164. Rockland County Place Names with Joe Barbieri

Tune in to the next episode of Crossroads of Rockland History on

Monday, June 17, 9:30 am, on WRCR AM 1700

The broadcast will be available as a podcast later in the day on the HSRC website and on all major podcast platforms.

Did you ever wonder about the origins of place names in Rockland County? Joe Barbieri of the New City Library will join host Clare Sheridan to explore names such as Bulsontown, Stagg’s Corners, Hyenga Lake, Mosestown, Woodburn, Warren, and more.

Joe Barbieri is the Adult Services and Local History Librarian at the New City Library. He specializes in local history, assisting patrons in research using electronic and print sources. He is also a member of the Genealogical Society of Rockland County.

For more about the New City Library, visit https://newcitylibrary.org/rockland-room-local-history
For more about the Genealogical Society of Rockland County, visit https://rocklandgenealogy.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.