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The Historical Society of
Rockland County
A Brief History of Rockland County
Rockland County is the smallest county in New York State outside the five boroughs of New York City. It is bounded by the Hudson River on the east, the State of New Jersey on the south, and the Ramapo Mountains to the north and west. Although the county consists of only 176 square miles, it is a land rich in history.
To a newcomer, Rockland County may appear to be border-to-border housing developments built over the past forty years, but its historical roots go back almost four hundred years—more than ten thousand years if you include Native American history. Records indicate that the first residents were the Indians of the Delaware or Lenape Nation, who were scattered throughout the county in small bands. ...
Exhibitions
Coming Soon!
Home Grown
A History of Farming in Rockland County
The 2025 exhibition explores key eras of our region’s rich agricultural history, from Lenape cultivation to the community farms of today.
Rockland County Local History Event Calendar
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12pm Hopper House: Portal: The Window in American Photography
2pm Harmony Hall: Anna Frances Levins: Pioneering Irish American Photographer
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11:30am Stony Point Battlefield: Lighthouse Visiting Hours
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12pm Hopper House: Portal: The Window in American Photography
1pm HSRC: Family Program: Imps of Dunderberg with Jonathan Kruk
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1pm Hopper House: Portal: The Window in American Photography
7pm Ft. Montgomery: Grape Growing Breeding, & Winemaking in the Hudson Highlands
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1pm Hopper House: Portal: The Window in American Photography
7pm HS-Nyacks: Regular Meeting
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12pm Hopper House: Portal: The Window in American Photography
2pm Stony Point Battlefield: Guided Battlefield Walk
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7pm Genealogical Society of RC: Monthly Meeting
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1pm Hopper House: Portal: The Window in American Photography
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1pm Hopper House: Portal: The Window in American Photography
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1pm Hopper House: Portal: The Window in American Photography
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12pm Hopper House: Portal: The Window in American Photography
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12pm Hopper House: Portal: The Window in American Photography
1pm O'town Museum: Exhibition Opening: "1776/1976: From Democracy to Disco: Orangetown and the Bicentennial"
3pm Piermont Library: Piermont's Remarkable Medical History (Lecture)
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10am O'town Museum: Exhibition Opening: "1776/1976: From Democracy to Disco: Orangetown and the Bicentennial"
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11:30am Stony Point Battlefield: Lighthouse Visiting Hours
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South of the Mountains
Dive into a world of captivating stories, insightful discussions, and endless entertainment.
Issues of South of the Mountains from 1957 to 2013 are available in fully searchable PDF form online via the New York Heritage portal.
Collections
The Historical Society of Rockland County's collection comprises approximately 3,650 objects that date from the early eighteenth century to the present.
Podcasts
Crossroads of
Rockland History
Host Clare Sheridan welcomes guests every month to explore, celebrate and learn about the rich history of Rockland County and New York's Lower Hudson Valley.
The Historical Society of Rockland Country
The Historical Society of Rockland County is a nonprofit educational institution and principal repository for original documents and artifacts relating to Rockland County. Its headquarters are a four-acre site featuring a history museum and the 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House in New City, New York.
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