Bus Trip: Rockland County Barns

As farming practices changed in the 1800s and the early Dutch culture became more and more “American,” so did the way barns were built. We’ll travel back in time by visiting four historic barns in Rockland County that tell these stories about our agrarian past. The tour will explore the change and learn the reasons for it. A bus will take us to three local barns, and we’ll end the tour at our own barn on the four-acre former Blauvelt farmstead property.

About the Presenter: An engaging educational presenter, author, and storyteller. Tim Adriance is a recognized authority on the Jersey Dutch culture, sandstone house architecture and unique barns of our region. He has New Netherland roots that go back 400 years and is a descendant of early settlers with recognizable names such as Demarest, Haring, and Blauvelt