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When Dinosaurs Roamed Columbia County
As children, the Hillsdale Historians were thrilled to visit the 1964 New York World’s Fair. Like 50 million other visitors to the Fair (which ran from 1964-65) we marveled at the life-enhancing...
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From Hopeless Rural Newbie to Hillsdale Town Historian
The Hillsdale Historians are taking a break this month to prepare for the March 10th opening of Lauren’s play THE VILLAGE CIDIOT, which kicks off SoloFest, a month of solo performances, at Bridge...
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Bits & Pieces
The Hillsdale Historians often come across information that prompts us to update an older post. And sometimes we’ll stumble across an item that may not merit a full post but is interesting nonetheless...
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The Mount Washington House: A Landmark to Hillsdale’s Heyday as a Summer...
Hillsdale is blessed with many beautiful and historic houses and commercial buildings but few are as stately and storied as the Mount Washington House in the center of the hamlet. The “Mount,” as it...
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Watch This Space
Are you curious about the big rectangle painted on the east wall of the Hillsdale Supermarket? Why is it there and what is it for? Is it a screen for projecting “Movies Under the Stars,” a new town...
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Revisiting “Hillsdale Goes to Work” on Labor Day
We first published this post in August of 2019. We recently received an inquiry about the “industries/businesses” of Hillsdale’s past and, since Americans will soon be celebrating Labor Day, it’s a...
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Halloween in Hillsdale
The embers of Labor Day barbecues were still smoldering when shelvers at the Big Y started stocking Halloween candy. Starbucks was even earlier, bringing back Pumpkin Spice lattes in August. August!...
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First Peoples: The Mohicans in the Hudson-Berkshire Corridor
November 1st marks the start of Native American Heritage Month, and some recent local news cheered us: the Mohican tribe, which once flourished in this area, will finally reestablish ties to its...
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From Solstice to Santa Claus: How Christmas Became Christmas
We first published this post in December 2020. It was the month that saw the greatest number of U.S. COVID-19 deaths – 77,000 — since the virus had been detected earlier that year. The new Delta...
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Roeliff Jansen: The Man, the Myth, and the Missus
Mrs. Roeliff Jansen Our little corner of Columbia County is often referred to as the “Roe Jan Region,” and local folks know that “Roe Jan” is a shortening of Roeliff Jansen (multiple spellings of the...
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The History Under Our Feet
The Columbia County Municipal Historians, of which there are 22 (there should be 23, but the Chatham slot is currently empty), meet quarterly to talk about local history and share information. These...
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