Decoding Dutchess Past
From the biweekly column in the Northern/Southern Dutchess News / Beacon Free Press.
American Indian Heritage
Recognizing American Indian Heritage Month By Bill Jeffway A version of this article appeared in the November 15, 2023 Northern/Southern Dutchess News / Beacon Free Press. While not in a position to explain the full history of local Indigenous Peoples (see recommendations at the end of this article for that), as a way to recognize […]
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Two Poughkeepsie artists reflect two distinct 20th century generations
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Photos Reveal A Single Point In A Multi-generational Family Dry Cleaning Business
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A Look at Van Kleeck Touchstones Across Five Centuries
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The Temperance Minister in the Brewer’s Pulpit
By Bill Jeffway.A version of this article appeared in the April 21 edition of the Northern / Southern Dutchess News / Beacon Free Press. The Poughkeepsie Baptist Minister, Charles Van Loon, had only been in the job just over a year when, in February of 1845, he did not mince words. The 27 year old […]
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1609
Hudson’s arrival depicted in public places: historically, a purely European perspective By Bill Jeffway As you know, the September 1609 arrival of Henry Hudson on behalf of the Dutch East India Company, was the commencement of a very different experience for the Dutch, than it was for the indigenous people. The depictions of the event […]
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