Rockland delaware history books

New listing printing in the americas john clyde oswald two volume set history hc. Delaware county, ny genealogical and history site genealogical societies in new. Every name index a geographical history of the state of new york, 1853 rockland county source. Google books the history of rockland county 1886 internet archive history of the sloatsburg public library rockland county, ny. Michael aaron rockland is a professor of american studies at rutgers, new brunswick. Guide to new castle county, delaware ancestry, family history, and. Some may be added to the librarys collection, or they may be sold by the friends of rockland library in the book stop or book sales, or online. Between 1936 and 1964, the negro motorist green book was essential for the survival of thousands of black americans in an era of segregation cemented into the american legal system through jim crow laws, sundown towns where african americans were under threat of violence after sunset, and a sharp increase in lynchings and other forms of hate crimes. The earliest dutch reformed churchesand, later, presbyterian churcheslaid the groundwork for other protestant denominations to flourish in the county.

Haverstraw, rockland county, new york genealogy genealogy. Its made even more real by four historic churches and five historic farms several in the same family since the 1600s. Browse the most recent rockland, delaware obituaries and condolences. Local history books on delaware arcadia publishing. David cole dd this book details a short history of rockland county, new york, including reproductions of maps and sketches of important locations. At the age of six he began with sea shells, and soon graduated to coins, the gateway drug to so many other fields of collecting.

Proceeds of these sales go to the rockland public library in the form of new books or. They include the school 1831, mansion house 1802, heshbon factory mill building, the kirk house 1797, 1885, and rock spring and the springhouse. Every name index to the history of rockland county, new york 1886 source. The blizzard of 1977 is still remembered in western new york, especially in buffalo, which received the brunt of the storm. The standard history of the early period is benjamin ferris, a history of the original settlements on the delaware 1846. It offers illustrated articles on all aspects of delaware history excluding genealogy. Rockland county, new york genealogy, books, cds, maps. The subject of this book is somewhat prosaic, but john munroe a professor of history at the university of delaware makes the most of it. Rockland boces 65 parrott road west nyack, ny 10994 845 6274700. History sharpley civic association wilmington delaware. Delaware history, published semiannually since 1946, is the only scholarly journal devoted to the history of delaware. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Internet archive geography of the state of new york, 1847 rockland county source. Page 600 massachusetts, is to be expended for books for the college library.

Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The first roman catholic church in rockland was st. To rapidly find a particular family, use the find function ctr f followed by the name. Rockland manor was sparsely settled when established, but some of the settlers refused to move. The historical society of rockland county 20 zukor road new city, ny 10956 8456349629. History of rockland county, new york by david cole.

He is the author or coauthor of many books, including looking for america on the new jersey turnpike rutgers university press, listed by the state library as one of the ten best books ever written about new jersey, and the novel a bliss case, a new york times notable book of. Historic delaware at risk january 31 the george washington society invites you to their annual toast to george washington, saturday, february 22, from noon to 4 p. However the area roads that helped to define it were developed two centuries earlier, as connectors for two historic communities. Rockland countys rich history is immortalized by the stony point battlefield and more than fifty historical markers in every part of the county. It encompasses 6 contributing buildings in the hamlet of rockland and associated with rockland mills. By the age of ten, toms dad would drop him off at coin shows within driving range, picking him up. It was one of the manor lands established by william penn when he thought there were going to be great manors in pennsylvania including delaware.

It lies along rockland road north of the city of wilmington. Just click the schedule a pickup button below, choose a date for your donation pickup, leave your clearly labeled donations outside on the day you choose, and our driver will pick. Religion also played a prominent part in rockland s history. Delaware county dutchess county erie county essex county franklin county fulton county genesee county. Your used books make a big difference in the lives of americas veterans and their families. Contributing property keeper of the register historic district history of the national. Get to know the real possibility of aarp in rockland. The history of orange county fair speedway middletown, new york. Rockland county is the smallest county in new york state outside the five boroughs of new york city. The delaware historical societys newsletter and scholarly journal are benefits of membership in the society. Rockland historic district is a national historic district located at rockland, new castle county.

The history of the town of rockland is largely a history of the surroundings of the beaverkill and willowemoc river basins. New listing the old rhinebeck aerodrome by bainbridge. The other half of the income is devoted to scholarships in harvard university for. Page 806 that the several lodges of ancient masons in the state of delaware, here represented by deputies properly authorized, consider it as a matter of right, and for the general benefit of masonry, that they ought to form a grand lodge within the said state. One was rockland village on the brandywine river, which became an active industrial center, and the other was talleyville. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the zip code of 19732.

Rockland on the east bank of the brandywine active dates. The listing below is alphabetical by author, the format used by the library in its indexing. Learn more about delaware history and culture with this arcadia publishing book series. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection.

Rockland county, new york family history and genealogy books. List of books and articles about delaware history online. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by stateoftheart publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. History of rockland county, new york, with biographical sketches of its prominent men 1884. In 1682, william gregg 16421687 emigrated from ireland with his wife ann, and four children john, ann, george, and richard. Rockland falls, delaware, united states world waterfall. This region was the borderland between the iroquois nations to the north and the algonquin of the south. Wilmington north 7 12 directions are not available at this time. Rockland historic district rockland, delaware facebook. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. No matter how big or small, your donations are needed and appreciated. In 1786, francis day purchased the land from jasper paulson, which was part of the manour of rockland, delaware, he said. This web site offers articles that originally appeared in collecting delaware books, a print newsletter discussing delaware books and paper ephemera, published from 1992 to 1999 by john p. Ghnyci genealogy and history of the nyc irish source.

The rockland historic district and william young house are listed on the. New listing mit hitler im westen or with hitler in the west by heinrich hoffmann 1940 1st ed. Celebrate and remember the lives we have lost in rockland, delaware. It lies along rockland road north of the city of wilmington, the county seat of new castle county.

If youre looking for that special gift for someone who loves delaware, the society has a wide array of books that appeal to all ages. Local history john thomas scharf snippet view 1888. A history of sharpley the deed that created the sharpley subdivision was recorded in october 1956. Haverstraw town clerk town hall one rosman roadgarnerville, new york 10923phone. This book covers the history of delaware from the earliest european settlers dutch, swedish and english up to the present 2006 cutoff.

Products sort by product product v price price v default default v sales sales v. Rockland historic district rockland, delaware wikipedia. Rockland historic district is a national historic district located at rockland, new castle county, delaware. The history of rockland county, ny and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Google books the history of rockland county 1886 source. Elizabeth dupont passed away at the age of 72 in rockland, delaware. The new city library has an extensive collection of genealogies of rockland county and area families. The obituary was featured in the news journal on april 12, 2012. The civil war diary of amelia martin, fenwick island, delaware, 1861 by karen hesse, the discreet charm.

Rockland falls is the historical name of this waterfall. The history of rockland county by frank bertangue green, first published in 1886, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. We provide several free educational programs each year and have published six books on rockland history and assisted in the publication of several others. All delaware facts collected in illustrated volumes. It is bounded by the hudson river on the east, the state of new jersey on the south, and the ramapo mountains to. It also includes biographical sketches of the prominent men of new yorks rockland county. Rockland manor took up most of the northern part of the hundred, along the state line. Parts of orange and rockland counties 1779 orange county before. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.