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Our Priceless Volunteers

Jennifer Rothschild, Director of Public Programming at the Historical Society, has written a thoughtful, laudatory and comprehensive account of the volunteers who contribute countless hours to keep the activities of the Society humming.

Book Review

Your editor reviews Past and Present: Re-Tracing Paths Now Mostly Hidden, by Don Loprieno. The author, a former Rocklander and site manager of the Stony Point Battlefield, has put together a collection of columns that he wrote for the Lincoln County News in Newcastle, Maine.

Historical Society Cornerstone Jubilee Luncheon and Annual Awards;
O'Grady's Castle: What Is This Place?

The luncheon honored Winston C. Perry Jr. with a Lifetime Service Award; the Friends of Mount Moor Cemetery with a Community Service Award, and Trudy Album with a Living Landmark Award. The festive venue inspired Consulting Editor Marianne Leese to find out more about O'Grady's Castle and its owners.

COVER PICTURE. "Squire of the Hudson." From the collections of the Historical Society of Rockland County.

SOUTH OF THE MOUNTAINS (ISSN 0489-9563) is published quarterly by The Historical Society of Rockland County, 20 Zukor Road, New City, NY 10956; phone, (845) 634-9629; fax, (845) 634-8690; website, www.RocklandHistory.org; email, info@rocklandhistory.org.

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Editor: Marjorie H. Johnson     *      Consulting Editor: Marianne B. Leese

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