“Ancient Documents” and County History (Aired on February 16 and 17, 2019)

By New York State law, every county, city, town, and village in the state must
have a historian. Will Tatum, Country Historian for Dutchess County, visits
RadioRotary to describe the many ways that he and his fellow historians promote
the story of our own past. Dutchess County, settled in Colonial Days, was most
famously the site of battles and developments in the Revolutionary period, but
also hosted many of the major players in the 19 th and 20 th centuries. Some of this
history took place in the taverns and inns that have graced the county over its
long history; a program called “The Dutchess County Historical Tavern Trail”
takes advantage of these, some still operating as taverns or distilleries, to
provide an enjoyable way to learn more about county (and national) history. The
program also describes the “ancient documents,” which are—despite the
name—the historical records of the county, not available online.

Learn more:
Dutchess County Historian: https://www.dutchessny.gov/CountyGov/Departments/History/HSindex.htm
Ancient Documents (of Dutchess County): https://www.dutchessny.gov/DutchessCountyPublicAccess/HistoricalDocuments/HistoricalDocuments.aspx
Dutchess Country Historical Society: https://dchsny.org/
Country, City, Town, and Village Historians: https://www.dutchessny.gov/CountyGov/Departments/History/22592.htm
Dutchess Country Historic Tavern Trail: https://www.meetup.com/DutchessTavernTrail/

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February 24, 2019 · Posted in Dutchess County, Education, History  

What Rotary Membership Means (Aired on February 9 and 10, 2019)

RadioRotary interviews Suffern Rotarian Larry Palant, membership chair for
Rotary District 7210, about changes in Rotary membership opportunities and
ways to increase membership in Rotary clubs, including new types of clubs that
have been invented to make membership easier for the very busy young
professionals. Today, about half the clubs in the eight-country District 7210 meet
weekly for lunch, but increasingly as members from the spread-out hamlets and
villages of the Lower Hudson Valley have less time to travel to a meeting for
lunch, clubs are meeting for breakfast, dinner, or just for drinks. For example,
some clubs meet for lunch two or three times a month, then have a dinner
meeting that supports a local charity. The e-club, with members from around the
world (but still in the District) is a popular option, while Mr. Palant also describes
a new “passport club” concept, in which members only meet four times a year,
but can use their passports to work on projects with other Rotarians in between
meetings. Increasingly also, clubs are accepting corporate members, usually so
that several employees of a corporation can be sponsored as members of a local
Rotary Club.

Learn more:
Rotary District 7210: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/50045
Suffern Rotary: https://portal.clubrunner.ca/2255/sitepage/about-our-club/rotary-club-of-suffern
Membership Ideas: https://www.rotary.org/en/strategic-thinking-can-help-rotary-clubs-grow
About Rotary Membership: https://www.rotary.org/en/about-rotary

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February 24, 2019 · Posted in Rotary District 7210, Rotary Membership