Visiting Philipsburg Manor for the first time, I expected an educational and interesting visit to a restored historic collection of farming,
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Sightseeing in my backyard: Kykuit
Posted on Mar 15, 2018 | | Comments Off
Late last spring, I was in Sleepy Hollow and decided to stop by Philipsburg Manor, since it was on my list
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Sightseeing in my backyard: Hudson River Museum
Posted on Jan 20, 2018 | | Comments Off
We decided to visit the Hudson River Museum on a dreary rainy day last May. We are avid cyclists and outdoor
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Sightseeing in my backyard: Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor
Posted on Oct 16, 2017 | | Comments Off
Last Fall, while I was working as a Neal’s Yard Remedies vendor at one of Hilltop Hanover Farm’s CSA pickups, one
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Sightseeing in my backyard: Lyndhurst
Posted on Sep 12, 2017 | | Comments Off
After living in the Westchester area for the past couple of years, I became curious about some of the historic and
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The Privilege of the Right to Vote
Posted on Nov 08, 2016 | | Comments Off
In high school, a friend told me her mother, a young homemaker married to a successful businessman, questioned the 19th Amendment:
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June is National Rose Month
Posted on Jun 14, 2016 | | Comments Off
Someone once told me that people either love the smell of lavender OR rose. We were having a conversation about Neal’s
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Emma Lazarus: Poet of Exiles and the Statue of Liberty
Posted on Jun 17, 2015 | | Comments Off
When my grandmother set sail for America with her family in the early 20th century, she was a young girl who
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Women’s History Month Profile: Sylvia Beach and Shakespeare & Co
Posted on Mar 10, 2015 | | Comments Off
While the name Sylvia Beach may not be familiar to you, you have probably heard of two of her greatest accomplishments:
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Black History Month Profile: Zora Neale Hurston
Posted on Feb 16, 2015 | | Comments Off
It’s unlikely we would be familiar with Zora Neale Hurston’s work today if it wasn’t for Alice Walker’s essay “In Search
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