SOTM Contents: Jul-Sep 2020

IN THIS ISSUE

From the Collections

Consulting Editor and Senior Historian Marianne B. Leese spends her Wednesdays at the Historical Society working on the collections. In this article, she describes the exciting donation of some papers of Isaac J. Blauvelt and the decision to find a place for them in the extensive collection of Blauvelt family papers at the Orangetown Historical Museum & Archives.

The Nanuet Mall

Your editor remembers the Nanuet Mall.

The American Operatic Company of Stony Point

An article found in the papers of former Senior Historian John Scott.

Book Review

Ladies’ Lib: How Rockland Women Got the Vote by Isabelle Savell

From the Executive Director

Susan Deeks writes about how busy the staff has been behind closed doors during the COVID-19 pandemic and what is being planned for phase 4 of New York State's reopening plan for those who are not ready yet to venture out. She tells us of some treats created on our website, Rocklandhistory.org.

COVER PICTURE: Will of Isaac J. Blauvelt, dated 1773. Photograph courtesy of the Orangetown Historical Museum & Archives.

SOUTH OF THE MOUNTAINS (ISSN 0489-9563) is published quarterly by

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Editor: Marjorie H. Johnson

Consulting Editor: Marianne B. Leese

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