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Three Generations of Bolins

Abram Bolin was born in 1826, in Dutchess County's Dover Plains, a Quaker stronghold. The 1820 census shows one enslaved…

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Soldiers’ Fountain Poughkeepsie

Vassar Professors Laura J. Wylie (above at left) and Gertrude Buck (above at right) hosted many gatherings in favor of…

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Related to the History of the Dutchess County Fair

From the 1928 DCHS Yearbook For best viewing, click on more about this book at bottom right of frame Several…

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African Heritage Studies Dutchess County

Walter M. Patrice Online Library Many men and women of color have contributed richly to the history of our county,…

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Poughkeepsie 250th Anniversary 1937

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Sunday Drives & Rambles

Sunday Drives & Rambles is an any day, any time, any place evolving set of tours and trails in the…

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Exploring Rhinebeck

Four Tours by Nancy Kelly, Rhinebeck Town Historian StoryMaps & contemporary photos by Bill Jeffway, Director, Dutchess County Historical Society…

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Pine Plains ~ Role of Honor ~ Fred Knickerbocker

Understanding yellow journalism and the Spanish American War You will see that in 1898 the Pine Plains Register was using…

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Perspectives on Pandemics of 1918 and 2020

The timeframe of 1918 is a somewhat loose timeframe. The numbers come from sources that reference, "the war," and "the…

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