New Exhibition: "Dutchtown and Major Andre" at the Historical Society of Rockland County

The Historical Society of Rockland County and the Town of Haverstraw Invite You to the 400th Anniversary Exhibition

Dutchtown and Major Andre: Highlights of Haverstraw History
Guest curator: Corinne McGeorge, Hudson Valley Exhibits

When: Wednesdays-Fridays & Sundays, March 13-May 15, 2016, 12-4 pm
Where: HSRC History Center, 20 Zukor Road, New City, NY
Price: $FREE (donations are appreciated!)

In 1616, the name “Haverstroo” made its first known appearance on a Dutch map. In 2016, the Town of Haverstraw’s Quadricentennial Committee and the Historical Society of Rockland County are pleased to present the special exhibition “Dutchtown and Major Andre: Highlights of Haverstraw History.”

Curated by Corinne McGeorge, founder of the nonprofit Hudson Valley Exhibits, Inc., “Dutchtown and Major Andre: Highlights of Haverstraw History” showcases the riverfront neighborhood called Dutchtown, discussing the Hudson Valley's Dutch origins in the 1600s and displaying works by renowned artists who live and work there today; recounts the infamous story of Benedict Arnold and John Andre's treasonous Revolutionary War meeting at Red Stone Beach; and explores other key aspects of Haverstraw’s rich and vibrant history.

Works by the following Dutchtown artists are on display:

Stephanie Gorin (fiber art)
Joan Harmon (drawing)Pat Hickman (fiber sculpture)Mark Kassis (ceramics)Ted Ludwiczak (stone heads)
James Tyler (Brickheads, ceramic)

The exhibition is open at the HSRC, 20 Zukor Road, New City, NY, Wednesdays–Fridays and Sundays, 12-4 pm, through May 15. For more information, go to http://www.rocklandhistory.org/event.cfm?page=482.

“Dutchtown and Major Andre” List of Panels

1. 1616 Dutch Map showing “Haverstroo”
2. Early Inhabitants – Dutch, Huguenot, and English families
3. Dutchtown Photo from High Tor
4. Growing Up in Dutchtown (2 panels: Montemarano & Santosky photos; Andrea Meisse photos)
5. Hudson River (3 panels: steamboats, day liners, ferries)
6. Snedeker’s Landing
7. King's Highway
8. Snedens Landing
9. Benedict Arnold (2 panels: The Making of a Traitor; Margaret [Peggy Shippen] Arnold)
10. The West Point Papers
11. West Point from the Highlands – article “A General’s Betrayal"
12. Major John Andre (2 panels: Landing at Red Stone Beach; Capture and Execution)
13. The House by the Railroad/Edward Hopper in Haverstraw (by Rich Donegan)
14. Maps (Haverstraw 1891, Haverstraw 1884, Clarkstown 1876)

For information about other events planned for Haverstraw's Quadricentennial Year, including HSRC bus trips, walking tours, and more, go to http://www.townofhaverstraw.org/400/Timeline.pdf.