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Healing with Plants: The Thomsonians of Dutchess County (1820-1850)

We use such balms as have no strife, With Nature nor the Laws of Life; With blood our hands we…

2 years ago

The Knights of Dutchess County

Each June marks the end of another academic year, and students throughout Dutchess County celebrate advancements in their education. A…

2 years ago

2024 Awards

DHCS 2024 Historic Preservation & Awards Celebration at the Hill family'sThe Grove, Rhinebeck Screenshot Historic Preservation Award: the Hill Family…

2 years ago

The Automobile in Dutchess County

A talk by DCHS Trustee David Turner How the Automobile Changed the Hudson Valley: a View Through Postcards New in…

2 years ago

Unfinished Revolution

Within these pages, DCHS, with the broader Dutchess County history community, is looking to develop an understanding of these kinds…

2 years ago

Anniversaries

 Black Voices in Freedom's Pursuit: America's Revolutionary War   "What to the slave is the 4th of July?" At the…

2 years ago

American Indian Heritage

Recognizing American Indian Heritage Month By Bill Jeffway A version of this article appeared in the November 15, 2023 Northern/Southern…

2 years ago

AfAm Burials Rhinebeck

Below: The story of Andrew Frazier, the ancestor. The only Black family with a large plot. Adjacent to and facing,…

3 years ago

Lafayette Gift to Brinckerhoffs

This is the story of ongoing work to confirm details of an oral tradition in Fishkill’s Brinckerhoff family of nearly…

3 years ago

What did they see in Lafayette?

Why have so many admired Lafayette for so long? The Dutchess County Historical Society was honored to speak at this…

3 years ago