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HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH DONATED
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One Hundred Years Ago
This early photo was generously donated to the Roeliff Jansen Historical Society earlier this year by the late Ruth Miles of Mt. Washington, Massachusetts. The collection is largely comprised of photographs of the family of Henry David Harvey (1851-1928), the founder of The Hillsdale Harbinger, and his descendants. Some of the photos were taken by Harvey himself, who was an accomplished photographer, though in this case, the photographer is unidentified. The photograph was taken in the early twentieth century before the monument was constructed in 1916. It shows the familiar Hillsdale General Store, left, and the Hillsdale House, far right. The buildings in between vanished long ago and have been replaced with the Village Scoop and the home of Passiflora. If you happen to have early photographs of our community, please share them with us!
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PUBLIC NOTICE: INFORMATIONAL MEETING
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Sidewalk Discussion
On Tuesday, August 4, at 6 pm, there will be a Public Informational Meeting to discuss the sidewalk project. The meeting will include a presentation by GPI engineers as well as opportunities for discussion and questions about possible materials, schedule, budget and so on. Review the Town's PPS Plan that inspired the sidewalk project and more here.
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Two New Businesses
Earlier this summer, LABspace moved to the Hillsdale General Store building below CrossRoads Food Shop from a former location in Great Barrington. The gallery is dedicated to experiments in curation, exhibiting category-busting and/or materially surprising contemporary art, and hosting performance art, screenings, readings and music that push the boundaries of categorization, participation and/or experience. Currently on view is sculpture by Michelle Segre and paintings by Erica Svec. Opening on August 15 with an artist reception from 12-2 is a group show called Exquisite for which 3 artists collaborated on each piece. It runs through September 19. Brown & Jackson, a Brooklyn-based design consultancy specializing in interiors, environments and events for clients and self-initiated projects, has opened a satellite office in Hillsdale, also on the lower level of the Hillsdale General Store.
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Three-day Book Bonanza
The books are spilling out onto the lawn at the Roe Jan Library! A three-day book bonanza Tent Sale sponsored by the Friends of the Library will take place August 7-9. Hours are 8 am to 4 pm on Friday, 10 to 4 on Saturday and Sunday. Most material is priced at $2 or less, and you may fill a bag for $3 on Sunday. A wide variety of books, CDs and DVDs is on display for all ages and interests, including children and teens. The Friends Bookshop will also be open in the lower level of the library during the event. The Roe Jan Library is located at 9091 Rte. 22, just south of the Rte. 23 intersection in Hillsdale. For more information, visit the Friends website.
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SELF-GUIDED TOURS AT IRON WORKS
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A Blast from the Past
Take a self-guided tour on the Iron Works Trail anytime this summer. Start at the 19th century Copake Furnace and follow a trail of 30 signs describing key locations within the National and State Register-listed Copake Iron Works Historic District. Make it an easy quarter-mile stroll through the Iron Works or go the distance to the Bash Bish Falls and back (about 3 miles). Be sure to stop at the expanded Copake Iron Works Museum featuring the Iron Works Artifacts Exhibit. Guided tours are offered every Saturday and Sunday from 2-4 pm through Labor Day. On display are a huge array of artifacts ranging from plow parts to chisels and fireproof gaiters along with the wooden patterns and equipment used to create them.
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Youth at Work
Amy Hilliard and Hillsdale's Summer Youth Program organized a special program to bring some joy to the doggies who live at the Columbia Greene Humane Society. Working with local volunteers, they collected used clothes, cut them into strips, and then braided them into whimsical dog toys. By all accounts, the dogs were very pleased with the toys and want to be adopted very soon by so they can play in the Roe Jan Park's wonderful dog run.
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Three Times is a Charm
Third Annual Roe Jan Ramble Bike Tour set for Saturday, September 19. The towns of Hillsdale, Copake and Ancram will again sponsor the Roe Jan Ramble Bike Tour. This is a noncompetitive bicycle ride intended to promote biking in the Roe Jan area. Admission is free, and all riders who register to ride by August 29 are guaranteed a free T-shirt. Sign up today!
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RJHS ON WAMC
The Roeliff Jansen Historical Society summer exhibit, "Swimming, Singing, and S'mores: 120 Years of Camps in the Mid-Hudson Valley," was profiled by Alan Chartock of WAMC earlier this month The exhibit is open every Saturday and Sunday from 2-4 in the museum in Copake Falls. Listen to the WAMC interview.
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SPIDERMAN IN THE ROE JAN PARK
Catch up with Taconic Hills senior Joseph Giulian's spider project in the Roe Jan Park here. Joe is comparing the abundance and diversity of diurnal spiders across different habitats in the park.
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Peter Cipkowski and Vivian deGeorges, Editors
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