HSN Trustee Mimi Hoffman will join host Clare Sheridan to discuss the musicians, their accomplishments, and Nyack’s music environment, which continues to nurture young talent.

This exhibition is fun for all—jazz enthusiasts, jazz newcomers, and all those who find it fascinating that pr-schoolers discover their passion and are “hooked.” 

“NYACK JAZZ” is open every Saturday from 1 to 4 pm through September 28. Enter the HSN at 50 Piermont Avenue, Nyack, from the Nyack Library parking lot.

To learn more the exhibition, visit:  https://nyackhistory.org/nyackjazz

Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the morning show on WRCR radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com. Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. Our recorded broadcasts are also available for streaming on all major podcasts platforms.

The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.

www.RocklandHistory.org

“Through this film making journey, I came to understand the outsized influence Poor had on the 20th century. He might be the most unknown influential artist of the 20th century. He was involved everywhere with everything.” --film maker TG Jamroz

If you can’t listen live, locally, on WRCR 1700AM, another great way to hear our program is to to download the TuneIn Radio app (Apple Store or the Google Android store) and then search for WRCR 1700. Using this app, one can listen on a handheld device, a smart speaker or a computer. And as always, the broadcast will be available as a podcast, later in the day on the HSRC Website, or on all major podcast platforms.

The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.

www. RocklandHistory.org.

If you can’t listen live, locally, on WRCR 1700AM, another great way to hear our program is to download the TuneIn Radio app (Apple Store or the Google Android store) and then search for WRCR 1700. Using this app, one can listen on a handheld device, a smart speaker, or a computer. And as always, the broadcast will be available as a podcast later in the day on the HSRC website and on all major podcast platforms.

The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.

The John Green House (JGH) is the oldest remaining Dutch Colonial Sandstone structure in the Village of Nyack NY, built by John Edward Green (1772-1842) in the year 1819. It is listed on both the New York and National Registers of Historic Places, and is a Village of Nyack Historic Landmark. In our (multi-phase, multi-year project) vision, we will return the building to its beautiful appearance from the early 1800s during which it served as business home for John Green, sloop captain, lumber dealer, steamboat entrepreneur, church founder and turnpike trustee. As the house is restored and made safe, it will be architected - both inside and out - to serve the community in exciting ways.

Learn more here

Winston C. Perry (Jr.), President - After a 50-year career as an architect, Mr. Perry is devoting his time in retirement to local history and historic preservation. A lifetime resident of Nyack, he is a Trustee of the Historical Society of the Nyacks, a former member of the Rockland County Historic Preservation Board, and former Village Historian of Upper Nyack. A life-long small boat sailor on the Hudson, he is especially interested in Hudson River history.

If you can’t listen live, locally, on WRCR 1700AM, another great way to hear our program is to to download the TuneIn Radio app (Apple Store or the Google Android store) and then search for WRCR 1700. Using this app, one can listen on a handheld device, a smart speaker or a computer. And as always, the broadcast will be available as a podcast, later in the day on the HSRC Website, or on all major podcast platforms.Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

For more about Arnold and André, check out:

• Tappantown Historical Society Colonial Day on Saturday, September 30, 2023, 12–4 pm. Great for families. Admissions is $FREE. For information, visit www.tappantown.org.

• “A Spy in Our Midst—Major John André,” permanent exhibition on the Arnold-André Affair at the Salyer House, Orangetown Historical Museum & Archives. For information, visit www.orangetownmuseum.com

• Culper Spy Ring, independent study project by Andrea Meyer. For information, visit https://wp.nyu.edu/archivesandpublichistory/2009/10/05/congrats-to-andrea-meyer. 

• Revolutionary Rogues: John André and Benedict Arnold, Hardcover—Picture Book, published September 19, 2017, by Selene Castrovilla (author) and John O'Brien (illustrator). For information, visit https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3007015936

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If you aren’t local, you can still listen to Crossroads of Rockland History by downloading the TuneIn radio app and searching for WRCR. After the broadcast, the program can be streamed on all major podcast platforms.

Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the Jeff and Will morning show, on WRCR Radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com. Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.

About the Author
Dr. Vincent Cookingham has over 50 years of investigative and forensic science experience as a law enforcement officer, corporate execu-tive, consultant and university professor in forensic science. He has numerous peer-reviewed professional publications and books.  He holds a Ph.D. with a doctoral dissertation in the forensic applications in white-collar crime. In addition, he holds degrees of Master of Business Administration and a Master of Arts from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Also a Bachelor of Science degree in Forensic Science and three Professional Board Certifications.  Dr. Cookingham is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps as well as a native New Yorker who currently resides in Port St. Lucie, Florida.
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If you aren’t local, you can still listen to Crossroads of Rockland History by downloading the TuneIn radio app and searching for WRCR. After the broadcast, the program can be streamed on all major podcast platforms

Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the Jeff and Will morning show, on WRCR Radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com. Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. Our recorded broadcasts are also available for streaming on all major podcasts platforms.  

