“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  

Video Explorations of the Hudson Valley (Aired On January 12 & 13, 2019)

Seth Collegrave is a young composter and videographer who has been
developing multimedia presentations of the history and prominent landmarks in
the Hudson Valley. Having grown up in the lower Hudson Valley, he came to
appreciate how important the region has been in US history. After studying
composition and media at the Berkley School of Music in Boston and a brief
period working in Los Angeles, Mr. Collegrave returned to his native territory
where he formed Empire Explorer to produce short Facebook, Instagram, and
YouTube features of the regions historic buildings. Listen as Sarah O’Connell-
Claitor and Jonah Triebwasser interview Mr. Collegrave about his work and his
explorations of the Hudson Valley.

Learn more:
Empire Explorer: http://www.empireexplorer.com/
Empire Explorer on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/empireexplorer/
Empire Explorer on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/empireexplorer/
Empire Explorer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-G0SiKvvxTwNjwvuC17rhA

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January 19, 2019 · Posted in History, Hudson Valley, Travel  

Reher Center in Roundout, Kingston (Aired On September 1 & 2, 2018)

RadioRotary interviews Geoff Miller, Chair of the Steering Committee for the
Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History, a project of the Jewish
Federation of Ulster County. The Center is a museum celebrating all the
immigrants who settled the region, not just the Jews, and occupies a 19 th -century
Jewish bakery that primarily served the immigrants who streamed into America
throughout the 19 th and early 20 th centuries. The museum aims to depict
immigrant life of that period. The Reher Center, at 99-101 Broadway in the
Historic Roundout waterfront of Kingston, New York, is located in the part of
Kingston that was originally a small community on the Hudson, while Kingston
itself occupied the bluff above the river. The Center is a work in progress, with
the museum only open a few hours a week at present. Tours require special
arrangements.

Learn more:
Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History: https://www.rehercenter.org/
Kingston Waterfront (Roundout): http://thekingstonwaterfront.com/
History of Kingston: http://history.rays-place.com/ny/uls-kingston-ny.htm
History of Immigration before 1965: https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/u-s-immigration-before-1965

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October 11, 2018 · Posted in History, Hudson Valley, Museums  

Author Kathryn Smith on The Gatekeeper (Aired on 3-11-17 & 3-12-17)

The Gatekeeper : Missy LeHand and FDR (Aired on March 11 and 12, 2017)

The Hudson Valley is known throughout the United State as the home of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR). In this program the author and Rotarian (Greater Anderson Club, SC) Kathryn Smith tells about FDR’s longtime personal secretary, Missy LeHand, the subject of Ms. Smith’s new book The Gatekeeper: Missy LeHand, FDR, and the Untold Story of the Partnership that Defined a Presidency . 24-year-old Ms. LeHand joined FDR’s failed candidacy for Vice-President as a secretary in 1920
and stayed with him through his career in business and law, his battle with polio, his New York State governorship (1928-32), and the first years of his presidency, only leaving him by dying in July 1944, nine months before Roosevelt also passed away. In addition to her role that amounted to being “chief of staff” when FDR was president, Ms. LeHand was his co-leader in making the polio rehabilitation center at Warm Springs, GA, a success. Listen to a fascinating interview.
Learn more:
The Gatekeeper
Kathryn Smith and Missy LeHand
Kathryn Smith, Author
Warm Springs
Greater Anderson Rotary Club

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March 13, 2017 · Posted in History, Hudson Valley, PolioPlus  

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