Towns
Quarantine Handbill of LaGrange’s Capt. Benjamin H. Hart
Posted in: DCHS Collections & Archives, Towns
Wilcox Park: A Reflection of Deep & Varied Historical Roots
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Related to the History of the Dutchess County Fair
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Pine Plains ~ Role of Honor ~ Fred Knickerbocker
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Red Hook Women’s Suffrage Trail
Read what Susan B. Anthony had to say when she spoke in Red Hook. Meet the national and international leaders who visited Red Hook, and the local women from all walks of life who created change through political actions, or through simply being “first!” The first woman lawyer. The first Village President. Or scroll down […]
Posted in: Towns, Trails, Women's History
Tivoli Ladies Who “Just did it!”
Posted in: Decoding Dutchess Past, Towns, Women's History
The Local Path to Women’s Suffrage: View From Red Hook
This article is part of a year-long program recognizing the 100th anniversary of national women’s suffrage, other articles here: How Farming and Nursing Organizations Advanced Women’s Suffrage in a Rural Dutchess County Town By Bill Jeffway The bookends of the path to women’s right to vote are generally considered to be the 1848 Seneca Falls […]
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