The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, NY.

Mary Cardenas, Orangetown Historian and museum director, and Elizabeth Skrabonja, exhibition curator, will join host Clare Sheridan, and we’ll find out why transportation matters in a place where the journey is a part of the adventure.

The exhibition, which features models, paintings, maps, a film and more, will open at the DePew House, 196 Chief Bill Harris Way, Orangeburg, on Sunday, April 23. It will be open to the public on Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 am–2 pm and Sundays, 1–4 pm, through November 2023.

Learn more about the exhibition and auxiliary programs here: https://www.orangetownmuseum.com/events

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Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the Jeff and Will morning show, on WRCR radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com. Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. If you’re not local and want to listen, download the TuneIn Radio APP and search for WRCR. After the episode airs on WRCR, it will be available for streaming on all major podcast platforms. In addition, many of our recorded broadcasts are also available for streaming on all major podcasts platforms.

The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.

www.RocklandHistory.org

About Dr. Travis Jackson (1934 – 2021):  Dr. Travis Jackson was born and raised in Hillburn. And he was entering the fourth grade in 1943 when Hillburn Families of color, and the NAACP  worked together to desegregate the Hillburn Schools.  The experience shaped young Travis Jackson.  "I had an early understanding of what segregation does to people," Jackson said in a 2004 interview. "I knew what it felt like, and that's why I became an educator."

As an educator, Dr. Jackson was the first African American to teach at Suffern High School. He later became an administrator in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Dr. Jackson was a critical contributor to the quadra centennial celebrations in the county with key leadership roles in both the Tappan Zee Bridge with the Historical Society of Rockland County and the Mighty River Project with the African American Historical Society of Rockland County, Rockland Community College and the CEJJES Institute.

Other awards that he's received include the Distinguished Alumnus at SUNY Cortland, Suffern High School Alumnus of the Year, the Ashby Award, which is the highest award that a Ridgewood teacher or administrator can receive. He was a member of the Rockland County Civil Rights Hall of Fame, and the recipient of the Margaret and John Zehner Award for historic preservation at the County Executive Historic Preservation Merit Awards.

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Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the Jeff and Will morning show, on WRCR radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com. Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month.  If you are not local and you want to listen to the broadcast, simply download the TuneIn Radio App and search for WRCR.  After the broadcast, the program will be available as a podcast on all major podcast platforms.  Check out many of our recorded broadcasts on all major podcast platforms.

The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.

www.RocklandHistory.org

Did you know that 2022 marks the 140th birthday of Edward Hopper?  Tune in to the next Crossroads of Rockand History, on Monday, November 21 at 9:30amon WRCR 1700AM when we’ll learn all about the events celebrating this extraordinary artist, who was born in Nyack.  

 

Kathie Benewitz, executive director of the Edward Hopper House will join host Clare Sheridan to discuss the new exhibition at Hopper House EDWARD HOPPER'S BOYHOOD on the HUDSON RIVER and EMERGING ARTISTIC VISION (on view now through  March 26 , 2023); the new documentary about Hopper which will be screened on November 16th at Rivertown Film, and the Whitney Museum’s  Exhibition entitled Edward Hopper’s New York.  

 

If you want to listen to the broadcast and you're not local, download the TuneIn Radio APP and search for WRCR.  After the broadcast, a podcast version will be available on all major podcast platforms and on the HSRC's website.

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About Kathleen Motes Bennewitz, Executive Director, Hopper House
 
Bennewitz has extensive experience with Connecticut museums and nonprofits, winning several awards including the Connecticut League of History Organizations Award of Merit in 2019 and 2020, and the Leadership in History Award, the most prestigious national award given by the American Association of State and Local History (AASLH), in 2017.
 
Bennewitz earned art history degrees from Princeton University and the University of Delaware. After curatorial positions at the Amon Carter Museum and Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, and in education at the Minneapolis Institute of Art, she served as Director of Exhibitions and Programs at the Greenwich Historical Society (the historic site of the Cos Cob art colony) and Fairfield Museum and History Center. She has curated exhibits on American art and artists over her career and, in Connecticut at the Lockwood-Matthews Mansion Museum, Norwalk Historical Society, Westport Historical Society, Westport Library, and as Town of Westport Curator with the Westport Public Art Collections. She and her husband Scott have twin adult daughters.

