Fishkill Historical Society
The Van Wyck Homestead Museum is open for tours from June through October on Saturdays and Sundays Cornelius Van Wyck came from Hempstead, Long Island.
He was hired by Madame Brett, of Beacon, New York, as a Land Surveyor. In 1732 he purchased 959 acres from Madame Brett's extensive land holdings and built a three-room house, the present east wing of the Van Wyck Homestead Museum. Some time before 1757, the west wing was added. British strategy at the beginning of the Revolutionary War was based on taking the Hudson and Champlain Valleys. Fishkil
12/02/2023
The last open barn day this year at Stony Kill, Saturday, December 2nd 🐄
12/01/2023
This Saturday at the Mesier Homestead in Wappingers Falls! 🌲
11/28/2023
Please donate to support this Revolutionary War site: https://fishkillhistoricalsociety.org/
11/24/2023
What a great idea!
11/22/2023
November is Native American History Month: Join us for special program by Peter Cutul, Assistant Site Supervisor/Educator at Fort Montgomery State Historic Site. His presentation will focus on Chief Daniel Nimham (the last Sachem of the Wappinger Indians) and his fight to retain the tribe’s Hudson Highlands homeland. Both Daniel and his son Abraham would give their lives fighting on the side of the Patriots during the American Revolution. We will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 28, at 7 p.m. at the Beacon Elks Lodge at 900 Wolcott Avenue. We will also conduct a brief Annual Meeting before the presentation. All are welcome.
Wow! Try this app on your next train trip along the Hudson 🛤
11/13/2023
Join historian Sarah Wassberg Johnson on Saturday November 25th at 2:00PM to learn about the other November holiday, Evacuation Day! Admission is $6 for adults and $3 for students/seniors. Admission to the lecture includes museum admission and a guided tour of Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site before or after the event. This even is also available virtually.
Register here:
https://linktr.ee/philipsemanorhall
11/11/2023
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS...THE 2024 WASHINGTON PROJECT NEEDS YOU!
11/11/2023
Thank you Veterans 🇺🇲
11/11/2023
Saturday, November 11 & Sunday, November 12
The Fishkill Food Pantry, together with the Fishkill Police Cadets, will be at Walmart in Fishkill collecting donations from 11am-5pm each day.
See our list of needs below.
11/08/2023
You won't want to miss this one!
11/08/2023
Online Wappinger People Lecture tonight: People of the Opossum: Tracing the Ethnogenesis of the Wappinger People over the Past Five Centuries
Wednesday, November 8, 2023 7:00 PM
Register at:
https://www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events/lecture-people-of-the-opossum-tracing-the-ethnogenesis-of-the-wappinger-people-over-the-past-five-centuries
Have you ever wondered where Wappingers Falls got its name? Some scholars believe that the "Wappinger" is similar to the Munsee word 'waapingw' which means "white face," in reference to opossums. Daniel Ninham (or Nimham--spellings vary) was a Wappinger sachem, or leader, who fought and died in the American Revolution. His statue, shown here, is in Fishkill, NY.
Join us via WebEx tomorrow at 7:00PM for "People of the Opossum: Tracing the Ethnogenesis of the Wappinger People over the Past Five Centuries" a lecture by Justin Wexler. Register at https://www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events
Registration is free but required.
11/05/2023
We are now in the final hours of the Dutchess County Historical Society fundraising auction for 2024! Check out the link below for exclusive experiences from throughout the Hudson Valley!
DCHS does not receiving operating funds from county government: your bids tonight assist the society in its mission of preserving historic treasures from family collections throughout the county!
https://aarauctions.com/servlet/Search.do?auctionId=6523&fbclid=IwAR28B2YFlEbIR8-Z-4V8iB_VZPOyid92mn1EZ1g8VAdEuDhk7d0i4ICs3XE
11/02/2023
Learn about the strategies landlords, tenant farmers, and the Wappinger employed during the “Hudson Valley Land Wars” at this upcoming talk!
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/3wscd9bx
11/02/2023
10/29/2023
For over 12,000 years, the ancestors of the Lenape culture lived and thrived in Lenapehoking, the land of the Lenape, which included the Hudson Valley.
On Saturday, November 4 at 1 p.m. Harv Harvitz, Contributing Scholar for the Maritime Museum in Kingston, will be offering a talk that focuses on Lenape life-ways before their contact with European settlers and delves into the Lenape diaspora, and current renaissance and return to the area.
