Historical Society of Shawangunk & Gardiner
2015 Programs and Society Information
All meetings will be held in the Town Hall Community Room at 14 Central Ave, Wallkill, NY
Free to all - Light Refreshments Served
Shawangunk Town Hall Community Room
Weave your own Pie Basket Workshop with Mary Bickel.
Bring your own lunch. Fee: $35. Limited to 15 people.
Contact Freda Fenn – 845-895-3986
VOW Weekend includes Tour of 1769 DuBois House and Knights of Pythias Museum
Gardiner Town Hall
Tribute to Historian Carlton Mabee
Presenters: Mary Beth Majestic and Libby Ross
Refreshments provided.
Shawangunk Town Hall
Early History of Jones Patent and the Tourette/Borden Mill on Borden Road
Presented by Susan Dawes and Karen Dale
Refreshments provided
Shawangunk Town Hall Community Room
Benefit Tea $15, plus raffle, quilt raffle and drawing
Contact Carolyn Crowell, 895-3933
or Freda Fenn, 895-3986
DuBois House at 75 Wallkill Avenue.
Christmas Pot luck Party.
Wine, cheese, deserts & snacks
Bring dish to share.
Wednesday March 4, 2015 at 7 PM Enter side door on Central Ave
'A Visit to the Galapagos Islands'
Where - Shawangunk Town Hall Community Room 14 Central Ave in the hamlet
of Wallkill
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A PowerPoint Presentation by Naturalist and Photographer Bill Fiero.
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Take an armchair trip to the Galapagos Islands, one of the most unique
natural areas in the world.
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Through photos, graphics, and talk, Bill will discuss how the confluence
of geography, climate, evolution, and biology resulted in the Galapagos
- the 'Enchanted Islands'. He will also touch on the impact of
Charles Darwin, whose discoveries on the islands changed the course of
science.
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Bill, a Walden native, has traveled extensively on ecological journeys,
and frequently gives presentations on his destinations.
Refreshments - Free and open to all
One-Room School Houses in Shawangunk by Elaine Weed
Elaine Weed will present a
PowerPoint Presentation
on her book “One-Room Schools” written by Elaine with photos by
Edward Weed.
Elaine will be revisiting the 13 one-room School Houses in the
Shawangunk township with before and after photos of the Schools.
People who have attended the one-room schools will be invited to share
their memories
Quilting Demonstration by Textile Quilting Group
The Textile Quilting Group are working on a quilt which will be
donated to our Historical Society.
They will bring the unfinished quilt to the meeting showing how
quilts are made and show samples of other quilts and quilting tools.
If you own a quilt or coverlet with an interesting story please
bring it to the meeting and tell us the history.
AGRICULTURE & MANUFACTURES ARE THE FOUNDATION OF
OUR NEW INDEPENDENCE JULY 4, 1833
1833 Quilt Top compliments of Freda Fenn
Wednesday June 3, 2015 at 6 PM
Picnic at the Historic Andries DuBois
House
Location: 75 Wallkill
Avenue in the Hamlet of Wallkill
Pot Luck and bring your own place settings
Program to be announced later
Hot Dogs and Drinks available
More Details at a later date
Saturday June 27,
2015 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (rain or shine)
Garden Tour
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Self-guided driving tour of local Gardens Including
a Tour of the Knights of Pythias House |
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On the day of the Garden Tour visit the Andries DuBois House for a plant sale |
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A map and descriptive brochure will be provided with your ticket. |
Bannerman
Island Tour
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Meet at
Newburgh Landing between 2:30 and 2:45 pm
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Bannerman
Boat (tour capacity 44 people) leaves at 3 pm for a
guided tour of Bannerman Island Castle
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Return by
Bannerman Boat to Newburgh Landing at 6 pm
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Tickets
are limited and must be purchased in advance, $35 per person (21 left)
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Tickets
may be purchased at the Andries DuBois House on any Saturday 10 am –
Noon.
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Contact:
Donna Myer 845-851-8105 email:DonnaMyer@yahoo.com
History
Pollepel
– An Island Steeped in History
by Jane Bannerman
A tiny jewel in the setting of the Hudson Highlands is called Pollepel,
now familiarly known as Bannerman Island. Once an uninhabited place,
accessible only by boat, it was considered haunted by some Indian tribes
and thus became a refuge for those trying to escape them. These
superstitions and others promoted by later Dutch sailors make for many
fanciful tales. Even the name Pollepel (Polopel) originated with a
legend about a young girl named (Polly) Pell who was romantically
rescued from the breaking river ice and landed on the island shore,
where she was promptly married to her sweetheart, who rescued her and
her companion. The island was thereafter called Pollepel.
History reveals a connection to the American Revolution in attempted
defense of the Highlands against the British fleet in 1777 using the
famous “chevaux de frise”. These were devices constructed of wooden
cribs sunken in the river, filled with metal-tipped, pointed logs to
obstruct the passage of ships up the river by damaging their hulls,
built by men commandeered from the local prison. The attempt was
however, unsuccessful, as the British took to flat bottom boats and
avoided the chevaux de frise. One of the “points” is now on display at
Washington’s Headquarters in Newburgh, New York.
See the Bannerman Castle website for
more info:
http://bannermancastle.org/index.html