Crossroads of Rockland History: Place Names

▶️ 06/17/24

Did you ever wonder about the origins of place names in Rockland County? Joe Barbieri of the New City Library joined host Clare Sheridan to explore names such as Bulsontown, Stagg’s Corners, Hyenga Lake, Mosestown, Woodburn, Warren, and more.

Joe Barbieri is the Adult Services and Local History Librarian at the New City Library. He specializes in local history, assisting patrons in research using electronic and print sources. He is also a member of the Genealogical Society of Rockland County.

The following are resources mentioned in this episode.

Books:

• Cole, David, editor. History of Rockland County. (1884) The Historical Society of Rockland County. 
• Green, Frank Bertangue MD, editor. The History of Rockland County. (1886) The Historical Society of Rockland County. 
• Tompkins, Arthur S., editor. Historical Record to the Close of the Nineteenth Century of Rockland County, New York. Van Deusen & Joyce, 1902.
• Zimmermann, Linda. Rockland County Scrap Book. Eagle Press, 2004 
• Zimmermann, Linda, editor. Rockland County 1900-2000: Century of History. The Historical Society of Rockland County, 2002.

Articles: 

• Alpert, Norman W. "A Treasury of Information in Place Names." South of the Mountains, vol. 24, no. 3, 1980, pp 17–22. Link: https://nyheritage.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/hsrc/id/2130/rec/1.

Maps: 

• Claire K. Tholl. Landmarks of Rockland County. The Historical Society of Rockland County, 1975, 
• Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, New York Public Library. Map of Rockland County, New York, 1854. New York Public Library Digital Collections (a.k.the O’Connor Map)  link:  https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/95fe1b80-04b6-0134-7728-00505686a51c

For more about the New City Library, visit https://newcitylibrary.org/rockland-room-local-history
For more about the Genealogical Society of Rockland County, visit https://rocklandgenealogy.org

Crossroads of Rockland History, a program of the Historical Society of Rockland County, airs on the third Monday of each month at 9:30 am, right after the morning show on WRCR radio 1700 AM and www.WRCR.com. Join host Clare Sheridan as we explore, celebrate, and learn about our local history, with different topics and guest speakers every month. Our recorded broadcasts are also available for streaming on all major podcasts platforms.
 
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.