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Historic Haverstraw Houses of Worship Bus Trip

Learn about History in Your Own Backyard! Join the HSRC for a day trip to visit some of the oldest Houses of Worship in Historic Haverstraw.

The Historical Society of Rockland County Invites You to Join Us on a Day Trip to Visit

Historic Houses of Worship in Haverstraw

When: Saturday, June 4, 2016

Where: Bus leaves Haverstraw Village Parking Lot, 40 New Main Street, Haverstraw, at 8:45 am SHARP; trip concludes at 2:30 pm, after lunch*

Price: $69/person (non-members), $64/person (HSRC members). Includes bus transportation, guided tours, and lunch.

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We are pleased to offer a bus tour of several historic churches, including

  • St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church
  • Congregation Sons of Jacob
  • St. Thomas AME Zion Church
  • Fairmount Baptist Church
  • Central Presbyterian Church
  • St. John’s in the Wilderness Episcopal Church

* This trip will conclude with lunch at a local restaurant — Union Restaurant, Mariella’s, or Terrace on the Hudson (we’ll let you know which one before the trip) — and a return bus ride to the Haverstraw Village Parking Lot, located at 40 New Main Street, across the street from Haverstraw Village Hall.

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FOR INFORMATION ABOUT REGISTERING FOR THIS TRIP, GO TO:

http://www.rocklandhistory.org/event.cfm?page=49

The 2016 History in Your Own Backyard series has been made possible by generous contributions from Central Presbyterian Church, the Town of Haverstraw, and the County of Rockland/I Love NY.

Future trips in the 2016 series are:

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17: Historic Cemeteries

Bus leaves Haverstraw Village Parking Lot – 40 New Main Street, Haverstraw – 8:45 am SHARP. Includes bus transportation, tours and lunch at a local venue.* We will tour by bus several of Haverstraw’s historic cemeteries, including Mount Repose, St. Peter’s, Congregation Sons of Jacob, Calico Hill, Letchworth Village, St. John’s in the Wilderness and more. We will learn about some notable people buried at each cemetery. Although we will be disembarking at two or three cemeteries, these stops will not involve a lot of walking.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19: The Pipe Organs

Bus leaves Haverstraw Village Parking Lot – 40 New Main Street, Haverstraw – 8:45am SHARP. Includes bus transportation, tours and lunch at a local venue.* Our bus tour will travel to sites of several historic and well-known pipe organs, including St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church, Central Presbyterian Church, Trinity Episcopal Church, and more.

FOR INFORMATION ABOUT RESERVING SEATS FOR THE SEPTEMBER 17 AND NOVEMBER 19 TOURS, CLICK HERE. Or contact us by phone at (845) 634-9629 or by e-mail at info@RocklandHistory.org.

Historical Society of Rockland County
20 Zukor Road
New City, NY 10956
Fax: (845) 634-8690

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