Historical Society of the Nyacks

Name: Historical Society of the Nyacks
Address: Nyack, NY, US
Telephone: (845) 358-0552
Price range: $
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Historical Society of the Nyacks

The Historical Society of the Nyacks is a local nonprofit organization.

We host programs, exhibits and walking tours and other events to promote knowledge of, and interest in, local history.

07/05/2025

South Broadway, July 4th 🇺🇸 1919 & 2025

07/03/2025

Greetings from Nyack! 💛 Come see our vintage postcard collection exhibit • Opening July 5th • Saturdays 1pm-4pm at 50 Piermont Ave (Behind the Nyack Library)

07/01/2025

On July 4, 1919, under a blazing summer sun, Nyack staged the most spectacular Fourth of July celebration in its history. At the heart of it stood a towering white memorial arch—a homemade Arc de Triomphe—spanning South Broadway at Hudson Avenue. Built to welcome local soldiers home from World W...

06/26/2025

For 63 years, Tom Vasilow and his brother Chris churned out oceans of ice cream and rivers of chocolate at the Eagle Confectionery at 106 Main Street in Nyack. But it wasn’t the daily scoops or sweets that earned Tom the nickname “Nyack’s Candy Man.” It was his monumental chocolate sculpture...

06/19/2025

Few passersby on quiet Haven Court realize that a century ago, the land beneath their feet offered a revolutionary retreat: a country club run entirely by and for working women created before women had the right to vote. Part spa and part rest home—with a scrumptious view of the Hudson River—the...

06/12/2025

With a feast of melons, crackers, corn, potatoes, and 20 kegs of clams, Sylvan Grove became an instant success. A brass band from Verplanck’s Point played into the afternoon. Visitors swam, boated, and danced until midnight on a wooden platform. This was the first festive day in 1873 at Sylvan Gro...

06/05/2025

One of the saddest events in Nyack’s history unfolded when the melodic bells of the Bell Memorial Tower in South Nyack fell silent. Demolished to make way for the New York State Thruway, the tower’s destruction silenced a beloved village sound. Adelaide Bell, a wealthy New Yorker, built the chap...

05/28/2025

It may seem impossible, but it’s true: a glass house once stood in Nyack, built by a sun-worshipping naturist. In 1927, Evelyn Word Provost Leigh constructed this extraordinary home atop one of Nyack’s highest points at 19 Central Avenue, with breathtaking views of the Hudson River. Nestled betw...

05/22/2025

Chrystenah, named in honor of the mother of its owners, was among the most beautiful and fastest steamboats on the lower Hudson River during the Gilded Age. Built in Nyack by William Dickey at the end of the Civil War, Chrystenah maintained a daily route between Peekskill and New York City, with mul...

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Nyack, NY

Telephone

(845) 358-0552

Website

http://www.nyackhistory.org/

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