Visitor Information - Hours and Directions

Hours

The Historical Society's History Center is open for administrative business Wednesdays–Fridays, 10 a.m.–5 p.m., year-round. 

If you have a research interest, you must contact our Senior Historian (historian@rocklandhistory.org) in advance to schedule an appointment. 

The History Center galleries are currently open to the public on Wednesdays-Fridays and Sundays, 12-4 pm, as we feature the 48th Annual Holiday Exhibition, "Holidays on the Home Front: Rockland County in World War II."

The circa 1832 Jacob Blauvelt House, decorated for the winter holiday season, is open for docent-guided tours on Sunday afternoons in January and February. Admission is $5 per person, and tours start PROMPTLY at 1, 2 & 3 pm.

If you are interested in becoming a volunteer house tour guide/docent, information is here.

We check the HSRC voicemail regularly so if you don't reach us, feel free to leave a message. Or email us at info@rocklandhistory.org. We will respond as soon as we can.

Directions

From Manhattan or Long Island: Take the upper level of the George Washington Bridge; stay to the right and take the Palisades Parkway north to Exit 11 (approximately 25 miles). Turn right onto New Hempstead Road. Travel approximately 1.7 miles on New Hempstead Road to the third traffic light (Main Street). Turn left onto Main Street. At 1.5 miles, you will come to a three-way intersection with a stop sign. The Historical Society's parking lot is the first right after proceeding straight ahead at the stop sign.

From Westchester: Take the Tappan Zee Bridge to the New York State Thruway. Leave the Thruway at Exit 13N (Palisades Parkway). Take the parkway to Exit 11 (approximately 25 miles). Turn right onto New Hempstead Road. Travel approximately 1.7 miles on New Hempstead Road to the third traffic light (Main Street). Turn left onto Main Street. At 1.5 miles, you will come to a three-way intersection with a stop sign. The Historical Society's parking lot is the first right after proceeding straight ahead at the stop sign.

From New Jersey: Take the Garden State Parkway North to the New York State Thruway. Leave the Thruway at Exit 13N (Palisades Parkway North). Take the parkway to Exit 11 (approximately 25 miles). Turn right onto New Hempstead Road. Travel approximately 1.7 miles on New Hempstead Road to the third traffic light (Main Street). Turn left onto Main Street. At 1.5 miles, you will come to a three-way intersection with a stop sign. The Historical Society's parking lot is the first right after proceeding straight ahead at the stop sign.

From Upstate: Take the New State Thruway south to Exit 13N (Palisades Parkway North). Take the parkway to Exit 11 (approximately 25 miles). Turn right onto New Hempstead Road. Travel approximately 1.7 miles on New Hempstead Road to the third traffic light (Main Street). Turn left onto Main Street. At 1.5 miles, you will come to a three-way intersection with a stop sign. The Historical Society's parking lot is the first right after proceeding straight ahead at the stop sign.