Local History

Orange County

Bellvale School Homepage: A collection of historical information about Bellvale, NY, including homes, families, cemeteries, photos, etc.
Brotherhood Winery: "American's Oldest Winery," Washingtonville
The Concise History of Orange County
D & H Canal Historical Society, High Falls
The Erie Railroad - "The Work of the Age"
15th New York Cavalry: Orange County based, Civil War group
1775 Assessment Rolls for Orange County
History of Auto Racing at the Fairgrounds
History of the Town of Wallkill: By Dorothy Hunt-Ingrassia, Historian
Making of America Journals Collection: Cornwall
Making of America Journals Collection: A History of Deerpark
Middletown, A Photographic History
"Middletown: A Retrospect of the Years": A concise history of Middletown, New York.
"Middletown Firsts": Learn about when many things first came to be in Middletown, NY, such as the first school, first road, and first settler.
Middletown Thrall Library, Local History
Minisink Valley Historical Society - Maps of the Minisink Region
The 124th New York State Volunteers "Orange Blossoms"
Orange County Historic Sites and Attractions
Orange County, NY, Local History and Genealogy
Pine Island, NY
"Post Cards" - from the Centennial Celebration of Middletown, NY, 1888-1988
Scotchtown Highlander: History, maps, news, government and other information concerning the area in the Town of Wallkill known as Scotchtown. Some of the site is still under construction.
U.S. Military Academy Library Digital Collection
Warwick Valley Facts and History

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Hudson Valley

The Catskills Institute: Non-profit organization dedicated to understanding the past and perserving the record of Jewish life in the Catskills
Grapes of the Hudson Valley: "Where Wine Making in America Began"
Historic River Towns of Westchester
Historic Sites of the Hudson Valley
The History of Hudson River Ferry Service
Historic Hudson Valley
Historic Hudson Valley Manuscript Collections, 1585-1938
Hudson River Resource Center
The Hudson River Bookstore
Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area: A federally funded program created by Congress in 1996.The mission of the Heritage Area is to recognize, preserve, protect, and interpret the nationally significant cultural and natural resources of the Hudson River Valley for the benefit of the nation.
Hudson River - Virtual History Tour
The Hudson River PCB Story
Hudson River Valley Heritage
The Hudson River Valley Institute (Marist College): The digital library contains documents, lesson plans, and related links.
Hudson Valley Books
Hudson Valley Ruins
Hudson Valley Travel
Indians of the Lower Hudson Valley
Local Newspapers
The Loyal American Regiment: New York Loyalists from lower Dutchess and Westchester counties.
Mount Gulian Historic Site, Beacon, NY: They have a Revolutionary War weekend.
New Paltz History
The Northern Campaign: Events celebrating Revolutionary War battles, etc., including Fort Montgomery in Orange County
Replica of the Half Moon Drops Anchor in Croton-on-Hudson
Rockland Room at the New City Library
A Virtual Trip on the Historic Hudson River
Westchester County Archives

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New York State

African American History of Western New York
Albany Institute of Historical Art
American Association For State and Local History
Bridges of the Upper Delaware
Colonial Money of New York
Delaware County, New York: A NYGenWeb Site
Existing Railroad Stations in New York
Heritage New York: A program of the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, established to create heritage trails to preserve New York's heritage. Includes timelines, brief histories, and links to historic sites. This website will be useful for students and for those planning trips in New York State. Trail themes include the Revolutionary War, the Underground Railroad, Theodore Roosevelt, and Women's Rights.
History of the Canal System of the State of New York
A History of Kingston
Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial of 2009: The website includes history, exploration and events.
Images of Rochester: History of Rochester
Local Histories by the New York State Library
Making of America
New York History Net
NYS Archives: View digital copies of some photograghs, documents, and videos from the collections of the New York State Archives. Guides, fact sheets and finding aids to the records in the New York State Archives and other repositories can be found from here also.
New York State Canal System
River Resource
New York State Governors
Trolley Museum of NY: Kingston
Ulster County Home Page
The Underground Railroad in Rochester, New York

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Historical Societies

Historical Society of Rockland County
Huguenot Historical Society
Middletown & New Jersey Railway Historical Society
Minisink Valley Historical Society
New York State Historical Association
North Jersey Highlands Historical Society
Ontario & Western Railway Historical Society
Sullivan County Historical Society
Sussex County Historical Society: Large collection of genealogical material related to families from Sussex County and the surrounding area)
Ulster County History & Culture
Westchester Historical Society

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Museums / Historic Sites

Orange County

Adirondack History Network: "A site for teachers/students, developed by the Adirondack Museum, to aid in the study of state/local history."
Bull Stone House: Bull Stone House is a living museum that has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Gomez Mill House Virtual Museum
Goshen Historic Track, Inc.: The World's Oldest Harness Track (1838)
Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame: History and other information on racing horses. The Museum is located in Goshen, NY.
Museum Village (Monroe, NY)
Neversink Valley Area Museum
O & W Museum
Orange County Firefighters Museum: The museum website includes firematic exhibits, a list of Orange County Fire Departments/Companies, stories and memories, and links to other fire museums.
Town of Minisink Museum