The Historical Society of The Nyacks and the Friends of The Nyacks announce the last program for the 2012 fall season of the John Scott Armchair Walking Tours. This popular program, now in its seventeenth year, features slide presentations on local history, architecture and related cultural subjects. The Armchair Walking Tours are dedicated to the memory of John Scott, Rockland County’s great historian. The programs are produced by Brian Jennings, local history librarian at the Nyack Library.
The November program, "History Happened Here", will be presented by Bob Goldberg, the long-time producer of the Armchair Walking Tours.
This program will feature a quick tour around Rockland County beginning in historic Tappan, with frequent stops at sites of historical significance.
These will include many events from the Revolutionary War, the building of the Nyack Turnpike and the Erie Railroad, early industry and the first struggles to integrate Rockland's schools.
The program will be presented first at the Nyack Library, 59 S. Broadway, at 7:00 PM on Wednesday evening, November 14 and will be repeated the following afternoon, Thursday, November 15 at 2:00 PM at the Valley Cottage Library. (Seating is limited at the Nyack Library and attendees must call the library in advance to register (845-358-3370 Ext 214), or register online.
www.nyackhistory.org
845.418.4430
info@nyackhistory.org
