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Black Burial Grounds: Cedar Hill

One of the few African American burial grounds mentioned in Poucher & Reynolds Old Gravestones of Dutchess County in 1924.

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Black Burial Grounds: Poughkeepsie

Given the negligence in keeping records of the burial of persons of color historically, we often rely on other than…

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Black Burial Grounds: Beacon

The Walter M. Patrice online library is a living, growing resource. Please encourage further work in studies of the local…

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Sophia Pooley: In Her Own Words

Benjamin Drew published the book, The Refugee: or the Narratives of the Fugitive Slaves in Canada in 1856, capturing narratives…

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Caroline Clowes & the City of Schools: How Poughkeepsie Nurtured an Artist

With Bill Jeffway & Melodye Moore This program is part of the exhibition, Fertile Ground: the Hudson Valley Animal Paintings…

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Painting in a Challenging Landscape: Women Artists in the 19th Century

With Rob Doyle This program is part of the exhibition, Fertile Ground: the Hudson Valley Animal Paintings of Caroline Clowes.…

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Women Artists in the 19th Century

Painting in a Challenging Landscape: Women Artists in the 19th Century A presentation by DCHS President Rob Doyle on December…

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America's 250th in Dutchess County Launched by celebrating the 250th anniversary of the December 16, 1773 of the Boston Tea…

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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…

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