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HILLSDALE NEWSLETTER
MARCH 2015
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Greetings!
The Hillsdale Newsletter provides one of the most comprehensive listings of Roe Jan-area events and happenings around. There's usually a little news, gossip, and scandal, too. And history.
Just want the calendar of events? Click here.
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 HILLSDALE 100 YEARS AGO
Ron Vincent recently donated historic photographs, old post cards, and more than a few documents to the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society. The photographs were taken by Ron's grandfather, Palmer Vincent (1882-1965), who lived in a house that once stood on Route 23 between the Mount Washington House and the Hillsdale Public Library. Palmer was Hillsdale's chief railway postal clerk for 40 years and also served as the Town Historian. You can view some of the wonderful photographs from the Vincent collection here. The rare image above shows Anthony Street, the rear of the Hillsdale House, and the Mount Washington House. The image below shows the opposite view, looking toward the Presbyterian Church on Cold Water Street. The Anthony Street-facing side of the Hillsdale House is on the left. The small shop and large barn in the foreground - that's where the IGA now stands. 
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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH?
Last month's newsletter included a 1920 photograph of the Presbyterian Church that stood on Cold Water Street and wondered when - and why - it disappeared. You can see its steeple behind the pharmacy in the old post card below. Thanks to a clipping among the Vincent papers, we now know that the church building was lost in a terrible fire on November 6, 1927. Apparently, the fire started in another impressive building - the Hillsdale Hall that faced Anthony Street. Both buildings were completed destroyed. The small butcher shop that would later become Vincent's print shop was charred and almost lost. Read the clipping about the terrible fire.
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WORLD WAR I COMMEMORATION
As the Roe Jan Community commemorates World War I, an array of locally held artifacts are on display at the library, thanks to the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society. The display includes these victory medals received by a local man, Benedict Fidance (1895-1994), along with other items. Read more here about how Taconic Hills and local libraries are remembering World War I.
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DINE OUT FOR LIBRARY 2015
For a second year, the Roeliff Jansen Community Library has joined with local restaurants to sponsor "Dine Out for the Library," an event to raise funds for children's programming at the library. Over two months, from February 25 through April 23, twelve local Roe Jan restaurants will donate 10% of their dinner (two restaurants will donate breakfast and lunch) totals from a given date to benefit the library's programming for children, which covers toddlers to teens. More here.
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SIDEWALK PLANNING
Though we'll be riding our bikes into Hillsdale on the Harlem Valley Rail Trail this summer, we won't have new sidewalks until 2016. "One good thing will lead to another," says Supervisor Baer. "We wouldn't be able to think about sidewalks if it weren't for all the sewer system planning, grant writing, and installation that happened a dozen years ago. We're building an infrastructure, step by step, to support economic development in the coming years."
One good thing leads to another. You can read the latest accounting of last month's Town Board discussion in the Register Star and the Columbia Paper.
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