 

About the exhibition at Hopper House:  

EDWARD HOPPER'S HUDSON RIVER BOYHOOD AND EMERGING ARTISTIC VISION

November 3, 2022 - March 26 , 2023
Curated by Carole Perry and Kathleen Motes Bennewitz, with Lynne Z. Bassett  

In this new exhibition, on view through March 26, 2023, audiences can view the artist's childhood drawings on loan from the Whitney Museum of American Art, private collections including the Arthayer R. Sanborn Hopper Collection Trust, alongside Hopper’s school notebooks and artmaking materials and artworks by family members from the Museum’s Sanborn-Hopper Family Archive. Together, these objects provide a glimpse into Hopper’s early years, the influence of his boyhood proximity to the busy waterfront and commercial district of his hometown, and insights into his life at home and his family’s support of his developing talent and ambitions.  https://www.edwardhopperhouse.org/hopper-boyhood.html

 

 

About the documentary screening:  
Hopper: An American Love Story, presented by The Edward Hopper House Museum and Rivertown Film.  Showing: Wednesday, November 16, 8:00PM – Nyack Center
Genre: Art,Biography,Documentary
Director: Phil Grabsky

Filmmaker Phil Grabsky’s new documentary Hopper: An American Love Story was released in October 2022 to coincide with the Whitney Museum of American Art’s exhibition, “Edward Hopper’s New York” and Edward Hopper House Museum’s “Edward Hopper’s Hudson River Boyhood and Emerging Artistic Vision.” The acclaimed film explores the enigmatic personality behind the brush, taking a deep look into Hopper’s art, his life, and his relationships, and prominently features Nyack in its opening chapter. UK, 2022, 94 minutes.
Watch the trailer:  https://youtu.be/BpDE2Ka1JuY

More info:  https://rivertownfilm.org/hopper/

 

Whitney Museum Exhibition link:   https://whitney.org/exhibitions/edward-hopper-new-york
 

About Linda Zimmermann: Linda Zimmermann is the author of over 20 books, is a popular speaker, and has made numerous appearances on television and radio. Her topics include history and science, and she has been investigating and writing about haunted sites for 15 years.

If you want to listen to the live broadcast, and you aren't local, simply download the TuneIn Radio App on your smartphone or tablet and search for WRCR. If you can’t listen live, the recorded broadcast will be available as a podcast on all the major podcast platforms like Apple; Stitcher, Google, Spotify, etc.

Tune in to the next Crossroads of Rockland History on Monday September 19 right after the morning show on WRCR 1700AM Radio Rockland, when we’ll turn our attention to the life and legacy of actor Burgess Meredith (1907-1997), who lived in Pomona for 30 years.

Meredith’s son, Jonathan Meredith, will join Clare Sheridan to share his memories of his father, growing up in Rockland County and his father’s eclectic group of creative friends and neighbors including Maxwell Anderson, Alan Jay Lerner and others.

Tune in locally on 1700AM or download the TuneIn Radio app and search for WRCR. After the broadcast, the program will be streaming on all major podcast platforms and the HSRC website.
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Jonathan Meredith is a professional musician currently living in Grass Valley, CA. As a teen, he collaborated with Tony and Hunt Sales (sons of comedian Soupy Sales), and fellow Rocklander Jon Pousette-Dart to form a group called Tony and the Tigers. The group opened for the Animals at Steel Pier in Atlantic City and performed twice on the popular television program, “Hullabaloo.” Tony and the Tigers split when Jonathan and Jean-Pierre had to leave because their grades at school were slipping.

Burgess Meredith, the raspy-voiced character actor with unruly hair and a grimacing yet humorous nature displayed versatile acting skills that kept him before cameras or onstage for more than 70 years. If the phrase “actor’s actor” has any validity, Meredith was its prototype.

Meredith, whose early credits included “Hamlet” and “Macbeth,” found an entire new career late in life as a scheming villain on television and as Rocky Balboa’s crusty manager in films.

Meredith began life as George Burgess, son of a Cleveland doctor. The family dissolved early on and Meredith said he took solace in acting in school plays. He was accepted at Amherst College on a scholarship in 1926. But finances forced him to leave school, and he worked as a merchant seaman, a tie salesman and a peddler of vacuum cleaners before drifting to New York and Eva Le Gallienne’s Student Repertory Group.
“I had no money,” Meredith said in a 1976 interview. “But Eva took me in.” He left her group for roles in “Threepenny Opera,” “Little Ol’ Boy,” “The Barretts of Wimpole Street” and many other Broadway and off-Broadway productions in the early 1930s.

Playwright Maxwell Anderson, who was living in Rockland County at the time, became aware of Meredith’s talents and wrote a play called “Winterset” with Meredith in mind. A melodrama of a son out to avenge his father’s death, it became not only a Broadway hit in 1935 but also a motion picture a year later with Meredith recreating his role as the son, Mio. Mio was the first of three stage portrayals that established Burgess Meredith as a significant actor. The other two were Van Van Dorn, who escapes civilization for a single evening in “High Tor” (1937), and Stephen Minch, who is permitted to return to the years of his youth in “The Star-Wagon” (also 1937). Critic Wolcott Gibbs praised him in the New Yorker as “brilliant, impressive, heartbreaking, vibrant and eloquent.”

