attendees of the hisotrical event. ( Photo provided) Sharing the region’s rich history in historical objects attracts large crowds All we have to say is, wow! The first showing of “Fifty Items that Tell the Story of Southeastern Orange County” was wildly... Letters to the Editor 15 May 2024 | 11:26
The Roaring 20s will be revived in Lewis Park on June 1. ( Photo courtesy the Warwick Historical Society) Warwick Historical Society announces annual ‘Party in the Park’ The Warwick Historical Society invites the public to journey back to the glamorous era of the Roaring 20s at the organization’s... Local News 14 May 2024 | 12:31
Christopher Sloan with Jennifer O’Connor of The Warwick Historical Society. Christopher Sloan appointed as executive director of The Warwick Historical Society The Warwick Historical Society (WHS) recently announced the appointment of Christopher Sloan as its new executive director,... Local News 11 Apr 2024 | 03:38
Zoey Savale recently presented her reasearch into the little-known Camp Inkowa at the Greenwood Lake Library. ( Photo by Peter Lyons Hall) Camp Inkowa: Where young women learned important skills After exhaustive research, long-time Greenwood Lake resident Zoey Savale presented information about the little-known Camp... Local News 09 Apr 2024 | 12:53
Nancy Harkness Love, circa 1942-45. ( Photo courtesy the National Archives and Records Administration ) Learn about women air force service pilots of WWII The women who were pilots during WWII flew jets and sometimes new planes that men avoided. They ferried aircraft from the... Entertainment 15 Mar 2024 | 03:29
Church of the Good Shepherd, Waterstone Road at Windermere Ave. ( Photo by the Greenwood Lake Centennial Committee) Relive Greenwood Lake’s historic village vote On March 16, attendees of “I was There,” a re-enactment of election day in Greenwood Lake 1924, will be able to join in an... Local News 04 Mar 2024 | 04:51
Historical Society invites public on an interactive journey of railroad history From the 1860s through the late 1930s, nearly every municipality across Orange County could be reached by rail. The county... Entertainment 20 Feb 2024 | 04:48
SHPO representative Tabitha O’Connell joins Neil Larson, Richard Hull and Clif Patrick on their recent walking tour. ( Photo courtesy Jeff Zahn) Sugar Loaf’s move toward historic district designation Last week Historic Preservation Consultant Neil Larson, NY State Historic Preservation Specialist Tabitha O’Connell and historians... Letters to the Editor 20 Feb 2024 | 11:26
The “Gloria Rocket” carrying mail. Greenwood Lake to celebrate its rocket roots Saturday On Saturday, Feb. 24, a presentation by Greenwood Lake history researcher Stephen Gross will relate how a trio of men collaborated... Entertainment 19 Feb 2024 | 02:55
Inside the Union AME Church in Warwick. Black History Month celebration coming to Union AME Church Warwick Cares, Team Up for Hope, We the People Warwick, the Warwick Valley Prevention Coalition and Union AME Church have... Local News 19 Feb 2024 | 02:27