18th Century
1824: Lafayette in Dutchess County
Monday, September 16th12:00 noon to 1:30 pmPoughkeepsie Thursday, September 19th12:00 noonFishkill Big Moves & Intimate Gestures: Why Lafayette Has Meant So Much to So Many for So Long You are invited to a special reflection and celebration of Revolutionary War Maj. General Lafayette on the 200th anniversary of his late-in-life local visit. Free and enslaved […]
Posted in: 18th Century, For everyone, Veterans
Slavery: Bill of Sale
DCHS Collections Documents of Enslavement A woman named Rachel is “sold” to Christian Tobias on February 4, 1771 Know all men by these presents that I [Mical?/Michael] Obberocker of Beekman Precinct in Dutchess County do for the consideration of the sum of 65 pounds good and lawful money of New York to one in hand […]
Posted in: 18th Century, African Heritage, For everyone
The Hudson River as Battlefield
THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION TO AN UPDATED PLATFORM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE… This online exhibition offers insights into the October 1777 British action, as well as insights into Franklin Roosevelt’s unrelenting commitment to the understanding and publication of local history even as global war emerged and commenced. jump to FDR’s Yearbook Articles on […]
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America 250 in Dutchess County
There is no better way to understand the present and gain insights into the future than the study of history, especially when it comes to the study of the founding of our country and the establish of our basic rights and responsibilities. Within these pages, DCHS, with the broader Dutchess County history community, is looking […]
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Washington’s 1792 Visit to Poughkeepsie
Posted in: 18th Century, Decoding Dutchess Past, For everyone, Poughkeepsie