Tune in to the next Crossroads of Rockland History when we’ll learn all about the new exhibitions at the Historical Society of the Nyacks and at the Historical Society of Rockland County.

Miriam Hoffman will be on hand to discuss “Storytellers from Nyack & Nearby,” the current exhibition at the Historical Society of the Nyacks. The exhibit features the work of 14 authors and illustrators of children’s books, including the local authors Berta and Elmer Hader who authored the first children’s book by an American. The exhibit will include fascinating stories about the authors and illustrators, reviews of some of their noteworthy books, and many stunning illustrations. Several of the books are set in Nyack, with scenes from decades ago, but still recognizable. This informative exhibition will appeal to anyone who loves children’s literature (who doesn’t) and anyone who is interested in Nyack history. What a great combination. Authors and Illustrators Featured in this exhibition are: Jon Agee, Barbara Brenner, Carson McCullers, Beth Goff, Berta & Elmer Hader, Helen Hayes, Ben Hecht, Yaroslava Mills, Toni Morrison, Paul Peabody, Elizabeth Sayles, Mindy Warshaw Skolsky, Michael Witte.

Auxiliary programming has been offered in conjunction with this exhibition.

On May 28, 2022, Nick Norwood, Director of the Carson McCullers Center in Columbus, Georgia shared how McCuller’s Book “Sweet as a Pickle and Clean as a Pig” came about. Watched the recorded webinar here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zjflXSqgF4

Storytellers from Nyack & Nearby will be welcoming visitors through mid-September. Museum is in the Depew House and is open Saturdays from 1-4p. 50 Piermont Avenue, Nyack. Entrance from the Nyack Library parking lot. Donations are encouraged. www.NyackHistory.org

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Susan Deeks will speak about “Uniquely Rockland - Important, Iconic & Oddball Objects from the HSRC Collection. The collection of the Historical Society of Rockland County comprises thousands of objects that date from the early 18th century to the present. It includes important collections of furnishings original to the family of Jacob Blauvelt, who from circa 1832 to 1970 lived in the historic sandstone and brick farmhouse next door, as well as objects original to the early farms, industries, and people of Rockland County have donated for more than a century. Each item chosen for this exhibition tells a story about a person or group of people, place, or thing that existed (and may still exist) in Rockland. Some of these stories are important in ways that reach well beyond Rockland, touching national and even world history. Some are iconic to our unique corner of the universe. And some are just so odd or unusual we wanted to share them with you. Taken together, they reveal a large, rich history of Rockland that we hope you will enjoy and that will inspire you head out on your own to explore. The text panels in the exhibition are based on the essay “A Brief History of Rockland,” by Thomas F. X. Casey, past County Historian and HSRC President. The exhibition will be open through October 30 at the History Center, 20 Zukor Road, New City. Admission: $5 per person (children 6 and under admitted free).

Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the morning show, on WRCR Radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com. Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. If you want to listen to the live broadcast, and you aren't local, simply download the TuneIn Radio App on your smartphone or tablet and search for WRCR. After the broadcast, the program will be available to stream online at all major podcast platforms or from the HSRC website. Archived broadcasts are now available on all major Podcast platforms.

The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.

www.RocklandHistory.org

About the exhibition: Preserving the Past informs the future; it takes more than words, architecture and objects. It requires a type of literary imagination. History is about the continuity of place that occurs within the context of change. Living with landmarks can anchor a community and celebrate daily creative reciprocity. Period photographs present a type of magic mirror, and handwritten documents shift us into a slower, more formal gear. As we question who we are, finding out who we were adds immeasurable value to our daily lives. In this place that was settled by colonists from The Netherlands in the 17th century, the mysterious Dutch Merchant Wearing a Falling Lace Collar centers our exhibition. The story of how he got here is as serendipitous and colorful as our Blauvelt descendants. It is a celebration of now through the precious, the incommunicable past. It is a key to the future. Let’s consider what is old in a new way.

The Orangetown Memory Project is on view now:
Where:   DePew House, 196 Chief Bill Harris Way, Orangeburg, NY
When:  Now through November 22, 2022. Exhibition hours are Tuesdays and Fridays, 10 am-2 pm, and Sundays, 1 pm- 4 pm.

Learn more at the Orangetown Historical Museum's website:  https://www.orangetownmuseum.com.

