Towns

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

Moore’s Mills

Click any image to enlarge: The hamlet of Moore's Mills is in the Town of LaGrange.

3 years ago

Two Houses, One Political Divide

Two Rhinebeck Houses Reflect Opposing Political Views in 1860 Nathan Darling led the most aggressive local Republicans, Lincoln supporters and…

4 years ago

Dutchess County’s Knickerbocker Trail

For a very long time, since 1809 to be precise, the best-known Knickerbockers have been the fictional characters depicted by…

4 years ago

Troutbeck

DCHS Yearbook Encore Editions: Troutbeck The Dutchess County Historical Society is pleased to continue a long and dynamic relationship with…

4 years ago

DCHS Bockee Smithfield July 16 2022

The Rich Mosaic of Rural Life in Early Dutchess County Revealed The public joined descendants of Amenia’s Bockee family (pronounced…

4 years ago

Home of the Free

This Hyde Park house was home to a local, former enslaved man and his wife By Bill Jeffway A version…

4 years ago

The New Guinea Trail

CLICK HERE TO OPEN A NEW WINDOW FOR BEST VIEWING Alternatively, scroll down over the image below to advance within…

4 years ago

1932 George Washington Pageant

Dutchess County residents were celebrating other Presidential news when Hyde Park's Franklin Roosevelt won the first of what would be…

4 years ago