Reservations are preferred but walk-in will be accommodated if space allows. Light refreshments will be served. Admission: $12/adults; $10/seniors; $5 children (5-15 years). Mount Gulian members are free.
10/20/2023
10/10/2023
Tomorrow! Join us for a special lecture for on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 7:00 PM online and in-person. Drew Shuptar-Rayvis discusses Dutch-Indigenous conflicts in, "Friendship and Bloodshed: The Brief and Complicated History of the Dutch- Native Wars, 1643-1664." In-person tickets are $3-6, tickets available at the door. Online registration is free!
https://www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events/lecture-friendship-and-bloodshed-the-brief-and-complicated-history-of-the-dutch-native-wars-1643-1664
Another successful Market Day Crafts Fair in Fishkill! Thank you to our volunteers, vendors, and everyone who came by to support us!
10/03/2023
Next week! Join us for a special lecture for on Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 7:00 PM online and in-person. Drew Shuptar-Rayvis discusses Dutch-Indigenous conflicts in, "Friendship and Bloodshed: The Brief and Complicated History of the Dutch- Native Wars, 1643-1664." In-person tickets are $3-6, tickets available at the door. Online registration is free!
https://www.philipsemanorhall.com/programs-and-events/lecture-friendship-and-bloodshed-the-brief-and-complicated-history-of-the-dutch-native-wars-1643-1664
Charlotte Sena is healthy and with her parents!
09/27/2023
How to make linen from flax plants.
How to Make Linen from Flax Deborah Colburn, our Historic Trades Interpreter Supervisor, shows us the 18th century method of harvesting Flax into fabric.
09/27/2023
Fall Gathering on the Hudson, presented by the Sports Museum of Dutchess County & The Friends of Carnwath!
72 Carnwath Farms Lane, Wappinger NY 12590
Oct 22 1pm-4pm
-Pumpkin Painting for Kids
-Cider & Donuts
-Guided Nature Walks
-Museum Tours
All welcome, event is free to the public.
Sponsors:
Adams Fairacre Farms
Fishkill Farms
09/24/2023
Our annual VGC bulb sale is now open for orders! Proceeds from this fundraiser pay for our nine community gardens in Fishkill and Wappingers, and to fund summer camp scholarships for local children. We select a variety of bulbs, all affordable and of high quality, top size, and suitable for growing in our area. The bulbs are sourced by a local Hudson Valley wholesaler. Check out our shopping site today. If you like something, order it promptly as our inventory will go quickly. There will be a self pickup day on Saturday, October 7. Check out our website: https://verplanckgardenclub.company.site/
09/22/2023
Come see Drama From The Past perform the trial that determined Major Andre's fate tomorrow in Fishkill. After the show you Van continue your historical day in either East Fishkill at Rombout Colonial Days or in Westchester County at Philipse Manor Hall State Historic Site's Fall Festival!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-trial-of-john-andre-a-historical-dramatization-tickets-707327324067?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&fbclid=IwAR2C91IdsAIya06cYFGHx_1vxh6ik1CV1SLHNlQxPmg5aSQV8B_8SYvcOB4
Major John Andre’s reputation would often precede him. Appointed aide-de-camp to General Sir Henry Clinton (Commander-in-Chief of His Majesty’s forces in America), Andre was known for his mastery of several languages (rising to prominence as an interpreter for Hessians), artistic abilities including painting and drawing, and a sterling military career. If you have ever spent any time here in Westchester County NY, you may have heard of him! In 1779 Major Andre was named head of British Secret Service in America, an espionage/intelligence division of the army, a role he was ultimately ill-suited to fulfill.
, September 20, 1780, Major Andre and Loyalist officer and spymaster Colonel Beverly Robinson (brother-in-law to Frederick Philipse III) sailed north aboard HMS "Vulture" to meet Patriot General Benedict Arnold, then the commander of West Point. However, they were unable to meet that day. . .
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to follow along over the next few days as we follow Andre’s journey, and that of other Revolutionary War era spies for a special series we're calling !
If you want to learn how to be a spy yourself, join us this Saturday, September 23rd for our Harvest Festival at Manor Hall State Historic Site from 12 pm to 5 pm. You will be given a special mission by Washington's spymaster. . .
09/20/2023
Good old fashion fun at a good old farm! https://stonykill.org/harvestfest
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504 Route 9
Fishkill, NY
12524
Continental Commons
480 Route 9
Fishkill, 12524
The colonial village embraces and honors the historic nature of its surroundings and serves as a dynamic, interactive learning experience.