Special auxiliary programming is scheduled:
8/5       at 10:30am  - Orangeburg Library Children’s  K-6 Program Story and Craft
9/24    Time TBD -  Yoga with Debbie at the Museum
10/10 Time TBD -  “Bridgerton” High Tea Fundraiser
11/3     5pm  - Annual Dinner at 76 House Fundraiser
12/4, 11, 18 Time TBD  - Holiday Open House at the Salyer House

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Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the morning show, on WRCR Radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com. Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. If you want to listen to the live broadcast, and you aren't local, simply download the TuneIn Radio App on your smartphone or tablet and search for WRCR.  We are pleased to announce that we have begun loading our archived podcasts to all major Podcast platforms.

The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.

www.RocklandHistory.org

We’ll turn our attention to the life and legacy of Millia Davenport.

David Bisaha, Assistant Professor of Theater at SUNY Binghamton, will join host Clare Sheridan to discuss this remarkable and trailblazing woman who lived most of her life here in Rockland County. Among her many contributions include writing the definitive book of theatrical costume history, The Book of Costume. Published in 1948, it remains the gold standard. (Royalties from the book were donated to the New City Library.)

Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on March 31, 1895, to Charles B. and Gertrude Crotty Davenport, Millia Davenport lived in New City for more than 70 years. Her father and mother were biology teachers at Harvard and Radcliffe, respectively. They were genetic researchers and helped establish the Station for Experimental Evolution of the Carnegie Institute of Washington inCold Spring Harbor, NY.

After attending Barnard and Parsons, Millia Davenport created artwork for and edited The Quill, a literary magazine. Later, she became one of the first female scenic design painters in America. She worked as a costume designer for a number of Broadway theater companies, including Maxwell Anderson's Playwrights Company and Orson Welles's Mercury Theater.

In 1981, she received an honorary doctorate in fine arts from the Parsons School of Design in Manhattan the same year that she received the highest honor given by the United States Institute for Theatre Technology for a lifetime of distinguished contribution to the performing arts. In 1991 the Costume Society of America established the Millia Davenport Publication Award recognizing excellence in costume scholarship.

Davenport died in 1992.

About the Guest: David Bisaha is a scholar and practitioner who studies performance design, theatrical space and architecture, and the history of theatrical creativity. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theater at SUNY Binghamton. He specializes in the history of scenic design in the United States, mostly in the first half of the twentieth century, and in the more recent history of immersive and participatory performance. His other research interests include theatre historiography, cognitive sciences and performance, directing theory, and memory studies.

Bisaha’s current book project, American Scenic Design and Freelance Professionalism, is a cultural labor history of scenic designers and designing in the United States. It argues that scenic designers constructed the career of the freelance, professional scenic designer in extra-theatrical locations. By combining archival research into key designers and institutions with the sociology of the professions and a history of theatre labor and economic policy, the project shows how the history of American scenic design intersects with important national issues: the expansion of post-secondary education, the rise of unionism and challenges to its vision for American labor, and the emergence of knowledge work careers and the creative class. At Binghamton, Bisaha teaches theater and performance history, dramaturgy, and theater theory in the MA and BA programs. He is the Curator of the Theatre Collection of the Department of Theatre, and is affiliate faculty and a steering committee member of the Material and Visual Worlds Transdisciplinary Area of Excellence (TAE).

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Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the morning show, on WRCR Radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com. Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. If you want to listen to the live broadcast, and you aren't local, simply download the TuneIn Radio App on your smartphone or tablet and search for WRCR. We are pleased to announce that we have begun loading our archived podcasts to all major Podcast platforms.

The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.

www.RocklandHistory.org

HSRC on the Radio: Confessions of a Hayseed D.A. with Kathleen Meehan Do

Monday May 16, 2022 at 9:30am on WRCR Radio 1700AM and later on-demand on all major podcast platforms.

Tune in to the next Crossroads of Rockland History on Monday, May 16, at 9:30am on WRCR Radio 1700AM. We’ll learn all about the new book Confessions of a Hayseed D.A, by Robert R. Meehan. In this compelling page turner, former Rockland District Attorney Robert R. Meehan takes the reader through his journey from naive do-gooder to seasoned prosecutor, investigating and solving heinous crimes and surviving an attempt on his life that upended his family’s world.

Clare Sheridan’s guest will be Meehan’s daughter, Kathleen Meehan Do, who discovered her father’s manuscript years after his passing. She has edited the text, researched cases cited by her father, and interviewed some of the key players whose names appear within book, creating a compelling narrative perfect for Rockland history enthusiasts.

About Robert Meehan: Robert R. Meehan was born in 1930 and died in 2004. He was District Attorney of Rockland County from 1965 to 1974. He would later go on to become NYS Special Assistant Attorney General for Medicaid Fraud and a Rockland County and New York State Supreme Court Judge until his retirement in 2000.

