Posted on 02 April 2019 by Editor
Freshly repaired and repainted Village of Sloatsburg historical markers, which were delivered back to the village by Glenn Sungela of Congers, NY.
The project started back in October after a tip at a Harmony Hall event. Members of the Historical Society of Rockland County were attending a fall event and mentioned that Glenn Sungela of Congers, NY, volunteered his time to refurbish historic signs in Rockland and Bergen counties. Continue Reading
Posted on 06 November 2017 by Editor
Held just before countywide elections took place, Harmony Hall in Sloatsburg, NY, hosted an event that included two of Rockland County’s leading women politicians, who attended to talk shop and the history of women voting to the Girl Scouts Heart of the Hudson Council. Rockland County Legislator Harriet Cornell and Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee were on hand Saturday, November 4, at the Jacob Sloat House to honor those Girl Scouts who earned their Centennial of Women’s Suffrage in New York Girl Scout Patch. Continue Reading
Posted on 05 July 2016 by Editor
Beautify Sloatsburg is the official Facebook page for the Sloatsburg Revitalization Committee, chaired by Darrell Frasier.
The on-going renovation work at the old Blue Barn property in Sloatsburg got Edward Marse thinking about the history of that neighborhood along Route 17 in the village center. Continue Reading
Posted on 23 February 2015 by Editor
A recent Eagle Scout project repaired remnants of an entrance piller to the Sloatsburg Cemetery as well as cleaned some 50 veteran grave markers.
Boy Scouts working on earning Eagle Scout wings have been involved in various projects around Sloatsburg the past several years. Continue Reading
Posted on 23 December 2014 by Editor
View of the Ramapo River as it washes over Sloats Dam in Sloatsburg, NY, with Mill Pond’s higher flat surface behind the roiled white water.
The Village of Sloatsburg has an industrial and commercial history going back to the mid-1700 Dutch settlers that included Stephen Sloat, who built Sloat’s Tavern. That original structure is still in existence at the rear section of the current Sloat House.
Mostly, the manufacturing history of the area centers on the power provided by the Ramapo River. Continue Reading
Posted on 17 July 2013 by Editor
While Harmony Hall undergoes a major restoration project throughout the summer and into the fall, the spotlight was recently turned on Village of Sloatsburg Historian Harrison Bush. Continue Reading
