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Archives Partnership - The joining together of three of Amenia’s local history organizations (Amenia Historical Society, Indian Rock Schoolhouse Association and the Archives Committee of Immaculate...
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Below is a list of all stories and recollections that have been documented by the Historical Society."The Winegar Story""Kohl: Supper's Gotta Set, Sonny""I Remember Jennie""Amenia's Village Smithy"
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In 1860, one of the “alternative communities” established during the American spiritual revival of the mid-nineteenth century, The Brotherhood, began in Wassaic. The group founded the First National...
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The name AMENIA means “a pleasant place.” This name was coined by Dr. Thomas Young in 1762, when the Amenia Precinct was formed. Certainly, the picturesque views from DeLaVergne Hill and from Depot...
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The Amenia Historical Society has been enjoying its new location in the Amenia Town Hall since August 2014. The historical society’s spacious room on the second floor is near the elevator, which makes...
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The Story of LT.LAWRENCE VAN ALSTYNE An Officer of the 128th NY Vol. Regiment & the 90th U.S. Colored Infantry Highlights from "Diary of an Enlisted Man” As told by Elizabeth C. Strauss,...
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By P.B.Caulkins, March 1934 HARLEM VALLEY TIMES Edited by Dewey Barry, March 1974 Amended by Elizabeth C. Strauss, March 2012 Bernard J. Gilroy, Amenia's last surviving Civil War veteran, died...
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