About Kathleen Meehan Do: Kathleen Meehan Do is a communications specialist who has served in the administration of New York Governor Mario M. Cuomo, Pennsylvania Congressman Joseph Sesak, and Rockland County Legislature Chairwoman Harriet Cornell, as well as college presidents in New York and New Jersey.

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Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the morning show, on WRCR Radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com. Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. If you want to listen to the live broadcast, and you aren't local, simply download the TuneIn Radio App on your smartphone or tablet and search for WRCR.  We are pleased to announce that we have begun loading our archived podcasts to all major Podcast platforms.

The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.

www.RocklandHistory.org

Teru Simon is an artist working in the mediums of ceramics sculpture, pottery, painting & prints. She attended Bennington College (Isaac Witkin) and received her undergraduate degree from UWW at Skidmore College (Regis Brody, Barry Targan). MFA through Vermont Studio Center and Johnson State College. Teru Simon spent over 30 years teaching art to ALL AGES in public and private schools and colleges. In 2011 she retired from teaching for 23 years at Mt Anthony Union High School in Bennington, VT.

Mark Simon is an architect.  He is a cum laude graduate from Brandeis University, and a graduate of the Yale School of Architecture. Mark initially built cabinets and houses, but then worked in several architecture offices, and was soon hired by Charles Moore, his former teacher and dean at Yale. They collaborated on a number of homes, and in 1978 Simon was named as a partner at Moore Grover Harper, which eventually became Centerbrook Architects.

From the start of his career, Mark has been a pioneer in the practice of “green” architecture, beginning with his design in 1973 of an “Earth House” that was built into a hillside and decades later continues to take advantage of the clean heating and cooling energy of terra firma. Today Mark’s practice ranges from private houses and highly crafted furniture, to commercial, institutional, academic, and religious projects. His projects span from China to Mexico to local projects in New England. Recent houses like the Lakewood house in the Northeast and Casa Ambar in Cabo are explorations in new aesthetics.

Mark's innovative design has been noted by Time Magazine and The New York Times, among others. His 112 architectural awards include the prestigious American Institute of Architects Architecture Firm Award that Centerbrook received in 1998. In 1990, he was inducted into the American Institute of Architects College of Fellows.

If you want to listen to the radio broadcast, and you aren't local, simply download the TuneIn Radio App on your smartphone or tablet and search for WRCR. We are pleased to announce that our archived podcasts are available for streaming on the www.RocklandHistory.org website and all of the major podcast platforms including: Apple Podcasts; Stitcher and Spotify.

We will revisit the interview with historical archeologist Joan Geismar and the fascinating and little-known area known as Skunk Hollow. Dr. Geismar has been a practicing urban archaeologist since 1981 and wrote her dissertation on Skunk Hollow. She shares how she uncovered the history of this place through archeological research and discoveries.

If you want to listen to the radio broadcast, and you aren't local, simply download the TuneIn Radio App on your smartphone or tablet and search for WRCR.

Otherwise, it will available for streaming on the www.RocklandHistory.org website and all of the major podcast platforms, including Apple, Stitcher, Google, etc.

Learn more about Skunk Hollow here: https://aahsmuseum.org/dt_portfolios/skunk-hollow/

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Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the Jeff and Will morning show, on WRCR Radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com. Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month.

The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.

Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the Jeff and Will morning show, on WRCR Radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com. Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. If you want to listen to the live broadcast, and you aren't local, simply download the TuneIn Radio App on your smartphone or tablet and search for WRCR. We are pleased to announce that our archived podcasts are available for streaming on all major podcast platforms including Apple; Stitcher; Google and Spotify.

The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.

www.RocklandHistory.org

Did you know that we can discover the future by studying the past? The Haverstraw Brick Museum is doing just that!

Clare Sheridan’s guest will be Rachel Whitlow, acting director of the Haverstraw Brick Museum. We’ll discuss the Museum’s new innovation series of exhibitions; interesting collaborations with organizations, including the Pratt School of Architecture; and goal to engage the community through history, STEAM education, and hands-on living history experiences.

Learn more at the Haverstraw Brick Museum’s Website

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Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the Jeff and Will morning show, on WRCR Radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com. Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. If you want to listen to the live broadcast, and you aren't local, simply download the TuneIn Radio App on your smartphone or tablet and search for WRCR. We are pleased to announce that we have begun loading our archived podcasts to Apple Podcasts; Stitcher, and Spotify platforms.

The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York. www.RocklandHistory.org

About the Author: A.J. Schenkman teaches history in the Lower Hudson Valley and writes about the history of Ulster and Orange counties. He is the town of Gardiner Historian. Since his start writing for local newspapers, Schenkman has branched out into writing for magazines, blogs, and academic journals, in both history and other subjects. In addition to his current book, he has also written others including Unexpected Bravery: Women and Children of the Civil War which is now out in paperback.

