TOWN OF WASHINGTON / VILLAGE MILLBROOK

HISTORICAL SOCIETY

2005 Society Meeting Schedule

January 12^th –

Backyards, Farmyards, and Necessaries – Millbrook’s Overlooked “Architecture”

Our host for the evening: David Greenwood

February 17^th –

Fire and Flood

March 17^th –

Dutchess County’s Plain Folks

Our host for the evening: William P. McDermott, author of "Dutchess County's Plain Folks - Enduring uncertainty, inequality and uneven prosperity, 1725-1875" 

April 21^st –

Blacksmiths and Farriers in Millbrook’s Past

May –

Annual Members Tea to be Held at CopperHeads

Date and time TBD.

Our hosts for the afternoon: The Goodwins

June –

Bos Haven Farm Dairy Farm

Date and time TBD.

September 15^th –

History of Dutchess Day School and the Hamlet of Little Rest

October 20^th –

The Barn: its evolution, design and use in our area

November –

Carson Robison and Square Dance

A look into the life of Carson Robison, one of Millbrook's own, who was dubbed the “father of country-western music.” Join us for a square dance!

Date and time TBD.

Other Events of Interest

The Underground Railroad

Thursday, April 28^th, 2005
Millbrook High School Auditorium
7:00 PM

ALL ARE WELCOME

Mr. Fergus M. Bordewich will conduct a free lecture and discussion on "Bound for Canaan:  The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America".  Find out how significant a role Millbrook and Dutchess County played in the Underground Railroad--you will be amazed by what you hear and learn!

The Underground Railroad has entered our collective national mythology with images of daring escapes under the cloak of darkness and the deification of a few larger-than-life heroes who risked it all to lead slaves northward out of slavery.

For further information, please contact the sponsor: Merritt Bookstore at 845-677-5857 or www.merrittbooks.com