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Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the Jeff and Will morning show, on WRCR Radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com. Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. If you want to listen to the live broadcast, and you aren't local, simply download the TuneIn Radio App on your smartphone or tablet and search for WRCR. We are pleased to announce that we have begun loading our archived podcasts to Apple Podcasts; Stitcher, and Spotify platforms.

The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.

Transformative Tools: A Practicum in Digital Engagement for Heritage Keepers is a multi- faceted professional development initiative to grow digital capacity among museum professionals, especially those from institutions that often cannot provide such opportunities to their staff. The operative question is no longer whether technology should be used as a medium for visitor engagement, but how digital tools can be leveraged to engage audiences of all ages and enhance learning - both onsite and remotely. To address these needs, Greater Hudson Heritage Network will present training virtually to shine a light on some of the most user-friendly, low-cost and creative tools available today. This comprehensive training curriculum will educate and engage sites with the skills and knowledge needed to produce online digital programming and engagement.

This series of online classes seeks to demystify the technology behind these digital platforms. Each of the classes will span 6 weeks and be taught in a straightforward, uncomplicated way so that museum staff and volunteers with a wide range of digital knowledge will be able to participate and propel their museum into their digital age. Class series can be taken a la carte, however we recommend participating in both to maximize your digital project's potential. Instructors and GHHN will guide the participants in the process to create and produce either an online exhibition, an online audio tour, a combination of both, or a project inspired by the Spotlight Series - all will be featured in the Digital Showcase and on their own websites.

Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the Steve and Jeff morning show, on WRCR Radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com. Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. Listen on-demand on all major podcast platforms including Apple Podcasts; Stitcher, and Spotify.

The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.

www.RocklandHistory.org

Learn how Morrison usually begins her novels at their end; her opinion about writer’s block; how writing is similar to acting as the writer becomes the character; and much more. This is the first exhibit to opern in the Historical Society of the Nyacks’ new museum space on the first floor of the DePew Building at 50 Piermont Avenue. It is open to the public on Saturdays, 1–4 pm. 

About Brenda Ross:  Brenda Ross has honed her craft through years of writing workshops. She holds a bachelor of arts in creative writing from SUNY Empire State College. Her acclaimed novel, Bibsy, was completed in the Novel Writing course at Sarah Lawrence College. 

To learn more about the Toni Morrison exhibition, visit http://nyackhistory.org/2021/05/21/current-exhibit.

To learn more about Brenda Ross and her new book visit: www.authorbrendaross.com.

Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30am on WRCR Radio 1700 AM. Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. If you don’t live locally, you can still listen to WRCR by downloading the TuneIn Radio App on your smart phone, smart device or tablet and searching for WRCR Radio. If you can’t listen live, we offer the broadcast on demand on all of the major Podcast Apps, as well as on our website at www.RocklandHistory.org.

To view an index of past programs and listen to sound recordings, click https://www.rocklandhistory.org/page.cfm?category=22.

This presentation is also a companion to “Mariel Farlow—Being of Light,” a special mini-exhibit within the Historical Society of Rockland County's semi-permanent exhibition, Rockland Voices, open to the public Wednesdays-Fridays between 1 and 4 pm by prearranged reservation. www.RocklandHistory.org.

The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York. Clare Bowes Sheridan is a volunteer at the HSRC and in this role she researches, documents and writes about local history and produces the monthly podcast "Crossroads of Rockland History". Tune in to their podcast “Crossroads of Rockland History” on all major podcast platforms. www.RocklandHistory.orgWhatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

ABOUT NYACK ARTWALK™:

Nyack ARTWALK™, was conceived and produced by Paulette Ross in 2006. Her vision was to encourage tourism, give a platform to artists, welcome visitors to the many unique shops and restaurants all the while enjoying the charm and culture of the Village. A triple winning combination! This juried event running for 3 days over Father's Day weekend. Nyack’s village shops are turned into mini art galleries, with the talented artists, in residence, exhibiting and selling their works. Drawing visitors, and artists, from the tri-state area and beyond, this 15-year event has received a Proclamation from the Village of Nyack as well as a Certificate of Appreciation for its contribution to tourism from the Governor of New York. This is a unique experience to meet and discuss the creative process with the selected artists. Each year a theme is given to the event and each artist is required to create one piece in their respective medium that speaks to the event theme as part of the entry process. The Nyack ARTWALK™ poster is chosen from these submissions and used for all advertising and promotion of the event. Visitors stroll down the streets of Nyack shopping, dining or simply enjoying the art & soul of this river village. Nyack ARTWALK™, is fiscally sponsored by ArtsRock of Rockland and appreciates being part of that organization. Learn more on FACEBOOK.

Known as “The First lady of the American Theater,” Helen Hayes had a legendary career on stage and in films and television that spanned more than eighty years. The accomplished entertainer acted from age five to eight-five. She appeared on Broadway at age eight, and over the next several years received much acclaim for her performances. With the expansion of movies in Hollywood, Hayes moved to California to pursue films. In 1931, she won a Academy Award as Best Actress for The Sin of Madelon Claudet. Hayes also received accolades for her Broadway performances in Mary of Scotland (1933) and Victoria Regina (1935). She is the first woman to receive all four entertainment awards: an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony. One of her final triumphs came in 1990 with the publication her autobiography, My Life in Three Acts. The memoir became a best seller. Hayes died on March 17, 1993, in Nyack.

A star in her own right, perhaps best known for playing recurring supporting roles and doing guest spots on television series such as Perry Mason, Bonanza, Gunsmoke, and Dr. Kildare. Beginning in 1971, one year into the eight-season run of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Bulifant landed an assignment as a regular on that program; she played Marie Slaughter, the wife of the amiable newswriter Murray Slaughter (Gavin MacLeod), which carried her through the final season of the series. During the 1970s she also appeared as a regular contestant/participant on the game show Match Game alongside such “Me Decade” stars as McLean Stevenson and Mary Tyler Moore Show co-star Betty White. Bulifant's small-screen work continued unabated for several decades; in time, she also moved into occasional bit parts and supporting roles in feature flms. More recently, she has written two one-woman shows—My Life upon the Wicked Stage and Remembering Helen Hayes with Love—which she has performed in various theaters. She is also the executive vice president of the Dyslexia Foundation.

Serendipity & Controversy

Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of the Installation of Mariel Farlow’s

Being of Light: Image of the Human Soul

Presented by Clare Sheridan

REGISTER FOR THE ZOOM WEBINAR

When: Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 3:00 pm, and Thursday, April 22, 2021, 7:00 pm

Where: ZOOM – Online (Zoom link provided with your confirmed reservation)

Admission: $FREE (reservations are required and donations are appreciated)

This 30-min ZOOM presentation will explore Mariel Farlow’s vision, her creative process, and the 1980 installation of this 20-foot concrete monolith on the grounds of the Rockland County Courthouse in New City, NY. Then, we will examine the true meaning of this extraordinary sculpture and how its misinterpretation resulted in political controversy. We’ll delve into the sculpture’s place in popular culture and learn about an effort to install Farlow's artist’s statement and poem on the base of the sculpture, as she had originally planned, so viewers can reflect on the artist’s intent.

Please note: Space is limited for this online program. Reservations are required. A waiting list will be compiled, and available spaces will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

This presentation is also a companion to “Mariel Farlow—Being of Light,” a special mini-exhibit within the Historical Society of Rockland County's semipermanent exhibition, Rockland Voices, open to the public Wednesdays-Fridays between 1 and 4 pm by prearranged reservation.

www.RocklandHistory.org

About Virgina “Ginny” Norfleet: Ginny Norfleet is the founder of the Haverstraw African American Connection. The mission of the Haverstraw African American Connection is to research, recover, preserve, and teach the rich culture and contributions of African Americans with emphasis on the African American people of Haverstraw N.Y. Learn more at https://www.thehaac.com/

About the sculpture: The sculpture, “Harriet Tubman: Journey to Freedom,” depicts Tubman confidently leading a young girl on the Underground Railroad to freedom from bondage. Wofford, the creator of the statue, said, “There is a lot of embedded symbolism within the narrative of the piece. The contours of the base represent the Maryland/Delaware Peninsula, where Harriet was enslaved, eventually escaped, and continued to return for her freedom raids. The dramatic step up/cut is the Pennsylvania state line, and they are stepping out of the slave states to an elevated freedom. The dress is enveloping the young girl, billowing protectively like a flag, and is meant to represent all the legal protections afforded every United States citizen-a symbol of the future equality to come. Each hand on the sculpture signifies an attribute: Determination, Protection, Fear, and Trust. The young girl is leaning out to get a better look at where Harriet is taking her with a look of trepidation on her face. She is gripping Harriet’s right arm tightly, but her delicate finger grasp is cautiously hopeful. The girl is off balance and tentatively taking a step forward-her left foot precariously hanging off a cliff, illustrating the danger and peril of the journey. The shackles are broken, and the atrocities of slavery are left forever behind.”

About the Artist: Wesley Wofford, an Emmy, and Academy Award winning sculptor, works from his private studio in the National Forest of North Carolina. His studio is filled with sculptures at various stages of completion, the large commissions occupying the same space as portraits, gallery pieces, and maquette studies. He was awarded Signature Status with The Portrait Society of America in March 2015 and is an elected member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and The Portrait Sculptors Society of the Americas. Wofford’s sculpture is recognized on a national and international level with various awards and publications celebrating and featuring his work.